Excellent results of Judo Cus Siena at the national university championships
At the National University Championship in Cassino, Cus Siena presented itself with the three athletes: Simone Muzzi 73 kg, Antonio Corsale 60 kg, Michele Botta 60 kg. A good day for Maestro Cresti who accompanied the Sienese students, who on every occasion prove to be among the first in Italy.
Muzzi finds himself fighting by making the first meeting with Nicoletti from Turin, the meeting appears balanced, Muzzi manages the match well and wins three penalties against his opponent. In the second match he crosses Cusini del Cus Udine, the match is controlled very well by Muzzi, who strangles the opponent on the ground and access the quarterfinals, where he finds Di Pietrantonio of Cus Torino, the Sienese is ahead of a wazzari, but a distraction makes him miss the match. During the recoveries he meets the judoka of Cus Macerata Venè, also in this match the Sienese is in control and on the ground strangles the opponent again. At the second champion Recupero Muzzi meets the Italian deputy Iovine of Cus Salerno, in a few actions Muzzi slips one of his best shots and access the final for third place. In the final with the Neapolitan Guarino, Muzzi suffers the physicality of the opponent and unfortunately suffers an ippon. IThe Sienese finishes his race in fifth place which is still an excellent result for his first race at 73 kg and one year after the last race..
In the 60 kg Michele Botta starts the race well with the Turin athlete Del Re, in fact he is immediately ahead of wazzari, but a mistake makes him lose the match. Botta is recovered, also because Del Re is fast approaching the final. In the first recovery match Botta meets the Roman Caporilli, the student of Cus Siena wins on the ground by suffocation and collides with Michele Soro of Cus Cagliari; Botta manages the match that wins against blow, thus accessing the final for third place. Here he finds the other cussin at 60 kg Antonio Corsale, who in previous matches had beaten De Nardi of Cus Genova, Pagano of Cus Turin and in the semifinals he had lost to Martelloni. The final for the third place is a fratricidal fight between Sienese cussinis, the match seems balanced and can be won by both, but Botta seems more determined and with a counter blow wins the bronze.