Macri emerged herself into the international scene and reached the pinnacle of her judo career at the 2001 Mediterranean Games in Tunis, Tunisia, where she picked up a silver medal in the 48-kg division, losing the final match to Turkish judoka and later two-time Olympian Neşe Şensoy Yıldız. A few months later, Macri edged Poland's Anna Żemła-Krajewska off the tatami by an ippon victory to notch a bronze at the World Championships in Munich, Germany, and then until 2003, she boosted three more with the similar color in her respective category at the European Championships.