SASSUOLO - Inter's Primavera side defeated Sassuolo 3-1 today to clinch their place in this season's Final Eight. With five matches of the regular season still to play, the Nerazzurri are already mathematically certain to being involved in the end-of-year Scudetto decider after chalking up their 15th win in 21 games.
Gaston Camara set Stefano Vecchi's side on the way with a first-half penalty, before strikes by José Correia and Italo Santos (on his full debut) in the second period sealed victory for the Under-19s.
Sassuolo 1-3 Inter (HT 0-1)
Scorers: Camara 22 (pen), Correia 55, Sereni 74, Santos 90+2.
Sassuolo: 1 Celeste, 2 Adjapong, 3 Benucci, 4 Mandelli, 5 Serra, 6 Caselli, 7 Lodesan, 8 Alhassan (Rizzuto 66), 9 Souare (Martino 85), 10 Sereni, 11 Maiorano (Kouame 80).
Subs not used: 12 Costa, 13 Gufo, 14 Cavallini, 15 Laruccia, 16 Naji, 18 Franchini, 20 Refolo.
Coach: Paolo Mandelli.
Inter: 1 Costa; 2 Donkor (Gyamfi 17), 5 Sciacca, 6 Santos, 3 Dimarco (Gomes Delgado 27); 4 Bonetto (De Micheli 89), 8 Palazzi, 10 Rocca; 7 Camara, 9 Correia, 11 Baldini.
Subs not used: 12 Radu, 14 Della Giovanna, 15 Yao, 16 Miangue, 19 Ventre, 20 Appiah, 21 Rapaic.
Coach: Stefano Vecchi.
Booked: Alhassan 21, Benucci 54.
Sent off: Vecchi 89.
Added time: 3 + 4 minutes.
Referee: Daniel Amabile (Vicenza).
Assistants: Michieli, Nocenti (Padova).
