European fencing, Italy gold in men’s team foil

Coach Cerioni’s team overtook France in the final, becoming European champions

Italscherma wins the gold medal in foil at the European Fencing Championships, taking place in Antalya (Turkey). Daniele Garozzo, Tommaso Marini, Alessio Foconi and Guillaume Bianchi have graduated as European champions, repeating in teams the excellent test demonstrated in the individual with the gold of Garozzo, the silver of Marini, the bronze of Avola, which today has left space for Bianchi and a place in the top 8 also for Foconi.

Beaten France

The Azzurri led by coach Stefano Cerioni reiterated the excellent results of the World Cup, which saw them triumph in three tests and conquer third place in the fourth of the season. The Azzurri first beat Turkey 45-14, then Great Britain 45-33 and Spain 45-19. Even the final match against France, Olympic gold medal in Tokyo 2020, albeit reworked for the continental event, saw the Azzurri take the lead from the start up to 45-38 with which they closed the scores.

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