Speedway of Nations 2022: 'Disaster once again' - Italian Daniele Tessari suffers several mishaps in semi-final

Italy’s Daniele Tessari could not have experienced a worse night at the second semi-final of the Speedway of Nations 2022. With his side already coming into the event as outsiders as well as having suffered the disappointment of losing team member Nicolas Covatti through injury, all eyes were on Tessari and team-mate Paco Castagna to put in a respectable display, even if they weren't expected to reach the final. Ad/> However, things got off the worst possible start as the 37-year-old Tessari was excluded from the Italians’ first heat following a move that caused Norway’s Lasse Fredriksen to come off his bike on the final corner of the first lap.

SpeedwayNielsen aiming to 'get that gold' in final act as Denmark boss in Speedway of NationsAN HOUR AGO “Tessari there, wiping out Fredriksen,” said Kelvin Tatum on commentary. “And I fear that Tessari may well be excluded for that move. “It was a bit ruthless!” The Italian then failed to even make it off the start line in his next ride in Heat 6, jumping the gun to touch the starting tapes before they were lifted.

“Oooh, disaster once again, he’s in the tapes,” proclaimed Tatum. GB win play-off to reach Speedway of Nations final Speedway of Nations 2022 Semi-Final 2 as it happened — Sweden, Czech Republic and GB advance “Not having a good start,” added Chris Louis on co-comms. «We spoke to Paco, and he said he [Tessari] was nervous and it's proving to be so.