He joined the Italian national basketball team in 1997 and the following year participated in the World Championship; however, he had some arguments with coach Bogdan Tanjević who left him out of the talented roster at the Eurobasket 1999.
New Italian coach Carlo Recalcati let him return to the team, and although he lost the calling for the Eurobasket 2003, Pozzecco was part of the roster that won the silver medal at the Olympic Games in 2004.