The French basketball players snatched a third and final success in the first round of Euro 2023 in Ljubljana against Slovenia 73 to 68 on Sunday evening, but lost their interior Iliana Rupert to injury.
After complicated successes against Germany (58-50) and Great Britain (63-57), Jean-Aimé Toupane’s players again had difficulty beating Slovenia, in a game without stakes since the French were already insured. of the first place and the direct ticket for the quarters and the Slovenians already eliminated.
To know their opponent in the quarter-finals Thursday in Ljubljana, the Blue will have to wait a little longer, since they will face the winner of a play-off between Italy and Greece or Montenegro, depending on the result of Spain against Greece in the evening in Tel Aviv (Israel).
The rest of the competition is uncertain for Iliana Rupert, injured in the middle of the second quarter, hit in the right shoulder on contact. The interior of the Bleues left the Stozice Arena to undergo examinations at the hospital and to know the seriousness of her injury.
