As part of the next qualifying match at the OI in Tokyo, the basketball players of the national teams of Italy and Puerto Rico will come face to face. On whose side will the victory be in this confrontation?
Italy
The Italian national team plays in the same group with Puerto Rico. The Italians have not played before with Senegal, which withdrew from qualifying due to the detection of a coronavirus infection in the players of this national team. Now the Italians will have to decide with their rival from Puerto Rico who will take the first place in the group. Italy held a number of friendly matches before the forum, in which it lost to Germany, and also defeated the Czech Republic and Tunisia in face-to-face confrontations.
Puerto Rico
The Puerto Rico national team is a clear outsider in the duel with Italy, but will try to do everything to give a fight to its opponent. In the last 5 meetings, Puerto Rico has lost 4 times. All meetings were held in June. The nominal guests lost twice to Croatia, as well as Greece and Serbia. It is worth noting that Puerto Rico managed to defeat the Mexican national team with a score of 75: 72, but in the upcoming match, the guests are unlikely to be able to show their best basketball, because they are inferior to the Italians in the class and do not have famous players.
Statistics and figures:
- Italy is the favorite of the game;
- The Italians have won twice in 5 games;
- Puerto Rico has lost 4 times in the last 5 matches;
- Italy won all 5 matches against Puerto Rico.
Forecast
The Italian team is the favorite of the meeting, having a stellar composition compared to its opponent. I advise you to bet on the passage of the hosts with a solid handicap in this confrontation. Bookmakers give a high coefficient for this event.
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