▁his ▁debut ▁with ▁the ▁national ▁team ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁sen iors ▁in ▁the ▁European ▁Winter ▁Cup ▁of ▁launch es ▁held ▁in ▁Italy ▁in ▁G io ia ▁T au ro , ▁the ▁city ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁become ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁his ▁career , ▁Italian ▁absolute ▁runner - up ▁in ▁the ▁winter ▁launch es ; ▁always ▁at ▁the ▁national ▁champion ships ▁he ▁reaches ▁sixth ▁in ▁the ▁cast ▁of ▁weight ▁for ▁ind oor ▁absol utes ▁and ▁wins ▁the ▁bronze ▁at ▁the ▁R iet i ▁absol utes . ▁He ▁compet es , ▁also ▁in ▁Italy , ▁also ▁at ▁the ▁Cat ania ▁World ▁Championships , ▁finishing ▁in ▁sevent h ▁place . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁two - year ▁period ▁ 2 0 0 4 – 2 0 0 5 ▁he ▁finished ▁sixth ▁in ▁Spain ▁at ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁Games ▁of ▁Al mer ía ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and , ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁e ighth ▁in ▁the ▁European ▁Winter ▁Cup ▁of ▁launch es ▁in ▁M ers in ▁( T ur key ); ▁at ▁the ▁absolute ▁Italian ▁champion ships ▁instead ▁he ▁becomes ▁vice v amp ione ▁in ▁Florence ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁then ▁he ▁gradu ates ▁absolute ▁champion ▁to ▁the ▁winter ▁of ▁launch es ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁( four th ▁to ▁the ▁absolute ▁of ▁B ress an one ). ▁ ▁Year ▁ 2 0 0 6 : ▁ 1 1 th ▁at ▁the ▁Goth enburg ▁European ▁Championships ▁in ▁Sweden , ▁e ighth ▁in ▁Israel ▁in ▁Tel