The head coach of Spain, Sergio Scariolo, spoke after the game against Latvia in the Eurobasket 2025 qualifiers.
Scariolo once again failed to defeat the same opponent, following their loss to the Baltic team in the previous World Cup.
“I have to congratulate Latvia; they played very well. I have nothing to reproach my players for, it’s obvious that there’s a big difference in physicality, as well as in confidence levels. In our team, we have many individuals who play very little or not at all in their clubs.
If you have a specific role in the team, with confidence and minutes, the level at which you compete doesn’t matter, especially at this point in the season. They shot better, we tried to equalize the rebounding. We worked on defense, tried to share the ball on offense. They were just a little better than us, but we have to move on,” said Sergio Scariolo.
In the next round, already on Sunday, Spain will visit Belgium.