Ange Capuozzo’s Toulouse are champions of Francefor the second time in a row: the French club completes the “double” Champions League-championship and won the Top 14 final 59-3 against Bordeaux, who could do nothing against what is currently the strongest team in Europe.
Per Toulouse it is the second consecutive title and the 23rd in total, and is increasingly the most successful team in France.
For Capuozzo, the satisfaction also arrived metaone of nine from Toulouse, scored with a nice dive at the corner after having quickly beaten Damien Penaud: starting winger for France, as well as Bordeaux. A victory and a goal that means a lot to the fullback of Neapolitan origins. The glove-making grandparents who emigrated to France in the 1950s were born between via Foria and via Arenaccia. Ange, the Blue Angel, is one of the best players in the world at fullback. Last year the apotheosis of the blue scudetto: “When Napoli officially won the championship they were playing away, the first match at home had drawn, and we organized a small party at my house with my cousins” was his story. Then there was the away trip to Naples with the blue jersey to breathe the air of home.
After the hand injury suffered during Italy-Scotland in the Six Nations (match in which he remained stoically on the pitch despite being injured in the 15th minute of the first half) he remained out for 3 months, and when he returned he had to deal with devastating competition from Toulouse: Ramos (France’s starting goalkeeper), Kinghorn (Scotland full-back) and Mallia (Argentina full-back).
Capuozzo managed with great effort to earn a place on the match list, and starting from the bench he also managed to make his contribution to the devastating performance in Toulouse, complete with a goal to put the icing on the cake. An important signal for him and also for the Nationalgiven that the Italian elf will celebrate the success in a much more “light” way because he will have to immediately fly to New Zealand, where Italy is preparing the summer tour against Samoa, Tonga and Japan.
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