Primavera Frosinone 1-3 Atalanta
Vavassori's brace and a Capac goal proved decisive
Matchday 15 of the 2023-2024 Primavera 1 TIM "Trofeo Giacinto Facchetti” league saw Giovanni Bosi's Atalanta Under-19 side come from behind to defeat Frosinone by 3-1 at the 'Città dello Sport' stadium in Ferentino to head into the Christmas break unbeaten.
The hosts got off to a bright start, with Mezsargs threatening early only to be denied by Pardel. After Obrić charged down two efforts and Boccia and Dixon fired over minutes later, Frosinone took the lead on 27 minutes through Boccia. The Nerazzurri fought back immediately, as Vavassori tried his luck, Bonanomi's shot went wide and Vlahović could not steer his attempt goalwards on the stroke of half-time.
Coach Bosi made three changes for the second half and the Nerazzurri pushed hard in search of an equaliser. After Castiello found Vavassori, whose 59th-minute effort was beaten away by the goalkeeper, Vavassori got Atalanta back on level terms in the 62nd minute, assisted by Manzoni. Vlahović came close to giving Bosi's side the lead but was denied by the on-rushing goalkeeper on 68 minutes, and then fired over in the 76th minute. Frosinone came close to restoring their lead three minutes later but Pardel did well to thwart Cichero. Vavassori then turned the game around in the 81st minute, making it 1-2 as he hit a brace before Pardel made a fine save from Boccia's free-kick in the final minutes and Capac headed home his first Atalanta goal, converting Vavassori's delivery, on 94 minutes.
FROSINONE 1-3 ATALANTA
Scorers: Boccia 21 (F), Vavassori 62, 81 (A), Capac 94 (A).
Frosinone: Avella, R. Romano (Molignano 82), Stefanelli, Severino, Mezsargs (Cichero 59), Ferizaj, Dixon, Boccia, Giunashvili, Paura, Amerighi (Shkambaj 77). Unused bench: T. Romano, Lagonigro, Voncina, Rocci, Aromatico, Fiorito, Rizzo. Coach: Angelo Gregucci.
Atalanta: Pardel, Obrić (Tornaghi 46), Comi, Ghezzi (Capac 74), Manzoni, Vlahović (Tavanti 84), Vavassori, Guerini, Bonanomi (Castiello 46), Martinelli (Armstrong 46), Colombo. Unused bench: Sala, Torriani, Bordiga, Fiogbe, Parilla, Jonsson. Coach: Giovanni Bosi.
Referee: Maria Marotta from Sapri (assistant referees Marco Cerilli from Latina and Giorgio Ermanno Minafra from Roma 2).
Notes: Obrić (A) and Stefanelli (F) booked.