On the fifth day of the Absolute Italian Championships Frecciarossa “Roma 2026”, the men’s and women’s épée will touch on, with the last two individual competitions
After the victories of Michele Gallo and Chiara Mormile in the individual saber tricolors on Monday evening, today on the day of the 80th anniversary of the Republic, again for the Assoluti staged at the Pincio, the men’s team of the Carabinieri Sports Center and the women’s team of the Fiamme Oro won the saber team tricolors. In the saber competition, the Fiamme Oro quartet, composed of Sofia Ciaraglia, Martina Criscio, Eloisa Passaro and Mariella Viale, won the Italian title in a heart-pounding epilogue: the policewomen celebrated with a score of 45-44 in the final against the Centro Sportivo Aeronautica Militare, silver with Michela Battiston, Alessia Di Carlo, Claudia Rotili and Rebecca Gargano. Bronze medal for the Fiamme Gialle Fencing Group: the sisters Benedetta and Carlotta Fusetti, Manuela Spica and the captain Irene Vecchi beat the Centro Sportivo Impero 45-29 in the bronze match, finishing fourth with Elisabetta Borrelli, Michela Landi and Chiara Mormile.
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In the sabers’ test, it was the Carabinieri Sports Center that rejoiced at the last thrust: Edoardo Cantini, Michele Gallo, Matteo Neri and Mattia Rea prevailed 45-44 over Fiamme Oro Roma, in second place with Cosimo Bertini, Francesco Bonsanto, Massimo Sibillo and Pietro Torre. Third step of the podium for the Centro Sportivo Aeronautica Militare with Leonardo Dreossi, Daniele Franciosa, Valerio Reale and Leonardo Tocci, thanks to the success with a score of 45-37 in the match for the bronze over the Gruppo Scherma Fiamme Gialle (Marco Mastrullo, Lorenzo Ottaviani, Francesco Pagano and Marco Stigliano). The Pincio evening was also the occasion for a double emotional farewell: standing ovation, on the day of their last competition, for Checco Bonsanto and Sofia Ciaraglia, athletes of great value and people extraordinarily appreciated by the world of fencing. Tomorrow, on the fifth day of the Absolute Italian Frecciarossa Championships “Roma 2026”, the men’s and women’s épée will enter the scene, with the last two individual competitions. The attacks on the Rome Fair will begin at 9 am while the semi-finals and finals will be staged at Terrazza del Pincio starting at 8 pm and live on Rai Sport.
The results for today 2 June 2026
Men’s team sabre
Classification: 1. Carabinieri Sports Center (Edoardo Cantini, Michele Gallo, Matteo Neri, Mattia Rea), 2. Fiamme Oro Roma (Cosimo Bertini, Francesco Bonsanto, Massimo Sibillo, Pietro Torre), 3. Aeronautica Militare Sports Center (Leonardo Dreossi, Daniele Franciosa, Valerio Reale, Leonardo Tocci), 4. Fiamme Gialle Fencing Group (Marco Mastrullo, Lorenzo Ottaviani, Francesco Pagano, Marco Stigliano)
Women’s team sabre
Classification: 1. Fiamme Oro Roma (Sofia Ciaraglia, Martina Criscio, Eloisa Passaro, Mariella Viale), 2. Aeronautica Militare Sports Center (Michela Battiston, Alessia Di Carlo, Rebecca Gargano, Claudia Rotili), 3. Fiamme Gialle Fencing Group (Benedetta Fusetti, Carlotta Fusetti, Manuela Spica, Irene Vecchi), 4. Army Sports Center (Elisabetta Borrelli, Michela Landi, Chiara Mormile)
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