Overview
- Italy captured gold in the men’s team foil event with a 45-43 victory over France in Genova’s championship finale.
- Tommaso Marini, Filippo Macchi, Guillaume Bianchi and Alessio Foconi overcame an early deficit to hold a narrow lead through each knockout round.
- Guillaume Bianchi proved decisive in the final series, delivering the surgical touches that secured the continental title.
- Earlier in the day the Italian women’s épée team rallied past Estonia to claim bronze and boost the host nation’s medal haul.
- Host Italy concluded the championships with 13 medals, a performance lauded by Italian Fencing Federation president Luigi Mazzone as proof of collective strength.