The Men’s National Team has completed its first training session of the November Window. Under the orders of the National Team Manager, Sergio Scariolo, the 16 summoned players have trained at the Palestra Porelli.
The Men’s National Team has completed its first training session of the November Window. Under the orders of the National Team Manager, Sergio Scariolo, the 16 summoned players have trained at the Palestra Porelli. Spain will play their first game as European champions against Italy in Pesaro this Friday, November 11 (9:00 p.m.). Three days later, on Monday the 14th, they will face the Netherlands in Huelva (8:30 p.m.). Both qualifying matches for the 2023 World Cup will be broadcast live on Teledeporte.
The expedition of La Familia in this November window is made up of: Francis Alonso, Jonathan Barreiro, Ferran Bassas, Darío Brizuela, Pep Busquets, Alberto Díaz, Jaime Fernández, Rubén Guerrero, Juan Núñez, Joel Parra, Sebas Saiz (captain), Miquel Salvó, Yankuba Sima, Edgar Vicedo, Eric Vila and Santi Yusta.
The concentration of the National Team in Bologna is the result of an agreement between the FEB and the heads of Virtus Bologna, in whose facilities the team’s training sessions are taking place. In this way, Sergio Scariolo is being able to reconcile his two positions – Coach and Virtus coach – at the same time.
Sergio Scariolo: “It’s a pleasure to meet these players again”
“It has been a pleasure to meet up with these players again, most of whom I have already had the opportunity to train in previous calls and with some I have even recently been able to celebrate the victory in the Eurobasket”.
“There is also, as always, some new player, but as it goes along the line that we have set out that they have already been in training categories, they are in the time necessary for their incorporation into professionalism, which is not easy at all and I do not understand that there are many wills to make it a little easier for our young people. But they arrive a little later and now they are approaching the level required to be able to aspire to enter the National Team”.
“We had a first training session in which we didn’t create any chances of contact to avoid injuries to some players who even played yesterday, and tomorrow we will continue in a double session, then on Wednesday and Thursday, to go to Pesaro”.
Sebas Saiz: “Delighted to be here again”
“A perfect contact, delighted to be with the Family again, friend, back to this beautiful routine that we have, and wanting to continue improving.”
“We are one step away from qualifying for the World Cup, which is the goal. We know that we will have more opportunities but we are going to think only of beating Italy”
“Being captain feels very good. I’ve been with the National Team for several years now, and I’m happy to be here, I know how to come every time they call me”.
Spain is already preparing the matches against Italy and the Netherlands in Bologna