Siracusa 3-3 Atalanta U23s 

A six-goal thriller at the De Simone, where Siracusa and Atalanta U23s played out an action-packed 3-3 draw.

In Siracusa, Atalanta U23s struck lightning-quick, taking the lead after just 5 minutes through a towering header from Cassa, who rose above the pack to net his first goal of the season. The home side hit back straight away, and in the 15th minute Di Paolo drew them level, cutting inside the box onto his left and slotting it home. Just seven minutes later, Siracusa completed the turnaround with Cancellieri, cacthing Pardel off-guard with a ranged left-footer. The Nerazzurri tried to respond and carved out a big chance in the 22nd minute through Cissé, who beat the keeper but dragged his shot, allowing Pacciardi to clear off the line. As the first half drew to a close, Atalanta U23s came close again, first through Levak with a header, and then Vavassori with a long-range effort that just missed the target.

The Nerazzurri refused to throw in the towel and, in the 57th minute, clawed their way back to 2–2: from a Cissé free-kick, Ghislandi reacted quickest to the keeper’s rebound and nodded home from close range. Siracusa’s response was swift, and just minutes later Di Paolo struck again to restore the lead, completing his brace with a slick move in the box and a thunderous finish smashed in under the crossbar. But Atalanta U23s weren’t done yet. In the 74th minute they pulled level once more: Cassa carved out space with a brilliant solo run before teeing up Levak, who made no mistake from point-blank range to make it 3-3.

SIRACUSA 3-3 ATALANTA U23s

Scorers: Cassa 5 (A), Di Paolo 15, 64 (S), Cancellieri 22 (S), Ghislandi 57 (A), Levak 74 (A)

Siracusa: Farroni, Cancellieri, Pacciardi, Arditi, Riccardi (Sbaffo 90), Valente (C), Gudelevicius, Marafini, Frisenna (Limonelli 81), Iob (Puzone 76), Di Paolo (Contini 81). Unused Bench: Sylla, Pannitteri, Candiano, Capomaggio, Contaldo, Bonacchi, Simonetta, Zanini. Coach: Marco Turati.

Atalanta U23s: Pardel, Plaia, Berto, Panada (C) (Riccio 80), Cassa (Bonanomi 90), Cissè (Misitano 67), Obrić, Ghislandi, Steffanoni (Idele 67), Levak, Vavassori (Manzoni 80). Unused Bench: Zanchi, Cecchini, Pounga, Guerini, Bergonzi, Mencaraglia. Coach: Luigi Pagliuca.

Referee: Valerio Vogliacco from Bari;
Assistant Referees: Thomas Storgato from Castelfranco Veneto and Davide Fenzi from Treviso;
Fourth Official: Alfredo Iannello from Messina;
FVS Operator: Manfredi Scribani from Agrigento.

Notes: Levak (A), Obrić (A), Marafini (S), Arditi (S), Riccardi (S) booked