With the regular season now behind us, Atalanta U23 is preparing to face Trento in the first round of the play-offs. The winner of the match will automatically advance to the second round, but in the event of a tie at the end of the regular 90′, the Under 23s will qualify, by virtue of the best ranking.
The official lineups:
ATALANTA U23 (3-4-2-1): Vismara; Berto, Comi, Bonfanti; Gymnasium, Panada, Gyabuaa, Ceresoli; Jimenez, Cisse; Capone. Available: Dajcar, Avogadri, Mendicino, Muhameti, Ghislandi, Solcia, Vlahović, Masi, Regonesi, Diao, Bernasconi, Falleni, De Nipoti. All. Modesto.
TRENT (4-3-1-2): Russian; Frosinini, Trainotti, Cappellettii, Obaretin; Di Cosmo, Sangalli, Rada; Giannotti; Spalluto, Italeng. Available: Pozzer, Di Giorgio, Ferri, Pasquato, Terrani, Garcia, Vaglica, Satriano, Puletto, Caccavo, Brevi, Vitturini, Barison. All. Baldini.
Teams on the pitch to warm up, kick-off scheduled for 8.30pm.
1st half
1′ we begin!
Modest you can count on Come And Bonfanti from the first minute, lately permanent members of the first team. To complete the defensive department there will be Berto, while on the outside there will be room for Ceresoli And Gym. In attack together with Capone There are Jimenez And Cisse. Among the ranks of the Tridentines, Italeng starts as a starter, whose card belongs to Atalanta and who spent the first 6 months of this season with the Under 23 team.
6′ Trento takes the lead. Great personal action by Italeng which goes away on the left and then puts in the middle for Spalluto which, with the goal undefended, he only has to place into the net. Tridentini ahead in the first real offensive action, 0-1 the score.
14′ GOOOOOOOOOOL OF ATALANTA! CISSE! The Goddess finds the equalizer at the end of a good and persistent action, born from an excellent reversal of the front. Gyabuaa spear Jimenez at speed, with the Spaniard reaching the back and trying to put it in the middle. The ball, after a deflection by a defender, reaches the feet of Cisse, good at kicking with power and precision. Everything to be redone for the guests, we start again from 1-1.
17′ Frosinini booked for a clear foul against Ceresoligood at running away from him on the left.
22′ Another yellow for Trento, Giannotti trips up Panada. Very nervous match.
24′ attempt Bonfanti who shoots first from distance, but his left-footed shot goes half a meter wide.
28′ corner from Trento’s left: Frosinini heads but hits the ball badly, the ball hits the back.
28′ first yellow card for the Goddess, it’s about Gyabuaa.
29′ yet another yellow card in the first half hour of the game: Italeng penalized for a bad foul on Gym.
32′ corner from the guests’ right: Italeng heads but his shot is rebounded. On the rebound, number 90 tries again, kicking angrily, but the result is the same. Then he thinks about it Cisse to push the ball away.
40′ nice combination between Jimenez And Gymwith the number 2 arriving to kick from a tight angle and finding the response from Russo.
44′ Rada’s mid-range free kick catches Cappelletti perfectly. Excellent insertion of the number 8 who however does not hit the target. Thrill for the Goddess.
45′ will be 3 minutes of added time.
45+2′ GOOOOOOOOOOL OF ATALANTA! BONFANTS! Corner from the right taken perfectly by Panada, excellent aerial shot by Bonfanti who heads it and finds the bottom corner. Vantage of the Goddess, 2-1!
2nd half
There is a change in Trento: Pasquato comes in for Barranca for Sangalli. Front-wheel drive Gialloblu for this recovery.
8′ unrealistic attempt by Pasquato who volleys from the edge of the area. The ball ends wide at the bottom.
9′ also booked Jimenez for a noticeably late intervention.
14′ double change for Trento: Puletto and Satriano enter, Spalluto and Giannotti out.
16′ first substitution for the Goddess: he comes on Bernasconi For Bonfanti. Ceresoli he then climbs back into the 3 defenders.
21′ another substitution for the Nerazzurri: inside Mendicino For Gyabuaa.
23′ great chance for Jimenez who runs to the left and crosses with the left foot, the ball goes just wide. The Spaniard, definitely on the ball today, had also come close to scoring previously at the end of a good personal move.
27′ change for the Tridentines: Terrani comes on for Di Cosmo.
29′ also booked Ceresoli for a foul on Obaretin.
37′ GOOOOOOOOOOL OF ATALANTA! JIMENEZ! On the third attempt of his recovery, the number 20 makes no mistake. Another good personal play from the Italian-Spanish attacking midfielder who takes away two opponents and then beats Russo with the left-handed. Under 23 ahead for 3-1.
38′ last substitution for the guests: Italeng out due to injury, Caccavo comes on.
41′ triple change for the Goddess: they enter Hell, Vlahovic And Ghislandi For Cisse, Capone And Gym.
45′ will be 3 minutes of added time.
ATALANTA U23 3-1 TRENTO (Cisse, Bonfanti, Jimenez)
Nice victory for the Nerazzurri who go straight to the next round, where they will face Legnago (who at the same time beat Lumezzane 1-0).
By Paglia
