MADRID, 16 Sep. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, congratulated this Friday the Spanish basketball team, which beat Germany and won the pass to the Eurobastek final that will face Sergio Scariolo’s men with France next Sunday.
“‘La Familia’ is going to the final! All of Spain is with you. You are enormous. Now, go for the gold!”, Celebrated the Chief Executive in a message published on the social network Twitter, collected by Europe Press.
The Spanish basketball team beat Germany 91-96 this Friday in the semifinals of the Eurobasket, after a hard-fought duel in which they finished behind the second and third quarters, but were able to overcome with a great partial final and a final rush that was enough, so this Sunday he will fight for gold in the final against France.
Sergio Scariolo’s men started very connected, closing the first quarter with a short three-point lead (24-27), but it later fizzled out with a bad end to the second quarter, which he was unable to solve in the third quarter. However, and after going behind until that final set, the figure of Lorenzo Brown became enormous and became the worst nightmare for the Germans, with 29 points, supporting the team in the worst moment and lifting it to a new final.
It will be the tenth final for the Spanish team, which once again became strong in the semifinals from the group and will fight for its fourth European title this Sunday, in a final in which it will face France, which swept Poland in the other semifinal (54-95).