Luna Rossa knocked out, Francesco Bruni takes the blame: “What a gift.”

Red Moon knocked out, Francesco Bruni takes the blame: "What a gift"

Luna Rossa missed the first match point against American Magic in the semifinal of the Louis Vuitton Cup: a mistake made in the closing of the second stern side è cost the Italian boat the fifth race. Team Prada Pirelli remains ahead 4-1, and will try to close the issue on Wednesday, Sept. 18 and thus obtain a pass to the final.

Helmsman Francesco Bruni at the microphones of Oa Sport è took the blame for the mistake: "The score did not give us any peace of mind; every regatta we treat it the same way"; 

"È was the most serious mistake for sure, we fell foil and è almost like giving the regatta to the’opponent. The’mistake è was serious: at the moment it did not seem so to us, but then in hindsight it è was".

The Americans are now aiming for the big comeback, a little bit like Oracle did in the 2013 America’s Cup against New Zealand: "We have Spithill on our side, he è was the main proponent of that comeback. We are not worried, we are calm and we have to work calmly.