We Deserved Win against Iran: Gianluca Tucci
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Chinese Taipei basketball team head coach Gianluca Tucci says that they could have defeated Iran in the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup quarterfinals.
Wednesday night, Chinese Taipei lost to Iran 78-75 at King Abdullah Sports City.
"We shot better, but we still lost the game. This is basketball," said Tucci.
"We didn't overcome the last issues of the game. Maybe we deserved to win, but this is basketball. But I am still proud of every single player, every single member of our staff, of our federation," the Italian added.
