Primavera: Sassuolo 1-1 Atalanta
Baldo on target for the Nerazzurri
After advancing in the Coppa Italia Primavera, the Nerazzurri earned a point on the road against Sassuolo in Matchday 25 of the Primavera 1 "Trofeo Giacinto Facchetti", with the game ending 1-1.
The hosts started brightly, with Amendola curling a shot from outside the box that Anelli had to tip over in a diving save. Sassuolo then opened the scoring in the 20th minute, as Campani finished off a smart run behind the defence down the right flank. Four minutes later, Atalanta nearly equalised with a double chance: Bonanomi’s shot from close range struck the post, and Mencaraglia’s follow-up was blocked by Sassuolo’s defence. Around the half-hour mark, Mouisse went close for Atalanta, but his strike was straight at Guri. The first half ended with the home side leading 1–0.
Atalanta came out strongly after the break. In the 47th minute, Baldo’s angled effort from the right narrowly went wide of the far post. Six minutes later, after an excellent move by Mouisse to shake off a double team in the box, Baldo calmly slotted home from close range to level the score at 1-1.
In the final stages, Atalanta pushed for the winner: Maffessoli headed over from Artesani’s precise flick-on, and in the dying minutes, Bonanomi tried a left-footed shot at the far post following another swift counter-attack from Artesani, but it went wide. The match at Stadio Enzo Ricci finished all square, 1-1.
SASSUOLO 1-1 ATALANTA
Scorers: Campani 20 (S), Baldo 53 (A).
Sassuolo: Guri, Benvenuti, Weiss, Vezzosi, Seminari, Frangella (Cardascio 46), Negri (Gjyla 73), Kulla (Barry 73), Amendola (Daldum 66), Campani, Barani. Left on the bench: Nyarko, Costabile, Tomsa, Appiah, Acatullo, Tampieri, Chiricallo. Coach: Emiliano Bigica.
Atalanta: Anelli, Maffessoli, Ramaj, Mencaraglia (Gobbo 46), Cakolli, Baldo, Parmiggiani (Isoa 78), Belli (Artesani 46), Leandri (Gasparello 46), Mouisse (Arrigoni 87), Bonanomi. Left on the bench: Leto, Mungari, Bono, Aliprandi, Percassi, H. Camara. Coach: Giovanni Bosi.
Referee: Erminio Cerbasi from Arezzo (assistants Roberto Meraviglia from Pistoia and Filippo Pignatelli from Viareggio).
Notes: Gasparello (A), Amendola (S), Barani (A) and Weiss (A) booked.
Baldo features in the thumbnail photo.