Italy’s adventure at the European Cross-Country Swimming Championships in Belgrade ends with a silver. in the waters of the Ada Ciganlija. Giulia Gabbrielleschi, Ginevra Taddeucci, Andrea Filadelli and Marcello Guidi they are second in the 4×1500 meter relay which closes the competitions behind them of Hungary, dragged by David Betlehem and Kristof Rasovszky in the second part of the race.
The start is actually a bit cautious, with the athletes trying to stay mostly in the group. In the first half kilometer is Spain with Maria de Valdes Alvar dictates the pace, but Gabbrielleschi remains attentive in the wake of the best. In the second fraction it is Israel to take command of operations, due to the tactical choice of being the only selection to place a man in the second round, in this case Matan Roditi.
Behind him a couple is created made up of the Spanish Angela Martinez and ours Taddeucci, who undeniably has more, breaking away from the Iberian and giving Filadelli a good advantage over the others. Israel obviously bounces back being the only relay with a woman in the third leg, but in the meantime Betlehem, the winner of the 5 km, comes from behind on Filadelli, who continues to go like a train, trailing the blue by 10”.
We therefore rely on Marcello Guidi to try to take the gold, but Rasovszky does not tremble and, on the contrary, even manages to extend his lead, giving his team the gold with a 20″ advantage over the Azzurri and 44″ on a silent but constant France. The Azzurri prove once again to be among the best in the specialty. And there are very good indications for the two girls, who will try to qualify for Paris next week at the Settecolli.
