And the U-18 Vilagarcia Cup ended today with Italy winning the title even team coached by Stefano Bizzozi lost its first contest against France (73-78). Italian guard Amedeo Della Valle ('93) -selected as the MVP-, from Casale Monferrato, shined as usual, but not enough against french squad, with INSEP guard Hugo Invernizzi ('93) hurting from three points line. In the other game Spain defeat Germany (77-72) with Alex Abrines ('93) and Alex Suárez ('93) shining. Check what happened today.
-Italy 73 France 78: In the last day of the tournament arrived the first loss of Italy and the first win for France. At the losing effort shined its leader. Della Valle scored 18 points (even 8/18 FG), pulling down 8 boards and having 3 steals. His teammate Matteo Chillo ('93) added 12 points, 5 rebounds and 1 steal. The work in the paint and the points from 3 points line (53%) became decisive for team coached by Philippe Ory. Invernizzi scored 16 with 4/4 from downtown, adding 3 boards, while Kevin Dinal ('93) collected a double-double (14 points, 10 rebounds and 3 steals) and youngster Mouhammadou Jaiteh ('94) added 6 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocks. Has been an erratic tournament for Livio Jean-Charles ('93). Today, 4 points and 7 rebounds in 14 minutes.
-Spain 77 Germany 72: Abrines, with 16 points (3/7 threes) and 2 assists, and Suárez, with 15 (3/8 threes) and 3 boards, were the leaders of team coached by former ACB player Juanan Orenga. After a loss in the opener they have added two victories in a row, but not enough to take the title. Youngster Willy Hernangómez ('94) -remember what he did last summer here- also made a good job with 11 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists. At the losing effort Dennis Schroder ('93) ended as the best scorer with 17 points and 2/4 from downtown, and youngster Paul Zipser ('94) added 14 points, 9 boards and 3 blocks.
Final standings: Italy (2-1), Spain (2-1), Germany (1-2) and France (1-2).
Dunk contest: Alex Abrines ('93, Spain).
Three points contest: Hugo Invernizzi ('93, France).
MVP: Amedeo Della Valle ('93, Italy).
Best scorer: Amedeo Della Valle ('93, Italy).
Best rebounder: Mouhammadou Jaiteh ('94, France).
Photo: Ciamillo-Castoria/Legaduebasket
