Tomorrow, the Bluenergy Stadium in Udine will host, after 15 years, a match of the Italian national rugby team (the last and only time in 2009 and the opponent was South Africa). This is the first of the Autumn Nations Series 2024 test matches for the Azzurri di Gonzalo Quesada, who will face the ‘Pumas’of the’Argentina. On the grass of the Friuli stadium, one of the most advanced sports facilities in the Italian sports landscape, the Azzurri conducted a brief final training session in the eyes of an exceptional spectator: the coach of the Italian national basketball team, Gianmarco Pozzecco.

Two young coaches who share the responsibility of leading a National Team that symbolizes Italian sport, but also the emotion and magic of wearing a jersey, the blue one, with great significance. Jerseys that, in addition to sharing the blue color, also have in common the technical sponsor, as both FIR and FIP are among the many federations that wear the jerseys. Macron. A meeting, by the way, that took place at the Udinese Calcio headquarters, which is also a club that has a special relationship with the Emilian brand.

The meeting between Gianmarco Pozzecco and Gonzalo Quesada then saw the symbolic exchange of jerseys. A moment entirely in blue between two coaches who, with their respective management, were able to convey the values of cooperation, common intent and the spirit of sacrifice that perfectly represent the concept of team in Macron’s philosophy.

The’Italrugby After the match in Udine with Argentina (the Friuli city will host a match for the Azzurri also in 2025 and 2026), Quesada will return to the field on November 17 at the ‘Luigi Ferraris’ in Genoa against Georgia and, finally, on November 23 at the Allianz Stadium in Turin for the highly anticipated match against the All Blacks.

For the’Italbasket For Pozzecco, November coincides with the double challenge against Iceland (first in Reykjavík on November 22, then in Reggio Emilia on November 25), which could positively and definitively close the qualifying process for the upcoming European Basketball Championships scheduled for 2025 in Latvia, Cyprus, Finland and Poland.

All the jerseys of the Italian national rugby team and of Italian national basketball team, In addition to the clothing line created by Macron for FIR and FIP, they are available in the dedicated spaces on the website. macron.com, At the Macron Sports Hub and at all authorized Macron retailers.