Career
He repeated the same feat a year later at the 2007 World Championships this time losing 15–9 to Joppich. On 1 August 2008 it was announced that Baldini had failed a drug test, and as a result had to relinquish his potential participation in the Beijing Olympics. Andrea Cassarà went in his place.
The next year he was completely cleared of all accusations, and was readmitted to competitions, winning two gold medals at the European Championships in Plovdiv (individual and team).
This time he eliminated Joppich in the quarter-finals. On the podium, he displayed an Italian flag with lyrics from Bob Dylan"s "The Hurricane" written on lieutenant
On June 2013 he earned a bronze medal at the 2013 European Fencing Championships in Zagreb after he lost his semi-final against Joppich.