Italy This Monday dawned with two championships to celebrate, two victories that put the transalpine country as the protagonist of the weekend thanks to the victories of Jannik Sinner and company in a Davis Cup for history and of Francesco ‘Pecco’ Bagnaia in the Moto GP.
Perhaps the most celebrated by institutions and media, whose fame is divided between the champions on its covers, It’s the Davis Cup – a trophy the Italians haven’t lifted since 1976. because of the way it got to Martín Carpena in Málaga.
“Current Italian sport never ceases to inspire us. Italy won the 2023 Davis Cup. A historic result: the only victory of our national team in this competition dates back to 1976. Congratulations to our tennis players for the talent and commitment shown and to all the staff,” Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister of Italy, published , on his X account (formerly Twitter).
Sinner, who lost in the finals of the ATP Finals in Turin just a week ago against Serbian Novak Djokovic, He was in charge of taking his country to the final with an epic finale against ‘Nole’ himself, against whom he saved three match points before turning the situation around and knocking him down.
In the final, included Matteo Arnaldi as the squire and Sinner as the leader and final executioner, Italy did not need the doubles match against Australia to lift the salad bowl and confirm Sinner’s great year, which was a reality on the circuit.
The president of the Republic, Sergio Materellawill receive the champion tennis players on December 21 at the Quirinal Palace, the official residence of the president.
Another big hit on Sunday was ‘Pecko‘, retaking the title he had already achieved last season and becoming the two-time world champion of motorcycling’s top category.
“Extraordinary Francesco Bagnaia, who won in Valencia and was confirmed as MotoGP World Champion for the second consecutive year on his Ducati. Great ‘Pecco’, this year you made us dream again. Italian pride,” Meloni also posted on his X account.
‘Pecco’ won the race because he knew he was the world champion as his only competitor, the Spaniard Jorge Martín, fell on the sixth lap.
It was not only a victory that was celebrated by the sports media, but the main general media such as ‘Correire della Sera‘either’Republic‘ Most of them left out the current political events and put on their cover the national sports victories which they celebrated with great pride.
Source: La Verdad
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