What mattered most was demonstrating that he was in good condition and expressing himself at high levels, which was not an easy aspect at the start of the season. The rest will come by itself, during a season that will culminate from 19 to 27 August with the World Cup in Budapest. The Olympic champions Lorenzo Patta, Filippo Tortu and Fausto Desalu who were joined by Matteo Melluzzo in the second fraction in place of his majesty Marcell Jacobs, won the 4x100 yesterday at the Florence Sprint Festival Relays at the Ridolfi stadium with a time of 38' '38. A time that gives confidence and which, above all, makes it clear that there is room for improvement to play for something very important during the world championship review.

4x100 male

The first to leave, in lane five, is as always Lorenzo Patta: the Fiamme Gialle from Oristano has a concentrated but serene gaze, aware of someone who knows he can express himself more than dignifiedly. He comes out well from the boulders, the baton firmly in hand, the run is agile, able to relax as the meters go by especially in the finale, his way of drawing the curve is precise, the torso perfectly inclined, the feet advance with a push fluid. The change with Melluzzo is not among the best and is crushed as well as the next one with Desalu but despite this both Melluzzo and Desalu run decisively with protagonists. The grand finale is signed by a Filippo Tortu who authoritatively signs a regal final hundred where he advances powerfully thanks to perfect coordination between legs and arms, without ever losing effectiveness and controlling the running action.

4x100 female

Among the women, the wait was all for the quartet formed by Zaynab Dosso, Dalia Kaddari, Anna Bongiorni and Vittoria Fontana but, due to a too long second change, the blues did not finish the race. Despite this, a fraction of the Kaddari faced with great personality and ease of racing is worth mentioning, an excellent signal in view of the half lap of the track on May 24th at the Savona Meeting. Ease of running that was not lacking in the very young Elisa Marcello who among the Under 18s, with her adventure companions Sofia Pizzato, Sofia Regazzi and Alice Pagliarini, took an excellent overall third place with a time of 45''38, very close to Italian category record. Marcello runs in the second fraction in lane seven and her stride is that of the best days: she advances fluidly, light steps and with excellent frequency, the technique is always elegant and composed, despite the fatigue that in such an intense race it is felt especially on the finish. These elements allow her to give a significant boost to a quartet that has shown excellent chemistry and, above all, wide margins for growth.