Basketball at Tokyo Olympics: Italy vs France Predictions, Previews and Line ups – Men’s Quarterfinals, 3rd August, 2021
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Watch the Italy vs France predictions ahead of their quarter finals game. Italy have been very impressive in 2021 Tokyo Olympics. After a great start, they registered 2 wins and a loss coming against Australia in their group stage. They lost to Australia by just 3-point in the determining 4th quarter. Now, they will face the unbeaten France in their quarter final competition.
France surprised everyone after they pulled their first victory against USA in the opening game of their group. After beating USA there was no stopping them. The European giants are currently unbeaten and running with a momentum of 3 wins. Third might be their biggest chance to get hands on the medals.
Italy vs France Team Preview
After a good start, Italy were halted by the Australian team. However, they managed dominating wins over Nigeria and Germany. Danilo Gallinari and Nicolo Melli were one of the standout performers in the quest of Italy. The Golden State Warriors guard Nico Mannion was also very effective against the opponents this season. Italy have a rough match up against France who are unbeaten. They will try to give an effective competition to stay intact.
France team has spell bounded everyone with their dominance. They have made a huge impact in the competition whatsoever. Starting from the big man Rudy Gobert to guard Nando de Colo have been the performers for France. They really got going against Iran, Czech Republic and USA with their one sided performance. Now, being the toughest in the competition they will try to manage an easy victory.
Italy vs France Line ups and Starting 5s
The Italian starters will be Michele Vitali, Danilo Gallinari, Nicolo Melli, Nico Mannion and Alessandro Pajola. Their bench rotatiosn will be Achille Polonara, Riccardo Moraschini, Marco Spossu, Stefano Tout, Simone Fontecchio, Amedo Tessitori and Giampaolo Ricci.
The France starting 5 will be Nando de Colo, Vincent Poirier, Nicolas Batum, Rudy Gobert and Frank Ntilikina. Their substitution options will be Timothe Luwau- Cabarrot, Andrew Albicy, Thomas Huertel, Moustapha Fall, Evan Fournier and Petr Cornelie.
Italy vs France Predictions
The upcoming quarter finals game between Italy and France will be an intense matchup between both the European juggernauts. However, the momentum is currently in favor of France. After their massive performance, they have edged their side to be in higher probability to win. Watch the Italy vs France predictions ahead of their quarter finals.
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