9 goals, thrilling extra time and a surprise ending: it’s the craziest semi-final of the year

One more way absurd to start the 2024 edition of National Finals it was not at all imaginable. Inter-Genoa it is the opening race of the event which, in Marcheshowcases the best of youth football Italian. And, after 120 minutes of madness, it is also the race that automatically becomes one of the semi-finals most incredible ever. With Inter leading by two goals at half-time 3-1 gained thanks to goals from Venturini, Lavelli, De Pieri and Deseri’s momentary 1-1, and with Genoa making up for it first in the second half with Ekhator and then with Lattari, when all seems lost. The 3-3 in the 90th minute he sends the match to extra time, and the challenge takes off further. In extra-time – with the Grifone forced to win to go through – in fact everything happens: the goal of Venturino which is worth the rossoblù overtaking, the expulsion of Lattari, the goal from 30 meters by Spinach which explodes the Inter world, the expulsion of Spinaccè himself (to which will then be added the red cards for Carbone from the bench and for the director Cuccubita), and finally the goal of Arata to put an end to the best 120 minutes of the entire season. Genoa goes to the final. Tuesday, at the Del Conero in Ancona, waiting for the boys Gennaro Ruotolo there will be Romewho beat Atalanta in the other semi-final and are now dreaming of a third Scudetto consecutive class of 2006.