Italy is not Germany, and the Transalpine Federation would have given the green light to the arrival of Gianmarco Pozzecco on the Asvel bench. After failing to recruit Sergio Scariolo, then Gordon Herbert, Tony Parker therefore opted for another coach from a national team, and Pozzecco will therefore succeed TJ Parker at the head of the Villeurbanne club.
According to The Prealpina, it is a two-year contract, type 1+1, and the former “atomic fly” of the Squadra Azzurra could take up his duties on Friday for the Euroleague match against Virtus Bologna of Isaiah Cordinier. Former assistant to Ettore Messina, Pozzecco remains in two quarter-finals with Italy, at Euro 2022 and the 2023 World Cup.
This will be his first experience abroad, and he will be accompanied by his faithful assistant, Edoardo Casalone. If his Federation authorized him to wear a double hat, it is because Italy does not have any international matches before the pre-Olympic tournament scheduled for 2024.
