Primavera Sampdoria 1-0 Atalanta
Narrow defeat for the Nerazzurri
On matchday 2 of the 2023-2024 Primavera 1 TIM “Trofeo Giacinto Facchetti” league, Atalanta Under-19s were narrowly defeated by Sampdoria at the "3 Campanili" in Bogliasco.
Atalanta got off to a promising start and had the chance to open the scoring in the 15th minute, as Ghezzi's cross, which was deflected by a Sampdoria defender, forced a corner. The hosts threatened through a free-kick from Uberti but Pardel was right behind it and pulled off a great save to take the shot out of the top corner. Three minutes later, the Atalanta goalkeeper dived to block Valisena's finish from the edge of the box and after a Bonanomi left-foot shot that skimmed the post on 36 minutes, the shot-stopper was not done yet, as he also parried a Sampdoria penalty, taken by Polli, in the 40th minute.
The second half saw a Manzoni goal ruled out for offside on 49 minutes, after which Sampdoria took the lead on 52 minutes through Alesi with a solo play. The Nerazzurri tried to turn the game around without luck as Vlahović was blocked by the Sampdoria defenders on 63 minutes and Manzoni's shot was saved by Tantalocchi, meaning Atalanta came off worse from Bogliasco.
SAMPDORIA 1-0 ATALANTA
Scorers: Alesi 52 (S).
Sampdoria: Tantalocchi, Valisena, Uberti (Djalti 65), Ntanda (Sava 88), Costantino, Chilafi, Lotjonen, Alesi (Pozzato 77), Polli (Sa Gomes 77), Porzi (Porcu 77), Langella. Bench: Gentile, Pellizzaro, Pozzato, D'Amore, Ovalle, Kasza, Georgiadis. Coach: David Sassarini.
Atalanta: Pardel, Comi, Ghezzi, Riccio (Obrić 72), Vlahović, Armstrong (Simonetto 72), Fiogbe, Guerini, Bonanomi (Ragnoli Galli 72), Martinelli (Vavassori 60), Gariani (Manzoni 46). Bench: Illipronti, Torriani, Chiggiato, Jonsson, Orlando, Arrigoni. Coach: Giovanni Bosi.
Referee: Dario Madonia from Palermo (assistant referees: Francesco Tagliaferri from Faenza and Gianluca Scardovi from Imola).
Notes: Pardel (A) saved a Polli (S) penalty on 40 minutes; Gariani (A), Alesi (S), Simonetto (A) and Sa Gomes (S) booked.