Avierei Capo Lupo- Nicolai won a medal in his first competition of the season Fort Lauderdale (USA) 01-04/03/2018 – An excellent start to the season for the Olympic vice-champions Lupo-Nicolai in their first tournament of the season, and excellent confirmation from the new pairing of Ranghieri-Caminati. A flawless start for The Chief Aviary Paolo Nicolai e Chief Aviere Daniele Lupo, Two clear victories 2-0 in the group against the American pair Slick-Patterson and the European vice-champions Latvian Smedins-Samoilovs, allow direct access to the eighth of final. Also good is the First Aviere Alex Ranghieri Together with Marco Caminati, they achieved a crucial victory in the pool match against the Dutch Varenhorst-Bouter, one of whom is a world champion, 2-1 (15-21, 21-19, 15-12). In the quarterfinals, they defeated the Brazilian world champions Evandro-Andre 2-0 (21-17, 21-15) with a fantastic performance. But an unfortunate cross resulted in an all-blue eighth-final match, fought and balanced in the first two sets, and one-sided in favor of the Italian duo Lupo-Nicolai in the tie break, won 2-1 (18-21, 21-17, 15-6). Two more masterful performances in the quarterfinals against the Spanish pair Herrera-Gavira 2-1 (24-22, 19-21, 17-15) and in the semifinal against the Brazilian pair Pedro Solberg-George 2-0 (24-22, 25-23), secured qualification for the final against the American hosts Dalhausser-Lucena. In a final never played to the full extent of their potential, the Italian archers Paolo Nicolai and Daniele Lupo won a beautiful Silver medal, defeated by the Americans 2-0 (21-12, 21-17).
