LONDON – Inter Primavera produced a magnificent performance this evening in the NextGen Series semi-final to dispatch Marseille: 2-0 the final scoreline. Andrea Stramaccioni's lads got themselves on track almost instantly when Lorenzo Crisetig curled in a brilliant free kick with just a minute on the clock. Shortly before half time the Nerazzurri doubled their lead as Bessa was played in down the left at the end of a neatly worked team move; his cutback found Samuele Longo charging into the six-yard box for a simple finish. The second half was mostly one-way traffic with Marseille seemingly impotent and failing to test Di Gennaro in the Inter goal until the 86th minute, when the Nerazzurri keeper was alert to keep out Bonelli's shot on the turn.
The win means Stramaccioni's Primavera side are through to the final: on Sunday 25 March they will vie with Ajax to be crowned the inaugural winners of this European youth tournament. Kick-off is at 14:30 CET (13:30 local time) and you can watch the match live on Inter Channel and inter.it.
Inter 2-0 Marseille (HT: 2-0)
Scorers: Crisetig 1, Longo 41.
Inter (4-2-3-1): 1 Di Gennaro; 2 Pecorini, 5 Kysela, 4 Spendlhofer, 3 M'Baye; 8 Crisetig, 6 Duncan; 7 Romanò, 10 Bessa (14 Alborno 86), 9 Longo; 11 Livaja (18 Forte 79).
Unused subs: 12 Sala, 13 Giannetti, 15 Benassi, 16 Terrani, 17 Falasca.
Coach: Stramaccioni.
Marseille (4-4-2): 1 Sy; 5 Lovinsky, 2 Charles (12 Bonelli 79), 4 Aloe, 3 Andonian; 7 Cesarini (14 Loiacono 56), 8 Moulet, 6 Bangoura, 11 Pommier (13 Jobello 45); 9 Anani, 10 Santiago.
Unused subs: 12 Bonelli, 15 Kouoh, 16 Fabri, 17 Agosta, 18 Abergel.
Coach: Cassini.
Referee: Devis (London)
Booked: Livaja 39; Longo 76; Aloe 89.
