Serie A1, Motto almost reaches the podium. But it is getting closer to the "final six"

La Raphael Motto almost reaches the podium Forlì, but fourth place in the second round of A1 Series di rhythmic gymnastics However, it leaves more than positive indications: the team proved to be competitive with all its gymnasts, despite the very serious absence of the champion Darya Varfolomeev , Final Six which will assign the title is now one step away. The Viareggio club – which had won the success in its seasonal debut in Chieti – is in fact second in the general classification, just 3 points behind the leaders Udinese (winner of the test played in Romagna): a position to defend in the third and final appointment of the regular season, Saturday 12 April in Osimo (Ancona).

In Forlì Motto scored 104,484 points, with the captain Chiara Puosi who opened the team sequence by scoring 26,683 on the hoop, followed by Bianca Vignozzi (24.687 points per ball), Martina Bonucci (27,667 in clubs, second best score in the specialty) and Esther Lena (25,267 on the ribbon), the latter making her debut in A1 with the Viareggio team and capable of finishing fourth in the single apparatus rankings, without therefore paying the price for emotion. The group also included Melissa Musacci, born in 2012.

"We return home with many confirmations – analyses the technical director Donatella Lazzeri, supported by coach Francesca Cupisti and the staff composed of Silvia Nicolini, Chiara Vignolini, Rebecca Cupisti and Beatrice Paoleschi – after the victory in Chieti there were many expectations on us and we certainly did not disappoint them. We showed up at this stage with a very young team, composed of girls between 2007 and 2009, who are acquiring more and more mastery and confidence. And given the context, being the best championship in the world from a technical point of view, this progress gives us enormous confidence".