After the lean day the team competitions begin and theItaly the scene is resumed with two more medals. First of all there is thegold – the 4th of the expedition – in female swordarriving 17 years after the last time. Alberta Santuccio, Mara Navarria, Rossella Fiamingo and Giulia Rizzi they impose themselves 38-31 in the final with l‘Hungary. Which they arrive after a comfortable 45-15 in the quarterfinals with Israel and a very tight match 32-31 in the semi-final with France, then bronze over Poland. Against Hungary, after an initial balance, Fiamingo takes over from Navarria and wins with 4-2 over Nagy, then Santuccio administers and finally Rizzi sets the seal, landing 11 hits on Muhari and securing the gold. Which also brings with it the certainty of first in the world ranking, a not bad business card in view of the Paris Olympics.
It’s a medal bronze instead for the male foilwhich he deployed Tommaso Marini and Alessio Foconi – gold and silver in the individual – Guillaume Bianchi and Filippo Macchi. After the bitter narrow defeat in the semi-final against Hungary, the Azzurri dominated without worries final with Poland, a 45-25 never in the balance. Gold for France which in turn regulates Hungary with a comfortable 45-30.
Meanwhile, the men’s épée lost 45-24 in the final against France. A bitter result that is still worth it 10th podium to Italy, firmly in command of the medal table with 4 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze.
