Dishes, the smell of a medal

Medal scent . The dream continues for Caterina Piatti and the Italy Under-20 team at the European Championships currently underway in Matosinhos, Portugal. The Italian team defeated Israel 77-69 in the quarterfinals and thus advances to the semifinals, where they will face a powerful Spain on Saturday, the leading contender for the continental title, who defeated Turkey 77-65. This will be a remake of last year's semifinal, when the Italian team was outplayed by the Red Furies but went on to win the bronze medal. Caterina could thus have a second chance at a European heavyweight title, surpassing even her mother Eszter Knopp's record, who won bronze with the Hungarian national team at the 1991 European Championships.

For Caterina 3 minutes on the parquet with 0/2 from the field and 1 rebound.

The Scandiano-born forward has had a good continental performance so far, averaging 4.3 points, 2 rebounds, and 1 assist in 11 minutes of play. These numbers confirm her positive contribution both in the high-level preliminary round, where Italy narrowly finished in second place, and above all, her decisive contribution to the Azzurri cause in the round of 16 against Austria, where Caterina played for 20 minutes and scored 9 points.

Cesare Corbelli