Simone Fontecchio, after erupting for 30 points in Italy's 78-76 stunner over Serbia, still hands the hero's cape to captain Luigi Datome for spearheading their second-half comeback
MANILA, Philippines – Simone Fontecchio was the man of the hour for all the right reasons on Friday, September 1, as Italy stunned Serbia in the 2023 FIBA World Cup second round with a 78-76 escape from down 16 in the third quarter.
Fontecchio, however, did not see himself as the game’s hero despite producing more than a third of Italy’s offensive output. “Gigi is just a legend, simply a legend. What he did today was just a little cherry on the top of his career, you know? It was something unbelievable,” Fontecchio said of the 35-year-old Datome, who ended the night with just those 10 points in a brief 13-minute run off the bench.
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