Three Italians have qualified for the 1500 meters final at the European Championships 2024 athletics event, currently taking place at the Olympic Stadium in Rome. Pietro Arese he ran in a decidedly careful and intelligent manner in the first heat, where he controlled the situation with ease and without overdoing it.
The fresh Italian record holder managed the physical effort and also saved his energy in view of the final, then exiting with good ease on the final straight and recovering three positions to finish in second place in 3:44.09 behind the British Neil Gourley (3: 44.05) and ahead of two notable opponents such as the Belgian Ruben Verheyden (3:44.19) and the Spanish Adel Mechaal (3:44.19).
In the second semi-final a fall involves three athletes and causes the Norwegian Jakob Ingebrigtsen to lose ground, big favorite on the eve after having already won the 5000 metres. The Scandinavian is called upon to make a comeback and accomplishes it with enormous ease, without even having to force himself and also managing to win with a time of 3:37.65, overtaking our Federico Riva in the last meters (second in 3:37.75).
The blue was not caught by surprise during the fall and he did course with personality, just like Ossama Meslek who, extremely cautious, finished in fourth place (3:38.41) behind the Frenchman Azeddine Habz (3:38.37). We will return to the track in two days for a final to be experienced with the Italians as possible protagonists.
