Lazio youth sector, Sunday’s point: the Under 18s win the play offs. The results of the Biancocelesti’s matches
A day full of joys and sorrows for the three Biancocelesti teams involved in the morning. The Under 18s fly to the playoffs, while the Under 15s and 16s conclude their journey in the round of 16.
Francesco Punzi’s Under 18 team wins the home match against Hellas Verona 2-1. The match at the `La Borghesiana` Sports Center is an uphill battle for the eagles born in 2006. After just 6 turns of the clock, Mister Pagliuca’s boys take the lead thanks to Ogomegbunam’s goal. The Biancocelesti take control of the match and manage to re-establish the balance before returning to the changing rooms, the goal being scored by Di Gianni.
In the second half Lazio continued to create opportunities in front of goal, but only in the 32nd minute did they take the lead with a goal from defender Ercoli. Hellas looks for a draw, but at the final whistle it is Lazio who wins 2 to 1. 90 minutes from the end of the Regular Season, Francesco Punzi’s eagles born in 2006 gain the mathematical certainty of qualifying for the play offs. Lazio currently occupies fourth place in the table, but we have to wait for the results of their opponents to understand the final position.
So bitter in the mouth for Gianluca Procopio’s Under 16 team. Lazio drew the `Green Club` home match against Parma 1-1 and finished the match in the final stages.
The Biancocelesti took the lead in the 27th minute of the first half thanks to the penalty earned and scored by Zangari. Mister Fusaro’s opponents grabbed the equalizer in the first minutes of the second half. The Capitoline players are not up for it and try to find the winning goal, but are not very concrete in the final metres. At the end of the match it was goalkeeper Giardino who made all the Biancocelesti’s dreams vanish as he blocked Reita’s close-range shot to the ground. The final whistle blows Lazio-Parma ends 1-1, thanks to the 2-1 victory in the first leg, the Emilians are the ones who gain the pass for the quarter-finals.
The Under 15s fail to achieve this feat, Mr. Rughetti’s boys draw 1-1, but Genoa advances in the final stages. The Ligurians had the advantage of the narrow victory in the first leg, the Biancocelesti try to reopen the qualification by playing with determination and openly. Mr. Sbravati’s hosts took the lead in the first half. In the second half the eagles born in 2009 put their foot on the accelerator, but only in the final minutes did they manage to equalize the score with the usual Clarizia. Genoa-Lazio ends 1-1, Mr. Rughetti’s Biancocelesti stop in the round of 16. As reported by official club channels.
