Third day of the championships European cadets a Sofia without high notes for the Italians led by Francesca Campanini e Massimiliano PascaAll the athletes performed at their best, but the final result was not up to the level of the previous days.
“We knew that today would be the most complicated day,” commented the Italian coach. Francesca Campanini– but we definitely got less than we deserved. Rachele Paris is undoubtedly a gifted athlete with a big heart, but she is not a heavyweight in all respects, thus paying a notable difference in weight with the strongest in the category. This is a gap that is difficult to fill with technical work alone. But now we have to think about the immediate and she will be busy with the others in the team competition and for this reason I expect everyone to demonstrate that they are a team!”.
The Italian team, which will face Cyprus in the first round, will also include Iulia Airola Granaci (48), Giuseppe Gesuele (60), Andrea Mocerino (81).
In the +70 kg Rachele Paris defeated the Bosnian Ana Lasic by koshi jime ippon before losing in the quarter-finals to the French Leonie Minkada-Caquineau and, in recovery, to the Czech Anna Krouzkova.
Leonardo Copat immediately found himself facing the Russian Abu-Bakr Kantaev, who later won the 81 kg, nevertheless the Friulian was able to create several opportunities, only losing out in the golden score on a counter technique.
Very unlucky instead Alex Carta who, in the same category faced the Polish Derek Marczak. On the first attack the Italian was blocked on the ground, promptly freed himself, the arm remained under the control of the Polish who forced him to surrender.
In the 90 kg category, Tiziano Russo was unable to recover from the ko uchi gari wazari scored in the first minute by the Czech Ondrej Foukal, while Yossef Boutrig was eliminated in the +90 kg category by the ko soto gake of the Ukrainian Nikita Yudanov.
Italy U18 therefore closes the individual races of these European championships in Sofia with a medal, the bronze of Aurora Ferro in the 40 kg and six placings with the fifth places of Thomas Sassi and Alice Bersellini and the sevenths of Thomas Ghidoni, Rachele Ciavurro , Giulia Sorelli and Maila Pagliaro.
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2024-06-29 15:46:37
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