Preview: Will co-hosts Greece and Italy get off to a flying start?

    Preview
    Mariella Fasoula will be hoping to start the home campaign on the right foot

    There are four games on the first day of action on Wednesday, June 18

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    PIRAEUS (Greece) - The time is now for eight of the nations competing at FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2025 as the action gets underway on opening day in both Piraeus, Greece and Bologna, Italy.

    With two showpiece games taking place in each location, there's plenty to look forward to as the teams try to get onto the front foot early with a statement of intent.

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    Game of the Day: SRB vs ITA

    Cecilia Zandalasini carries a large chunk of Italian hopes on her shoulders

    Serbia and Italy will lock horns in Bologna with both teams looking to get off to a winning start in what promises to be an intense Group B. There will be a great atmosphere created by the Italian supporters as the co-hosts try to avoid opening night nerves and take down an unpredictable Serbian team currently in the process of a rebuild. The backcourt matchup between Yvonne Anderson and Cecilia Zanadalasini should be a real treat for fans.

    Did you know?

    • Cecilia Zandalasini has averaged 16.2 points per game in the competition and this is the best of any Italian player in the history of the event.

    • France are on a run of 20 wins in the Group Phase and have lost their opening game only once in the last 15 editions (45-65 v Czechia in 2005).

    • Greece have only won one of their last eight games in the Group Phase of the competition (73-65 v Latvia in 2023) and were trailing at half-time in each of their last seven games.

    • Teja Oblak is the only player to have taken part in each and every one of Slovenia’s 14 games at FIBA Women’s EuroBasket.

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