Primavera, Atalanta 1-1 Cesena
Baldo on target from the spot
As the 2024-2025 Primavera 1 "Trofeo Giacinto Facchetti" league MD8 game against Cesena culminated in a 1-1 draw, coach Bosi's Nerazzurri walked off the Carillo Pesenti Pigna stadium with a point in hand.
Off to a great start, the Nerazzurri threatened first with a host of ranged chances from outside the box starting off from Mencaraglia on 6 minutes, briefly followed by Bonanomi in the 15th. Unfortunately, neither chance proved itself conducive. Despite Atalanta being on top of the game and racking up chances throughout the first half, Cesena took the lead in the 27th by capitalizing on a slip-up from the hosts in the build-up through Coveri, who nodded in the cross from point-blank range. While coach Bosi's lads' retaliation came at the threshold of halftime, the Nerazzurri couldn't level the score on time. Halftime broke in Alzano with the visitors 0-1 up after a minute of extra time.
Atalanta opened the second half on the offensive, first with Artesani on 50 minutes before Baldo earned himself a penalty kick after pre-empting Gallea. Relentless from the spot, the black-and-blue number 21 levelled the scoring on 57 minutes. Despite both teams going all out for the win, the 1-1 stalemate reigned supreme at the Carillo Pesenti Pigna stadium after four minutes of extra time.
ATALANTA 1-1 CESENA
Scorers: Coveri 27 (C), Baldo 57 (A).
Atalanta: Pardel, Gobbo, Simonetto, Ghezzi (Capac 46, Camara 82), Bonanomi, Mencaraglia (Tavanti 69), Mensah (Finazzi 69), Baldo, Artesani, Bilać, Idele (Armstrong 46). Unused subs: Zanchi, Sala, Asiatico, Mungari, Arrigoni, Michieletto. Coach: Giovanni Bosi.
Cesena: Veliaj, Valentini, Castorri, Perini (Wade 79), Coveri (Tosku 79), Ronchetti, Arpino (Ghinelli 69), Pitti, Manetti (Domeniconi 84), Zamagni, Gallea. Unused subs: Montal, Tampieri, Valmori, Lontani, Cavaliere, Dolce, Abbondanza. Coach: Nicola Campedelli.
Referee: Mattia Drigo from Portogruaro (assistant referees: Nicola Di Meo from Nichelino and Vincenzo Russo from Nichelino).
Notes: Ghezzi (A), Perini (C), Arpino (C), Valentini (C), Wade (C) and Simonetto (A) booked.
Atalanta scorer Baldo pictured on the cover