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Monza Rally Show: triumph for Fourmaux, retirement for Nibali
Monza Rally Show, results
The Monza Rally Show 2024 turned out to be a great success and the date for the 2025 edition, which will be held from December 5 to 7, has already been announced. Over the three days of the event there were more than 25 thousand attendees at the’Autodromo Nazionale Monza to admire up close the finest names in Italian and international rallying, while the Masters’ Show è was broadcast by more than fifty broadcasters on live TV or online streaming. In total there were over 110 TVs and sites, which covered the’last seasonal event at this legendary track, with a potential viewership approaching one billion viewers (over 700 million live viewers).
The Masters’ Show, streamed live on Rai Play, ACI TV and Dazn – with deferred broadcast on Rai Sport from 4:45 p.m. – saw Adrien Fourmaux prevail, who thus bade farewell to Ford in the best way possible. The Frenchman, at the wheel of the Puma, beat the newly crowned world champion Thierry Neuville (Hyundai i20 N), his future teammate, in the final.
Andrea Crugnola won himself, however, in the Masters’ Show reserved for Rally 2s after he captured his second success in the Monza Rally Show in the morning, replicating his 2019 success. The driver from Varese, with the Citroen C3, team E.A. Sport Investment, navigated by Andrea Sassi, bent in extremis the pair formed by Nikolaj Gryazin and Konstantin Aleksandrov, trimming them 8”3 on the twenty kilometers of the last special, the Roccolo. A cold shower for the duo in the Skoda Fabia RS of the Movisport team that had opened the day well, winning the Autodromo 2. The final gap from the winners è was only 2”7!
On the third step of the podium were New Zealanders Hayden Paddon and John Kennard (Hyundai i20 N) who finished the 151.38 timed kilometers with a gap of 26”6.
Tony Cairoli, a nine-time motocross world champion and one of the veterans of the Monza Rally Show, finished 11th at 2’14”7, navigated by Eleonora Mori in Movisport’s Skoda Fabia RS.
Vincenzo Nibali, the great cycling champion, with Alessandro Franco, who was reading his notes, è was forced to retire due to a technical problem with his Toyota Yaris of T-Racing.
The women’s standings saw Rachele Somaschini and Giulia Zanchetta who raced in Hawk Racing Club’s Citroen C3, finishing 26th overall.
The Monza Rally Show è was also the opportunity by WRC to say goodbye Pirelli, which ended the’adventure in the World Rally after 4 seasons.
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Venice-Como 2-2
Great emotions in the direct clash for salvation at the Penzo between Venice and Como, which ended 2-2 in a seesaw of emotions.
The lagoon team è took the lead with the shot (deflected) of Nicolussi Caviglia at 16′ but then it è hurt itself with the Candela (49′) own goal.
Belotti (56′) completed the comeback by signing an illusory 1-2 for the guests, who forò in the end did not bring home the victory and even risked losing.
First è came an Olympic goal directly from a corner by Oristanio (69′) and then in the final the 3-2 of Venice signed again by Caviglia è was annulled at the Var.
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Napoli-Lazio, probable formations
Sunday Serie A closes at 8:45 p.m. with the big match at the Maradona between Napoli and Lazio, who meet again on opposite fields after the round of 16 in the Coppa Italia won 3-1 by the Capitolini.
Antonio Conte will return to the starting lineup, aiming to regain the top of the standings. Baroni, on the other hand, will recover Nuno Tavares and Dia, but will not be able to count on the disqualified Rovella: in his place there will be room for Dele-Bashiru.
Probable formation Napoli (4-2-3-1): Meret, Di Lorenzo, Buongiorno, Rrahmani, Olivera; Lobotka, Anguissa, Politano, McTominay, Kvaratskhelia, Lukaku. All. Conte.
Probable formation Lazio (4-2-3-1): Provedel, Lazzari, Gila, Romagnoli, Pellegrini, Guendouzi, Dele-Bashiru, Noslin, Pedro, Zaccagni, Castellanos. All. Baroni.
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Anna Kalinskaya, birthday
It’s been almost a week now since Anna Kalinskaya’s 26th birthday, who forò only today, December 8, posted on Instagram a couple of photos related to the party.
The Russian tennis player cut a beautiful strawberry cake with the classic inscription “Happy Birthday” and the number 26, her birthday number, in the foreground.
Among the many likes that arrived in less than an hour è also popped up that of Jannik Sinner, who was literally on the other side of the world, in Abu Dhabi, for the Formula 1 Grand Prix.
Anna Kalinskaya in recent days had dedicated the post to her colleague and friend Elena Vesnina, who è recently retired. In the tribute video broadcast during the ceremony came recorded messages from all prominent Russian tennis players, and among them was Anna Kalinskaya.
Kalinskaya on Instagram posted the video of the event, to which she added a heart and the emoticon of a crying face, expressing her affection and respect for her colleague who decided to hang up her racket, and sadness for her farewell to the circuit.
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