The French basketball team in the last four of the Olympic tournament.
But it was hard for the band in Evan Fournier
(
21 points), to overcome the valiant Italian team (84-75) of Dario Gallinari, also in double-double (21 pts, 10 rbs).
Still as important in the racket, Rudy Gobert (22 pts, 8 rbs) sealed the victory of his team with two angry dunks at the end of the game to finish his team's top scorer.
Next step for Vincent Collet's men?
The Slovenia of maestro Luka Doncic, victorious with authority over Germany (94-70), to hope for a place in the final and do at least as well as their predecessors in Sydney in 2000.
To discover
The full Olympic program
The Olympic medal table