European Senior Mixed Judo Teams Day. on the tatami Mulhouse, France, Fourteen teams came together to put the podium in the spotlight. Among the teams at the beginning of this continental review also Italia.
A formation made up of Gabriele Sulli, Vincenzo Pelligra (73), Lorenzo Rigano (90), Lorenzo Agro Sylvain (+90), Giulia Caggiano, Chiara Zuccaro (57), Irene Pedrotti (70) y of Asya Tavano (+70). The tricolor team, led by Francesco Bruyerehad to be satisfied with fifth positionfailing to reach the podium.
The Azzurri confirmed the predictions, prevailing 4-1 against Austria, but then the crossing with Turkey did not reserve great satisfactions for him. They have arrived the victories of Pedrotti and Rigano contra Minel Akdeniz y Omer Aydin, pero nothing to do with Tavano, Agro Sylvain, Caggiano and Sulli. A 4-2 that sent the tricolor team to the playoffs.
Judo, outsider from Italy for the medals on the eve of the European Championships for mixed teams in Mulhouse. all called
The match against Ukraine It was a massacre, in the sense that Italy was clearly superior (4-0). Unfortunately, equally clear was the defeat against Germany (4-0). . . . Tavano couldn’t do much against Lea Schmid and the same plot was repeated with Agro Sylvain, Caggiano and Sulli, opposite Jonas Schreiber, Seija Ballhaus and Alexander Bernd Gabler respectively.
Germany in bronze, then, like Turkey, 4-2 against Hungary. For gold, respected predictions: 4-1 victory for the French hosts against the Netherlands (silver).
Photo: FIJ
