A real feat for Emanuele Chiappara’s Palermo who, in the second leg of the round of 16 of the championship Under 15, won 3-2 in a comeback against Bologna at the ‘Biavati’. The rossoblù, after taking the lead in the 23rd minute with Thomas Andolina, doubled their lead in the 38th minute thanks to Kevin Fustini’s 23rd goal of the season before suffering a sensational comeback from the rosanero who, in a quarter of an hour, overturned the result thanks to brace from the class of 2010 Giuseppe Pipitò (63′ and 72′) – 3 goals in 2 appearances in the direct elimination phase – and Pietro La Corte’s goal three minutes from time (77′). Palermo, in the quarter-finals, will face Jacopo Sbravati’s Genoa who, after the 1-0 draw against Lazio a week ago at La Borghesiana, drew 1-1 at ‘Begato 9’ (the rossoblù Cozzolino responded to the biancoceleste Clarizia ).
In 33ª day, pending the postponements scheduled for Monday (Turin-Milan) and Tuesday (Genoa-Lecce), the reigning vice-champions Inter, arithmetically first with 67 points, won 3-0 at the Konami Youth Development Center against Frosinone (Zouin, Pavesi and De Rita’s own goal) while Roma, second -7 behind the Nerazzurri, lost 3-1 in Trigoria to Luigi Della Rocca’s Bologna (Soldà, Tordiglione and Nesi scored for the rossoblù). Behind the Giallorossi, home victories for Lazio and Parma, fourth and sixth with 56 and 50 points, which prevailed 2-1 over Hellas Verona respectively (the Biancocelesti scored Di Gianni and Ercoli) and 3-1 over Empoli (Coulibaly and Testoni’s brace for the yellow-blues). Away success, however, for Claudio Bellucci’s Cagliari, sixth on equal points with the Emilians, who beat Sassuolo 4-2 (Malfitano scored for the Sardinians and Konate scored a hat-trick). The only draw of the day, for the moment, is the one between Sampdoria and Fiorentina, which did not go beyond the 3-3 at the ‘3 Campanili’ (the Blucerchiati were answered by Thiago, who scored a brace, and Vitali, with the Viola Pisani, Conti and Keita) .
The championship had a rest round due to the participation of National Under 17 team to the final phase of the European category championship scheduled from 20 May to 2 June in Cyprus.
Playoffs
1st round (Sunday 5 May)
Race 1: Roma-Atalanta 5-0
Race 2: Parma-Lecco 1-1 (6-4 dtr)
Race 3: Sassuolo-Turin 4-2
Race 4: Monza-Frosinone 3-0
2nd round (Sunday 12 May)
Race 5: Roma-Parma 3-1
Race 6: Sassuolo-Monza 0-1
Quarter-finals (first leg: Sunday 2 June | second leg: Sunday 9 June)
Q1) Monza-Fiorentina
Q2) Rome-Milan
Q3) Bologna-Juventus
Q4) Inter-Empoli
Final stage at 4
Semifinals
S1) winning Q1-winning Q4
S2) winning Q2-winning Q3
The final
winning S1-winning S2
In the event of a tie at the end of regular time, extra time will be played and, if the tie remains, penalty shoot-outs will be played.
In the second leg of the round of 16, Juan Solivellas Vidal’s Inter, winning 3-1 at home against Hellas Verona (Sorino, La Torre and Curcio scored for the Nerazzurri), qualified for the quarter-finals, where they will face Parma by Simone Fusaro, who drew 1-1 at the Green Club with Lazio (the yellow-blue Muto responded to the biancoceleste Zangari). Exactly the same result for Simone Baldo’s Milan who, thanks to the draw with Monza at ‘Vismara’ (Lontani for the Rossoneri and Fogliaro for the Red and Whites), gained a place among the best eight in the championship, where they will have to contend with Empoli. Home draw also for Claudio Grauso’s Juventus who, thanks to the 2-2 draw with Lecce (the Bianconeri Samb responded to the Giallorossi Bozzolo and Candido with a brace), will find Alessandro Maroni’s Sampdoria on their path again who, after the 2 -0 away seven days ago, they drew 0-0 in Bogliasco. Marco Ciaralli’s Roma, holders of the title, also advance to the round and, by virtue of the best placing obtained in the elimination rounds (2nd place in group C versus 5th place in group B),
for which it was enough to win 2-1 in comeback against Como in Trigoria (Maccaroni and Mariani for the Giallorossi), by virtue of the best placing obtained in the elimination rounds (2nd place in group C versus 5th place in group B). In the next double match, the Giallorossi will be involved with Atalanta, victorious 2-1 at home over Torino (double from Inacio Piá).
