Salernitana 1-0 Atalanta U23s

Atalanta U23s came off worse in the rescheduled Matchday 3 fixture as hosts Salernitana claimed a 1-0 victory at the Arechi Stadium.

The first two chances of the game fell to the Maroon side: just 4 minutes in, Inglese neared the breakthrough with a curling effort that whistled past the far post before Villa's ranged attempt got tipped behind for a corner by Vismara three minutes later.

At the other end, the U23s responded with a huge chance on 10 minutes: Papadopoulos pulled the trigger, unleashing a powerful left-footer from outside the box, forcing a save, with Vavassori pouncing on the rebound and smashing it off the post. In the follow-up, Misitano had his effort blocked by Donnarumma. At the 35th minute, Misitano was once again in the spotlight: as Pounga set him up with a long ball from defense, the striker tried a delicate lob over the keeper, but it just went wide.

In the second half, Salernitana took the lead in the 60th minute with a left-footed volley from Ferraris. Atalanta came close to equalising in the 69th: Lonardo held up the ball and then laid it off for Vavassori, whose header was saved by the opposing keeper. On the ensuing play, Pounga delivered a pinpoint cross into the box, where Comi nodded the ball just wide of the target. In the 76th minute, Vismara pulled off a brilliant save to deny Inglese from close range. Just a minute later, following a corner, Lonardo flicked the ball on with his heel, and Guerini was inches away from turning it into the net. At the 89th minute, Vismara prevented a second goal with another great save.

SALERNITANA 1-0 ATALANTA U23s

Scorers: Ferraris 60 (S)

Salernitana: Donnarumma, Capomaggio, Inglese (C), Villa, Knezovic (De Boer 72), Golemic, Ferraris (Achik 72), Quirini (Tascone 54), Matino (Frascatore 54), Ubani (Coppolaro 66), Cabianca. Unused bench: Brancolini, Varone, Ferrari, Anastasio, Iervolino, Di Vico, Boncori. Coach: Raffaele Addamo Giuseppe.

Atalanta U23: Vismara, Simonetto, Berto (C), Comi, Pounga, Misitano (Cissè 73), Guerini (Plaia 80), Riccio (Levak 73), Idele (Manzoni 46), Papadopoulos (Lonardo 58), Vavassori. Unused bench: Torriani, Sassi, Plaia, Cortinovis, Tornaghi, Ghislandi, Navarro, Colombo, Bergonzi. Coach: Salvatore Bocchetti.

Referee: Valerio Pezzopane from L'Aquila;
Assistant referees: Rodolfo Spataro and Luca Marucci from Rossano;
Fourth Official: Domenico Castellone from Napoli;
FVS Operator: Domenico Russo from Torre Annunziata.

Notes: Idele (A), Comi (A) booked. Total attendance: 10,903.