Primavera: Hellas Verona 2-1 Atalanta
Ibrahima Camara scored his first goal for the Primavera
At Aldo Olivieri Stadium, in the 20th round of the 2025-26 Primavera 1 Championship “Trofeo Giacinto Facchetti" Hellas Verona edged out Atalanta 2-1.
The Nerazzurri had a difficult start, falling behind after just 2 minutes when Vermesan’s shot was deflected by the defense at the far post. Despite their early setback, Baldo and his teammates tried to respond, but Verona doubled their lead in the 13th minute with a powerful long-range strike from De Battisti. The Nerazzurri continued to press before halftime, with Baldo’s effort in the box narrowly missing the post and Camara’s attempt from the left going wide. At the break, the home side led 2-0.
In the second half, Nerazzurri pulled one back in the 62nd minute as Ibrahima Camara finished off a precise cross from Marrone. Five minutes from time, Verona nearly extended their lead with Casagrande’s long-range effort, but it went wide. In the final minutes, Bosi’s team pushed hard for an equalizer, creating several chances, yet Hells Verona held on to claim a 2-1 win in the opening match of the second half of the season.
HELLAS VERONA 2-1 ATALANTA
Scorers: Vermesan 2 (HV), De Battisti 13 (HV), I. Camara 62 (A).
Hellas Verona: Castagnini, Popovic, Szimionas, Vermesan, De Battisti, De Rossi (Garofalo 65), Feola, Akalé (Casagrande 80), Yildiz, Mussola (Fabbri 69), Peci (Martini 80). A disposizione: Tommasi, Raccanello, Zanin, Stella, Cavazza, Moisa. Allenatore: Paolo Sammarco.
Atalanta: Zanchi, Gobbo, Maffessoli, Mencaraglia, Artesani, Baldo (Bono 71), Parmiggiani, Valdivia (Colombo 80), Aliprandi (I. Camara 46), Percassi (Marrone 59), H. Camara (Olijars 59). Left on the bench: Barbieri, Anelli, Rinaldi, Curcio, Orlacchio. Coach: Giovanni Bosi.
Referee: Andrea Mazzer from Conegliano (assistants Andrea Galluzzo from Locri and Michele Rispoli from Locri).
Notes: Bosi (A), Akalé (HV), Feola (HV) booked.
Maffessoli features in the cover picture