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Athletics in mourning for Gustavo Pallicca

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Gustavo Pallicca has died

Sad news shook Italian athletics on Thursday evening. Gone at the age of 87 in Florence is Gustavo Pallicca, competition judge, journalist, writer, executive, a true athletics enthusiast, a competent and attentive historical memory, a figure who in different guises spanned more than sixty years of our sport. Born in Turin (January 4, 1936), Tuscan by adoption, a basketball player in his youth, he became an athletics judge in ’62 and as a starter took part in the starting juries of hundreds of events, national and international, including the 1974 European Championships in Rome and the 1987 World Championships at the Olympic Stadium. Alongside his professional activities as a bank manager, he has also always cultivated his passion as a journalist, a contributor to the daily newspaper La Nazione and the federal magazine Atletica, but he has also held leadership roles in the FIDAL provincial committee of Pistoia, the city in which he was among the founders of the local club.

In more recent years, in order to make available his enormous knowledge of the subject and continue to delve into the histories and personalities of athletics, he has edited publications for the Federation’s Center for Studies and Research related to the world of race starters, collaborated with Roberto Quercetani in writing a volume on world sprinting from 1850 to 2005, edited in 2010 the work tracing the first 30 years of the Golden Gala, actively participated in the life of associations such as the Centro Studi e Documentazione Assi Giglio Rosso of Florence, the Bruno Bonomelli Italian Athletics Historical Archives, and the Italian Society of Sports History. For the Gruppo Giudici Gare, in recent years, he has edited the section on the federal website dedicated to stories and tales, including anecdotes and biographies. During his career he has been awarded the CONI Gold Star for Sports Merit and the 3rd Degree Oak, the Federation’s highest award. But most of all, he was appreciated and esteemed by those who knew him or by those who, thanks to his meticulous and professional signature, discovered the true essence of athletics and its protagonists.

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Davis Cup, not just Jannik Sinner: Lorenzo Musetti is ready

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The bronze medal at the Olympics and the semifinals at Wimbledon have charged her up

This is it. Italy è is ready to start on the road to another possible dream, which is to win the Davis Cup again. The first obstacle è represented by the hostile Argentina (absolutely not to be underestimated). The Azzurri are betting, of course, on world No. 1 Sinner but there’è great confidence also in Musetti who arrived in Malaga in great form.

The blue number 2 è has been the protagonist of a heavenly season. The bronze at the Olympics and the semifinals at Wimbledon have charged him up. Now he è ready to be an absolute protagonist in the Davis Cup: “I arrive with a different maturity at all levels”, his clear words to Gazzetta dello Sport.

“I’m ready to take more responsibility and have a more central, more important part than 12 months ago. There will be a lot of excitement, a lot of adrenaline, and I have a lot of desire to experience the competition”, the commentary of Musetti himself, who arrived in Malaga in excellent physical condition, having had some time to rest after Paris-Bercy.

Clearly, with such a motivated Musetti, è much can be expected from Italy. Sinner è an absolute guarantee but, to make it all the way, the help of all the members of the blue team led by captain Volandri is needed. There’s a strong desire to accomplish another feat and return to celebrate, all together.

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NBA, Milwaukee snaps up Giannis Antetokounmpo

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Well Golden State, black crisis for Philadelphia

So many contests in the NBA night. With its back against the wall, Milwaukee finds the strength to fight back and take home a crucial victory in the match with Chicago (122-106 the final). Race dominated by Antetokounmpo who finished with an impressive 41 points on the scoreboard, including 25 in a surreal third period, with also eight assists and nine rebounds.

Thanks to this success, the Bucks record rises to six wins and nine losses. After losing the unbeaten streak to Boston, Cleveland returned to success: 128-100 over New Orleans. Excellent performance by Jerome (29 points). The record of the Cavs è the best in the NBA with 16 wins and only one loss (suffered, precisely, against the Celtics).

Most delicate moment for Philadelphia, which continues to sink. The 76ers also surrendered in Memphis (117-111 the final), collecting their 12th defeat of the season (only two wins). A strong showing by Embiid (35 points and 11 rebounds) wasn’t enough to bring a smile back to the interior of a team in total crisis.

As for the other games, OKC folds Portland (109-99) while Houston gets rid of Indiana (130-113) rather easily. New York wins the challenge with Phoenix (138-122) while Golden State prevails against Atlanta: 120-97 the final for the Warriors with 23 points by Curry. Nice success, finally, of the LA Clippers against Orlando (104-93).

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GP Las Vegas, Carlos Sainz has hope for constructors’ title

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Ferrari è currently second at -36 from McLaren

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The Las Vegas GP takes the stage. A new opportunity, for Ferrari, to try to get even closer to McLaren, currently leader in the constructors’ standings with 593 points, 36 more than the Cavallino. The circuit would seem to favor the Rossa, although Sainz points out an important detail.

“Ferrari competitive? Looking at the track I would say sì, Ferrari should be competitive or at least should be able to fight but when we see that tire temperatures rise, then I would say no”, the clear words of Sainz reported by Marca.

The Cavallino driver knows that in order to take home the Constructors’ World Championship title, he needs “help” from McLaren: “I think we are close. But at the same time, we also need McLaren to make some mistakes, becauseé, if they don’t make any mistakes from here to the end, in case we have to win all the time and we and they come second in every race, I think McLaren will probably still be able to keep the title”.

Sainz, in addition to trying to win another GP before ending his adventure with the Cavallino, wants to try to help the team win the constructors world championship: “I would like to win the championship for Ferrari this year. And sì, I think it would be a great way to end the season”.

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