Basketball: Euro 2021, Estonia-Italy 81-87

Italy beat Estonia 87-81 in a Euro 2021 qualifying match played in front of 7500 spectators at the Saku Suurhall in Tallinn. Match all in the running for an Italy that finds the first advantage of the evening only at 31 'of the game. The solidity of the more experienced players (Vitali, Ricci, Baldi Rossi, Tessitori) has well blended with the energy of guys like Akele, a real protagonist in splitting the match and bringing it to the right side. Career High in blue for Vitali, author of 22 points, and Baldi Rossi, who stopped at an altitude of 18. Tomorrow in the morning the Azzurri will return to Italy, while in November there will be the second qualifying 'window' at Euro 2021, with matches against North Macedonia and Russia away. Previously, in June (23-28) the Italbasket will play the Pre-Olympic tournament in Belgrade which will give away a place for Tokyo 2020: rivals of coach Sacchetti's Italy will be Senegal, Puerto Rico, New Zealand, Dominican Republic and Serbia.