A Beijing the 2019 basketball world championship has ended. The Red Furies of Spain become world champions. The 95 to 75 victory over Argentina was a red domination. We also talk about Italy thanks to coach Sergio Scariolo. The Italian coach adds the gold medal in China to the triumph in NBA coi Raptors. Two great successes that came within months of each other.
Sergio Scariolo a career full of successes
Sergio Scariolo he began to coach in Brescia in 1980 with the minibasket and climbed the categories to become assistant coach of the first team. Later he became manager of Pesaro, the club with which he won the Scudetto in 1990 at the age of 29.
In 1994, in Bologna, he was awarded as the best coach. In 1997 he arrived in Spain at Tau Vitoria where in 1999 he won the King's Cup. Then, the same year, he moved to Real Madrid. In 2000 he also won the coach of the year award. He also gets two championship finals in between 2001 and 2002, which he doesn't win and is sacked. On the other hand he is recognized as a very good coach and in 2003 he is under contract with Málaga. Here Scariolo wins the 2005 King's Cup and the 2006 championship. With his 312 matches played, he holds the attendance record for a non-Spanish player in La Liga.
Spain on the roof of the world thanks to Sergio Scariolo
The coach Italian Sergio Scariolo is one of the main protagonists of Spain's success at the World Basketball Championships in China. In fact, aware of this, he looks radiant and smiling at the end of the interview for the interviews. Bright in the face with his gold medal which he proudly wears to his chest during the closing of the event. The fact that there is nothing more beautiful than winning a competition like a world championship makes Scariolo as happy and moved as ever. The victory was deserved by the whole team. In fact, on the court, Spain were the best team despite the unfavorable predictions on the eve of the match. With reference to the fact that no one predicted this result, success is even more beautiful. The coach is a man capable of motivating his boys and has raised their level over the course of the World Cup. This is the right spirit thanks to which a dream becomes reality.
A dream come true
With Scariolo the boys managed to find good chemistry. This allowed them to face the difficulties together. Similarly, respecting a game like the basketball, which is based on sharing, you become a team. A sacrifice which then, as it happened, rewards with beautiful surprises. And winning the world championship is definitely the most beautiful of all. It was certainly not a walk in the park, but a conquered one. The fact that the boys always fought, even in awkward situations it says a lot about this group. In fact, the team faced really complicated moments, but managed not to lose their nerves. In the final the approach was decisive more than in other matches. Considering this 2019 there is very little to add. Scariolo smiles because he is one of the most successful coaches in recent basketball history. But successes in sport are temporary. Considering the achievements we are confident for its future.