Primavera: Sampdoria 3-4 Atalanta
Baldo's brace and goals from Fiogbe and Armstrong seal the Nerazzurri's first seasonal win
Coach Bosi's Under-19 side recorded their first win of the 2024/25 Primavera 1 "Trofeo Giacinto Facchietti" season at the C.S. Tre Campanili stadium in Bogliasco as a double from Baldo and goals from Fiogbe and Armstrong helped the Nerazzurri to a 4-3 away win.
Atalanta took the lead after just two minutes when Baldo (pictured on the cover) converted a penalty, but Sampdoria equalised through Ntanda on 23 minutes. After Leonardi's 36th-minute chance for the hosts went wide, the first half ended in a stalemate.
After the restart, the Nerazzurri regained the lead in the 48th minute through Fiogbe, who made no mistake with a one-on-one finish against the Sampdoria goalkeeper. After Leonardi had pulled the Blucerchiati level again ten minutes later, Baldo put Atalanta back in front on 72 minutes and Armstrong made it 4-2 in the 80th minute. The game was far from over, as Sampdoria pulled one back through Leonardi's brace. But the Nerazzurri managed to keep their one-goal lead and ran out 4-3 winners on the road.
SAMPDORIA 3-4 ATALANTA
Scorers: Baldo 2 (A), Ntanda 23 (S), Fiogbe 48 (A), Leonardi 58 (S), Baldo 72 (A), Armstrong 80 (A), Leonardi 90 (S).
Sampdoria: Ceppi, Gioannini, Malanca, Zeqiraj, Ntanda, Leonardi, Valisena (Giolfo 90), Boiro Balde, Forte (Sava 83), Sa Gomes (Bacic 83), Vitale (Patrignani 76). Unused bench: Tomasella, Quochi, Genovese, Ofoma, Casalino, Papasergio, Diagne. Coach: Alessandro Lupi.
Atalanta: Torriani, Gobbo, Riccio, Mencaraglia (Mensah 30), Tavanti, Baldo (Michieletto 83), Bilać (Gezzi 46), Steffanoni, Armstrong, Bonsignori Goggi, Fiogbe (Artesani 83). Unused bench: Sala, Bugli, Simonetto, Martinelli, Isoa, Mungari, Camara. Coach: Giovanni Bosi.
Referee: Leonardo Di Mario from Ciampino (assistant referees Roberto Meraviglia from Pistoia and Filippo Pignatelli from Viareggio).
Notes: Leonardi 47 (S), Steffanoni 53 (A), Zeqiraj 63 (S) booked.