One step away from victory. It’s worth saying. Genoa’s Under 15 team came close to beating Palermo by interpreting a difficult match with maturity, which began with a disadvantage after just 7 minutes of play. Cozzolino’s brace (splendid execution from thirty meters on the occasion of the first goal) overturned the score already within the interval but the end of the match, after Pipitò’s equalizer and Genoa’s new lead with Agostino Fazio’s successful strike created by suggestion from Cozzolino, it was daring: the rosanero found the 3-3 with Giarraffa, a goal born in momentary numerical superiority from a cross from the back (very from the back…) by Francesco Balsamo not sufficiently followed by Callierotti.
The return match is scheduled for Sunday, in Genoa: a possible draw even after extra time will favor coach Jacopo Sbravati’s Genoa, who will certainly prepare a non-wait and non-speculative match to reach the Scudetto semi-finals in this amazing year for the rossoblù youth sector.
Palermo-Genoa 3-3 scoreboard (click here for the match live)
Markers: 7′ F. Balsamo (P), 13′ and 33′ Cozzolino (G), 63′ Pipitò (P), 65′ A. Fazio (G), 80’+5 Giarraffa (P).
Palermo – 1 Giacalone; 2 Scelta, 3 Puccio (72′ 19 M. Balsamo), 4 F. Balsamo, 5 Milazzo, 6 Sciortino, 7 Sabella, 8 Vitale (c), 9 Giarraffa, 10 Pipitò, 11 Lentini (62′ 18 La Corte). Coach: Chiappara. Available: 12 Schiera, 13 Vivona, 14 Greco, 15 Ruvolo, 16 Aurilio, 17 Pizzitola, 20 Ingrassia.
Genoa – 1 Ribs; 2 Mandirola, 3 Savona, 4 A. Fazio, 5 Saladino, 6 Scaccianoce (52′ 15 Aracri), 7 Lombards (78′ 14 Callierotti), 8 Brizzolari, 9 Cozzolino (78′ 19 Botto), 10 Consuls (52′ 20 Lleshi), 11 Aresini. Coach: Hurry up. Available: 12 Romeo, 13 Pagano, 16 Ndreu, 17 Qosda, 18 Costantino.
Warnings: Brizzolari, Scaccianoce, Cozzolino.
