The Friendship Cup held in Perm met the expectations of the coaches of the Russian national basketball team, and the force majeure situation with the Colombian team did not prevent the fulfillment of its tasks, the head coach of the Russian national team said in a statement. interview with Zoran Lukic .
From 21 to 25 August the international tournament Fonbet Friendship Cup took place in Perm. The tournament brought together the national teams of Russia, Venezuela, Colombia, as well as the main and youth teams of Parma. The winner was the Russian team.
The Colombian Basketball Federation (FCB) said it did not send a national team to participate in the Friendship Cup. In the opening match of the tournament, the Colombian team lost to Parma with a score of 53:155.
Later, from a letter available to , it became clear that the Colombian national team had not sent the first or even the second national team to the Friendship Cup, but had given its initial agreement to participate in the competition, signed by the president of the Colombian Basketball Federation.
— How satisfied are you with the team’s performance at the Friendship Cup in Perm?
— In addition to the desire to win these matches, we intended to see several young players in action. We invited five young basketball players. In addition, there is a group of players from the national team who, during the last season, lost their role in the club teams. We wanted the Friendship Cup matches to give these guys an idea of their role within the team, as well as an impetus. to return to their basketball.
I must say that the last tournament fully met our expectations regarding the tasks set at this stage. Maybe someone did less than they wanted, but here our task was not just to achieve results, but precisely the desire to help the players. And I think we did our job well.
— The Colombian Basketball Federation sent its fifth or tenth team to the Friendship Cup, and then, even after a crushing defeat, it decided not to send its team to the tournament. Was that very disappointing?
– No, of course, we expected a quality match against Colombia, but the second match against Parma still helped us a lot. For me, there is no disappointment here. The force majeure has just happened, it will not happen again, that’s all. The Federation has given explanations about it. The situation was beyond our strength and there was nothing to be done, “Lukich told .
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