Lions in the final at the Over 40 World Championships in Montecatini
Finals time for the "bianconeri" basketball players in the 40th edition of the World Basketball Championships dedicated to adults aged 50 and over currently taking place in Montecatini and surrounding areas. Giovanni Noli (coach of the Derthona Basket youth teams) engaged with the Over '62 national team, after victories in the preliminary round against Mexico 58-108 and Chile 50-108, overcame Georgia 81-92 in the round of 55 respectively, in the quarter-finals Croatia 83-66 and in the semi-final Ukraine 60-78 and in the final they will face Russia. Brilliant results also for the pair Massimo Falcin and Gianfranco Giani with Italia Over '43 (see photo), dominating the preliminaries over Colombia 64-38 and Mexico 41-28 respectively and then capable of beating Croatia 57 in the quarter-finals -51 and in the semi-final Germany XNUMX-XNUMX, thus winning the final against the USA. The finals are scheduled for Sunday. Info, results and news on www.tuscanyfimba2017.com
