Great day of celebration for Italian sport. A day that repeats itself after the victories of the volleyball who last Sunday gave 4 victories in 4 finals to the Italian colors. Once again, Italian sport proves to be in great growth and gives emotions to Italian sportsmen.
Italy: one gold and one silver
Alice Volpi, Martina Favaretto, Arianna Errigo and Francesca Palumbo won the gold medal in team foil today, Friday 22 July 2022. A victory of great anticipation and perseverance. The team Italian company overcame the US resistance with a score of 45-27. Thus beaten the team of Olympic champion Lee Kiefer and the USA quartet composed of Zander Rhodes, Maia Mei Weintraub and Jacqueline Dubrovich. A victory that smacks of liberation for the blue team because Italy came from seven finals lost in a row between the 2019 World Cup, the 2020 Olympics and the current world championship. A victory applauded by all Italian sport. It is a victory for the united team because Alice Volpi after an initial 1-4 disadvantage managed to recover with a 5-4. Then it was Arianna Errigo's turn to sign a true sporting masterpiece. Trims a peremptory 5-1 to Kiefer, allowing Italy to definitely take off on 30-22.
But the day of the blues does not end here. Andrea Santarelli, Davide Di Veroli, Federico Vismara and Gabriele Cimini won the silver medal in the men's team sword. A great result, despite being beaten by France in the final (45-42).
