Gianni Petrucci: Rai-Dazn agreement for national basketball teams at European championships

The men's and women's basketball national teams broadcast free-to-air thanks to the Rai-Dazn agreement. Petrucci talks about the future of Coni.

di MASSIMO SELLERI
20 May 2025
The men's and women's basketball national teams broadcast free-to-air thanks to the Rai-Dazn agreement. Petrucci talks about the future of Coni.

The men's and women's basketball national teams broadcast free-to-air thanks to the Rai-Dazn agreement. Petrucci talks about the future of Coni.

The president of the fip Gianni Petrucci (pictured) brings home another important result, both the national men's team than that female this summer they will be busy with their respective European championships and all their races will be broadcast free-to-air on Rai, thanks to an agreement with DaznWe are just over a month away from the election of the next president of the Coni and the cell phone of the number one basketball federation it's red hot. Many are looking for him and above all are hunting for his approval. "On this topic I don't want to say anything more. My opinion is known and if many are questioning me it means that in sport I have done something and this something has been appreciated".

It is impossible to extort the name of his candidate, even if Petrucci does not give up describing what, in his opinion, are the main traits that the new president must have. "A person capable of building a strong understanding with the executive and the competent ministry while maintaining the prerogatives, the skills and the autonomy of the CONI. Without this understanding, the CONI risks being irrelevant or disappearing".

With the number of its members having exceeded the threshold of 350 thousand units, the basketball federation intends to be present within the national council of Coni. "As a representative of the athletes we nominate Goofy Ricci who, obviously, we believe can do very well in that role given his preparation."

Finally, yesterday Petrucci presented the new uniforms of the two Italian national teams designed and produced by Macron. "In addition to being an Italian excellence - concluded the president of the Fip - this company also has the merit of bringing good luck to the teams it supports: the latest example is Bologna's victory in the Italian Cup".

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