The buzzing at the door of glory... the great dream of the Italian candle in sight... New Zealand awaits

The Italian candle is already in the big final... in the race race... in the world's oldest sports competition: in the Americas Cup... that is, in the American Cup.

His superiority in the final phase to the British of the Ineos, has been enormous... 7 to 1 in the marker causes the adjectives to remain... at no time the James Spihill / Francesco Bruni, gave choice to those of Ben Ainslie, so from March 6 they will be in charge of challenging Emirates Team New Zealand the 36 Cup America

This will be the third time that an Italian challenge is able to challenge the Defender. The first was in 1992 Il Moro de Venezia de Raúl Gardini and was patronizing Paul Cayard. On that occasion he faced the America3 of Bill Koch and Buddy Melges in San Diego, with a result of 5-1 for Americans. And the second was in 2000 already with the first project Luna Rossa by Patrizio Bertelli, on that occasion patronized by Francesco de Angelis, who succumbed by a forceful 5-0 before the all-powerful Team New Zealand of Peter Blake and Russell Coutts.

Now 21 years later that end will be repeated. A priori Emirates Team New Zealand with Grant Dalton and Peter Burling shares as a favorite, but view the team's developments, the bets not only easy. The Christmas Race Prada was won by Emirates Team New Zealand, the Round Robin INEOS Team UK and the semi-finals and finals of the Prada Cup the Rossa Moon.

2021 / 02 / 20: The Prada Cup with point distribution resumed, which puts the marker in 5-1 for Luna Rossa

Except great surprise New Zealand will be measured to Italy with the America Cup in play

With the simultaneous indication of 4-0 in favor of the Italians... he returned today the Prada Cup with two new clashes between Luna Rossa and INEOS Team UK... at the graduation New Zealanders patiently await the outcome, to know their great rival for the America Cup, which will be at stake again.

It was a very important day for the two teams, for the Italians to win the two sleeves was supposed to be in the very final, while for the English it was a matter of fear or death, perhaps their last chance to join the survival train.

The first flight, the fifth of the global, was again more of the same. The British were penalized in before and after the departure; and although the two ships were practically at hand, it was again a walk for Luna Rossa that would end up winning the sleeve by 1: 20. Advantage more than comfortable, placing a 5-0 in the general.

The second could be almost the tip for INEOS Team UK, as a defeat would leave it at the expense of an almost impossible racket. The British got the one that was probably their quieter way out, ahead of the Italians, and even if it was for once and not for a precedent they sent in a test in the final.

The papers had suddenly been exchanged and now it was the English who were in charge, not with a great advantage, since in the final section the Bruni and Spihill were put less than 200 meters. In the end the English won by 0: 14 and added their first point and placed the 5-1 on the score.

The Sunday day will be interesting to know if the Rossa Luna definitely finishes the Prada Cup, it is subtracted by two points, or on the contrary the INEOS Team UK starts a heroic dating back.

2021 / 02 / 14: Prada Cup: Italy 4- United Kingdom 0... the British forced to a machada

The British's margin of error...

Luna Rossa Prada is just three wins away from the thirty-sixth edition of the "mother of all races..." of the American Cup against the current champion, the Emirates Team New Zealand, after also winning the third and fourth races of the Prada Cup final, the British Ineos Team UK Challenge Tournament, which now dominates by 4-0 in a series that is disputed to the best of 13 and will be awarded the first to win seven.

In the first race of the day, an error of the British on the way out gave advantage to the 'Luna Rossa' and although the rift duel was constant, Ainslie could never overcome his rival in any of the six sections of the route of the E-field, the one chosen this Sunday and which is the farthest of Auckland.

Ainslie attacked and reduced the difference to only 5 seconds in the second tranche and Francesco Bruni-James Spihill threw the 'Luna Rossa' on the right side of the race field, forcing the 'Britannia 2' to go on the left and passing through half of the tour with an Italian advantage of 18 seconds, which remained until the 13 with which it was imposed on the arrival. The right side of the race field had had better wind.

In the second manga of the day the nerves failed the crew of the British INEOS with a mistake in the exit maneuver losing control of the 'Britannia 2', fortunately without any major mischief.

The 'Luna Rossa' won 4 seconds at the exit, which became 11 at the end of the first stretch and the Italian were already dedicated to covering their opponents. Ainslie tried to get out of his pressure by going on the left side, but they committed a penalty by breaking the limit.

For the Italians, the unforced error was an advantage that they took advantage of to turn at the end of the third stretch with 21 seconds of advantage and to decide materially the race as the best conditions continued to be on the right side of the journey...'Luna Rossa 'had played this game perfectly, just as they had done with all the races so far, imposing themselves for 41 seconds.

The following two races were to be held on Wednesday 17, but the government's announcement of a level 3 confinement in Auckland by Covid-19, initially for 72 hours, the third day scheduled for Wednesday is postponed and the 'Village' of the event will not be open to the public during this time.

13 / 02 / 2021: Prada Cup: Italy 2-United Kingdom 0... the "zurra" lines towards the America Cup

The Italians want to make history in the America Cup

The first day of the Prada Cup final left no one indifferent. This edition of the American Cup is being surprising, and in the final duel to challenge in March the Emirates Team New Zealand in the American Cup, the first to impose its potential has been the Italian Luna Rossa, which was imposed on the Ineos Team UK by a strong 2-0.

The Prada Cup will win the best 13 confrontations, that is, the first of the two challenges to 7 wins; but the premiere could not have been better for the Italians, and that a priori, were the British favorites seen in the Round Robin where Ben Ainslie's did not give either Luna Rossa or the already eliminated American Magic.

On this occasion but, the Italian team that patronize James Spihill and Francesco Bruni, showed that they had an ace under their sleeve, and although in the semifinals they already showed a great improvement, in the final few could imagine this beginning before a Ben Ainslie that was not comfortable on this first day of the end.

The first flight ended earlier than expected, after the pre-departure and in the absence of a minute to cross the exit line, Ineos had a problem in the machinery of his foils and was literally stopped with the two wings in the water, while leaving Luna Rossa a free way to cross the exit line without any impediment and navigate with total tranquility alone until arrival. Ineos in the meantime tried to find the desperate end to try to recover, but not only did he not get it, but he suffered a penalty for leaving the race field. In the end the difference in arrival was 1: 52.

In the second confrontation the struggle in the pre-departure was total, with war of turns and protests. On this occasion the British managed to get out ahead with a margin of just a length of difference. Everything much more equal in the first stretch, where the two ships were exchanged the lead for a few meters of difference. The wind had risen from the 10 knots of the first sleeve to the 15 in this second. But Luna Rossa showed his safety and once he took his head and first mounted the first buoy, he no longer let his advantage escape, and as the test progressed it was adding time to the chrono and distance to Ineos. The Italians sailed much more comfortable, while the British had the desire to see how their rival gave them no alternative, without mistakes, increasing the time in each step by buoy to end up winning again with a difference of 0: 26.

The 2-0 is not a definitive result, as this Prada Cup has shown that one day to another can change things a lot and Ben Ainslie sure has a lot to say. This Sunday there will be two more clashes that can be used to match the contest, or on the contrary give more wings to the Italians. What's certain is that it's not all said yet.