Brazil closes the Pre-Cadet South American epee with four podiums and gold for Anne Driesen
The individual epee round at the Pre-Cadet South American Championships ended with four Brazilian podiums: gold for Anne Driesen, silver for Lorenzo Castello Branco and bronzes for Antonella Dinucci and Antonio Teixeira. Driesen went unbeaten in the pools and beat Peru's Dariana Meza 15-8 in the final after edging Lia Lombardo 15-14.

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A rodada individual de espada do Sul-Americano de Esgrima terminou com quatro pódios brasileiros. Nesta sexta-feira (23), Anne Driesen subiu ao lugar mais alto no pré-cadete feminino, Lorenzo Castello Branco ficou com a prata no masculino, e Antonella Dinucci e Antônio Teixeira completaram a conta com dois bronzes.
Driesen passou invicta pela fase de poules e manteve o ritmo no quadro eliminatório. Superou Maria Mora e Julieta Cabrera e, na semifinal, derrotou Lia Lombardo por 15 a 14, em decisão de um único toque. A final trouxe a peruana Dariana Meza pela frente, e o título veio com 15 a 8.
Antonella Dinucci teve apenas um revés nas poules. No eliminatório, bateu Agustina Florez e Isabella Sandoval, mas parou na semifinal diante de Dariana Meza, que avançou com 15 a 9 — resultado que rendeu o bronze à brasileira.
Sophia Tunoda também seguiu adiante ao bater Mariana Cuellar, mas caiu nas oitavas diante de Lia Lombardo e terminou entre as dez primeiras. Giovanna Delatorre deixou as poules para trás, venceu Sara Guevara e caiu diante de Domenica Palma, do Peru, em 15 a 8, fechando em 11º. Nina Yamashita somou dois triunfos na classificatória antes de ser eliminada por Fatima Pasara, do Peru, em 15 a 9, e ficou em 25º.
No masculino, Castello Branco saiu das poules entre os cinco melhores. Depois de passar por Sebastian Gonzales, ele venceu o duelo caseiro com Antônio Teixeira na semifinal, por 15 a 11. A decisão, porém, ficou com o colombiano Nicolas Guevara, que triunfou por 15 a 10.
Teixeira, por sua vez, garantiu o bronze. Eliminou Victor Cornejo, João Nicolini e Ricardo Bocanegra antes de ser travado pelo compatriota na semi, e fechou a participação em terceiro lugar.
José Beccaria superou Gabriel Santiago Mondragon, perdeu para Castello Branco nas quartas e terminou em sétimo. João Nicolini começou com cinco vitórias nas poules, bateu o peruano Ethan Levano e caiu nas oitavas, diante de Teixeira, em nono lugar.
No sabre, Theo Baldin teve o melhor desempenho brasileiro, com o sétimo posto. Veio das poules entre os 11 primeiros, ganhou de Martin Alejandro Aguirre e de Leontino Boto, e parou nas quartas diante do venezuelano Leiner Alvarado, em 15 a 12.
André Ramos ficou em nono: cinco triunfos nas poules, vitória sobre Manuel Alvez nas oitavas e eliminação diante do mesmo venezuelano, por 15 a 14. Igor Moraes entrou no grupo dos 12 melhores, depois de superar David Vallejos e de cair para o chileno Lucas Astorga, em 15 a 8. Gustavo Sertorio parou no quadro de 32, eliminado pelo boliviano Luca Maidana, e encerrou em 25º.
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