The second edition of the Roberto Scalzone Trophy took place on Saturday 17 July, on the platforms of the Trap Concaverde in Lonato del Garda (BS), an Olympic formula trap competition, with elimination and a single shot in the barrel, strongly desired by the Perazzi family for remember the champion friend who died in 2019. On the platform, contending for the scepter, together with his son Angelo Scalzone, also Daniele Resca, world champion of the specialty in 2017, Valerio Grazini, Jacopo Cipriani, Alessandro Chianese and Lorenzo Ferrari.
At the end of the first 25 targets, the Navy athlete Alessandro Chianese (18/25) was the first to leave the platform, followed by Angelo Scalzone (26/30) and Daniele Resca (30/35) in the following steps. ). Therefore, Valerio Grazini (36/40) grabbed the third place. The race for the final victory was thus limited to Jacopo Cipriani (45/50) and Lorenzo Ferrari (46/50), with the young athlete of the Fiamme Oro ready to grab the victory with authority, forcing the representative of the GS Carabinieri to a prestigious second place.
«I had an operation two days ago to remove a wisdom tooth, but I absolutely wanted to take part in this race dedicated to the father of Angelo Scalzone, my dear friend - declared Lorenzo Ferrari after the race - I gave my best on the platform, I closed the first lap with a good 24, I had a setback in the second check point, but I still managed to get to the final. In the decisive challenge I tried, and succeeded, to close with full points to avoid the shoot-off. I was particularly keen to win this Trophy, given that last year I stopped in third place, and I am really pleased to have succeeded ».
As for the main race of the weekend, the Perazzi Champion 2021, of which the final will take place on Sunday afternoon, to close at the top of the standings, on a par with the Spanish Martin Alvaro Gormaz, was the very young shooter from Brindisi Mario Leogrande ( 99/100).