After the Under 14, 15 and 16 teams, Genoa’s Under 18 selection also reaches the play-offs and makes the season of the rossoblù youth sector even more memorable. He does it in good style, with a four-card win at Milan which is equivalent to qualification, as well as the seventh useful result in a row, equaling the longest unbeaten streak of the year. Mr. Ruotolo’s Grifoncini, who used every resource at his disposal, won at Vismara and closed the regular season in fourth place ex aequo against Lazio although lacking in direct clashes (defeat to Begato). The Genoa goals came from Ahanor (the only player to have scored in the same year in U17, 18 and Primavera) and Romano in the first half, Carbone and Grossi in the second half.
The Scudetto semi-finalists are Inter and Roma, while the mutual challengers will emerge from the double match Atalanta-Cagliari and Lazio-Genoa: a single match, with extra time but without penalty kicks. Given the call-up of Marco Romano to the national team, Genoa will ask for the postponement of the away match against the Biancocelesti, currently scheduled for 5 June.
The scoreboard of Milan-Genoa 0-4
Markers: 24′ Ahanor, 45’+1 Romano, 68′ Carbone, 77′ Grossi
Milan – 1 Colzani; 2 Parmiggiani, 3 De Bonis, 4 Tezzele (65′ 16 Gualdi), 5 Paloschi, 6 Perera Nirash (65′ 14 Amaral), 7 Di Siena (76′ 17 Manto), 8 Vitali, 9 Martinazzi (83′ 19 Ossola) , 10 Siman (c) (65′ 20 Dotta), 11 Ibrahimovic (83′ 18 Skoczylas). Coach: Terni. Available: 12 Rugginenti, 13 Sandler, 15 Lamorte.
Genoa – 1 Council; 2 Venturino (78′ 14 Bailo), 3 Ahanor (80′ 20 Georgevski), 4 Mavraj, 5 Barbini (89′ 16 Deseri), 6 Barry, 7 Dodde, 8 Grossi, 9 Ekhator (80′ 19 Nuredini), 10 Romano (78′ 18 Lattari), 11 Carbone (78′ 15 Corengia). Coach: Ruotolo. Available: 12 Boschi, 13 Arata, 17 T. Fazio.
Yellow cards: 18′ Di Siena (M), 57′ Perera Nirash (M), 60′ Barry (G), 70′ Parmiggiani (M).
Referees: Davide Cerera from Bergamo, Andrea Mapelli from Treviglio and Pietro Tinelli from Treviglio.