Round of 16
Gone
Thursday 9 May
O2) Genoa-Empoli 0-3
Saturday 11 May
O1) Hellas Verona-Inter 1-3
O5) Torino-Atalanta 1-4
Sunday 12 May
O3) Lecce-Juventus 2-3
O4) Como-Roma 2-1
O6) Frosinone-Sampdoria 0-2
O8) Parma-Lazio 2-1
O7) Monza-Milan 2-3
Return
Monday 13 May
O2) Empoli-Genoa 2-2
Sunday 19 May
O1) Inter-Hellas Verona 3-1
O3) Juventus-Lecce 2-2
O4) Roma-Como 2-1
O5) Atalanta-Turin 2-1
O6) Sampdoria-Frosinone 0-0
O7) Milan-Monza 1-1
O8) Lazio-Parma 1-1
Quarter-finals (first leg: Sunday 26 May | second leg: Sunday 2 June)
Q1) Inter-Parma
Q2) Empoli-Milan
Q3) Juventus-Sampdoria
Q4) Rome-Atalanta
Semi-finals (first leg: Sunday 9 June | second leg: Sunday 16 June)
S1) winning Q1-winning Q4
S2) winning Q2-winning Q3
The final
winning S1-winning S2
In the return matches of the round of 16, Mattia Scala’s Roma, thanks to the 2-0 home success over Venezia (a brace from Russo), secured a place in the quarter-finals, where they will find Roberto Benesperi’s Juventus, who won 1-0 in away to Atalanta (Bruno resolves). Home victory, however, for Roberto Bertuzzo’s Milan who, by winning 3-1 over Torino (Avogadro Di Vigliano, Martini and Zangrillo for the Rossoneri), qualified for the next round, in which they will meet Thomas Vincenzi’s Hellas Verona, who beat Fiorentina 4-1 at Viola Park, overturning the 2-0 they conceded in the first leg (the yellow-blues Tanzilli, Bisoffi, Leone and Varali scored). Stefano Lo Russo’s Empoli also achieved a place among the best eight in the championship, having only achieved a 1-1 draw at home with Cagliari (Isidori was defeated by the rossoblù Boccia) after the 4-0 success achieved away from home a week ago, where they will have to deal with the reigning Italian champions Inter, who drew 2-2 at home with Parma (Matarrese and Nese for the Nerazzurri, the 2010 class Mama and Brambilla for the Gialloblù).
Round of 16
First leg (Sunday 12 May)
O1) Venice-Rome 1-3
O2) Turin-Milan 0-2
O3) Lazio-Genoa 0-1
O4) Cagliari-Empoli 0-4
O5) Parma-Inter 2-3
O6) Palermo-Bologna 1-1
O7) Hellas Verona-Fiorentina 0-2
O8) Juventus-Atalanta 3-1
Return (Sunday 19 May)
O1) Rome-Venice 2-0
O2) Milan-Turin 3-1
O3) Genoa-Lazio 1-1
O4) Empoli-Cagliari 1-1
O5) Inter-Parma 2-2
O6) Bologna-Palermo 2-3
O7) Fiorentina-Hellas Verona 1-4
O8) Atalanta-Juventus 0-1
Quarter-finals (First leg: Sunday 26 May | Second leg: Sunday 2 June)
Q1) Roma-Juventus
Q2) Milan-Hellas Verona
Q3) Genoa-Palermo
Q4) Empoli-Inter
Semi-finals (First leg: Sunday 9 June | Second leg: Sunday 16 June)
S1) winning Q1-winning Q4
S2) winning Q2-winning Q3
Final (date to be defined)
winning S1-winning S2
