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PHI vs ITA DREAM11 | 2019 FIBA World Cup| Preview, Fantasy Team News

By Anurag Tyagi
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PHI vs ITA Dream11 Predictions

Italy vs Philippines 2019 FIBA World Cup Match Preview

Overview:

Italy are making their first appearance at the FIBA World Cup since 2006. For a team which bagged the Silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, this has been a sudden and an unexpected fall from the very top.

Italy are placed in Group D, alongside Serbia, Angola, and their first opponent Philippines.

While the Philippines are playing their 2nd consecutive World Cup. They finished at 21 in the 24-team event and will hope for a better return this time around.

 

MATCH DETAILS:                                           

 

Match Timing: August 31, 2019, @ 05:00 PM IST
Venue – Foshan International Sports & Cultural Arena
Capacity- 14,700

 

PHI vs ITA DREAM11 Team News:

Italy –

Head coach Romeo Sacchetti dropped both Brian Sacchetti and Giampaolo Ricci from his final roster for the World Cup, while Nicolo Melli misses out on the plane to China due to an injury.

Italy squad for the 2019 FIBA World Cup:

Paul Biligha, Luca Vitali, Danilo Gallinari, Daniel Hackett, Amedeo Della Valle, Marco Belinelli, Awudu Abass, and Luigi Datome, Alessandro Gentile, Ariel Filloy, Jeff Brooks, Amedeo Tessitori

Philippines –

Phillippines will be without Jordan Clarkson as the Cleveland Cavaliers man failed to get a clearance from FIBA.

In addition, Marco Lassiter, Poy Erram and Matthew Wright all miss out due to injuries.

Philippines squad for the 2019 FIBA World Cup:

Andray Blatche, Robert Bolick, Japeth Aguilar, Raymond Almazan, Mark Barroca, Gabe Norwood, CJ Perez, Troy Rosario, June Mar Fajardo, Paul Lee, RR Pogoy, Kiefer Ravena

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PHI vs ITA Dream11 Playing Team:

PHI – June Mar Fajardo, Andray Blatche, Gabe Norwood, Almazan Raymond, Jaymar Perez

ITA – Danilo Gallinari, Luigi Datome, Alessandro Gentile, Marco Belinelli, Daniel Heckett

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PHI vs ITA Dream11 Fantasy Picks:

Italy –

  • Danilo Gallinari
  • Marco Belinelli

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Philippines –

  • June Mar Fajardo
  • Andray Blatche
  • Gabe Norwood

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PHI vs ITA Dream11 teams:

  • PG: Bolick, Hackett
  • SG: Belinelli
  • SF: Norwood
  • PF: Almazan, Gallinari (SP)
  • Centre: Mar Fajardo, Biligha

 

PHI vs ITA Dream11 Predictions:

Italy have too much talent on theor roster and anything other than a win for Romeo Sacchetti’s men will be seen as a major coup for the Philippines.

Anurag Tyagi

Surely into football, kicked it for a while, and now beholding! Follows American sports, especially the NBA. And I believe Stephen Curry is under-rated as was Steven Gerrard.