MILAN – Inter Primavera rounded off the 2012/13 regular season with a home win over Bologna but will have to go through the play-offs to reach the Final Eight.
Daniele Bernazzani's side went into their Week 26 fixture needing to better AC Milan's result in order to reclaim second place and with it automatic qualification to the June finals.
Niccolò Belloni made sure the Nerazzurri did their bit by grabbing an 64th minute winner at the Centro Sportivo Giacinto Facchetti this afternoon. The 18-year-old forward, who made his first-team debut against Roma on Wednesday, was in the right place at the right time to finish following some fine solo work on the wing by Paramatti.
However, the Rossoneri's victory over Sassuolo means the Nerazzurri Under-19s must navigate their way through the play-offs, starting with a quarter-final fixture against Alberto De Rossi's Roma. The Giallorossi, who qualified as one of the two best fifth-placed teams after losing to Palermo today, will travel to Milan on Saturday 27 April.
Inter 1-0 Bologna (HT: 0-0)
Scorer: Belloni 64.
Inter (4-3-3): 1 Di Gennaro; 2 Bandini, Donkor, 5 Zaro, 3 Paramatti; 6 Cannataro (Mira 76), 8 Olsen (Palazzi 67), 10 Gabbianelli (Terrani 55); 7 Belloni, 9 Colombi, 11 Bocar.
Subs not used: 12 Dalle Vedove, 13 Longo, 14 Businaro, 15 Eguelfi, 17 Mira, 18 Bigotto, 19 Pedrabissi, 21 Smug, 22 Romney.
Coach: Bernazzani.
Bologna (3-5-2): 1 Stojanovic; 2 Ferrari, 6 Natali, 5 Lorenzini; 7 Palomeque, 8 Pescatore, 4 Radakovic, 11 Montorsi (Bergamini 83), 3 Tonelli (Cecconi 70); 9 Veratti, 10 Capello.
Subs not used: 12 Malagoli, 13 Minelli, 14 Dall'Osso, 15 Senese, 16 Marchesi, 17 Pagni, 18 Ciarlariello, 19 Scalini
Coach: Baldini.
Referee: Oliveri.
Booked: Radakovic 30, Tonelli 56, Montorsi 56, Verrati 58, Colombi 81, Donkor 84.
Added time: 1 + 4 minutes.
