Luna Rossa forcefully overcomes American Magic and flies into Louis Vuitton Cup final
Red Moon joins Ineos Brittania in the final
The fourth match point è the good one for Luna Rossa. The blue boat, in fact, dominated the eighth race against American Magic, closing the series on 5-3 and reaching the final of Louis Vuitton Cup Ineos Britannia, which on Wednesday, September 18 defeated Alinghi with a score of 5-3.
After gaining the upper hand in the early stages of the race, the Prada Pirelli team è managed to maintain its lead until the last third of the race, where it shifted gears, triumphing by 1'01" ahead of American Magic.
"It's been a very tough race, we did very well. American Magic è was a tough opponent, the team deserved this victory" these were the warm statements of Francesco Bruni as reported on "Sky Sports".
"The guys tonight did a super job, we repaid them with this victory. The Americans are fighters, è it was hard to beat them. Hats off to American Magic" these, however, were the words of James Spithill.
The Louis Vuitton Cup final between Luna Rossa and Ineos Brittania will start on September 26 with the first two races.