PAGANICO - Stefano Vecchi's Primavera have made it to the semi-finals of the 68th Viareggio Cup thanks to a 2-0 win over Fiorentina.
68^ Coppa Carnevale Viareggio
Fiorentina 0-2 Inter Video Highlights (YOU MUST LOG-IN TO PLAY VIDEO)
The Nerazzurri will face Palermo on Monday for a place in the final, after the Sicilian outfit overcame Virtus Entella.
Inter were on top in the first half and created a couple of good chances, as well as having a decent penalty shout for handball turned down. Nevertheless, both teams went into the changing rooms at half-time with the scoreline unchanged at 0-0.
The second half was an evenly matched affair until Vecchi rang the changes fifteen minutes in, throwing on Mattia Bonetto, Axel Bakayoko and Jose Correia in search of a winner. It proved to be the perfect decision as Correia set the ball up beautifully for Loris Zonta to strike home from the edge of the area in the 62nd minute.
Correia was on fire and in the 72nd minute he stung the Viola defence again, breaking free on goal and slotting past the keeper to double Inter's advantage.
With a two-goal cushion, Inter saw the remaining minutes out and gained passage into the last-four.
INTER 2-0 FIORENTINA (HT: 0-0)
Scorers: Zonta 62, Correia 72
INTER: 1 Radu; 2 Gyamfi (13 Mattioli, 80), 5 Gravillon, 6 Della Giovanna, 3 Sobacchi (23 Cagnano, 77); 7 Zonta, 14 Gnoukouri, 16 De Micheli (8 Bonetto, 55); 11 Kouame (17 Bakayoko, 55), 24 Pinamonti (9 Correia, 55), 10 Baldini (22 Appiah, 77).
Subs not used: 12 Pissardo, 21 Di Gregorio, 13 Mattioli, 15 Carraro, 18 Vanheusden, 19 Rapaic, 25 Lombardoni, 26 Chiarion.
Coach: Stefano Vecchi.
FIORENTINA: 1 Satalino; 19 Boccardi, 4 Gigli, 16 Baroni (2 Sanna, 73), 3 Ranieri; 18 Valencic (24 Caso, 73), 8 Bitunjac (20 Trovato, 62), 6 Diakhate; 21 Castrovilli, 17 Akammadu (9 Mlakar, 58), 10 Bangu.
Subs not used: 12 Cerofolini, 22 Makarov, 5 Mosti, 11 Maistro, 13 Choe, 14 Masiero, 15 Diallò, 23 Benedetti.
Coach: Federico Guidi.
Yellow cards: Bangu 48 and Bitunjac 57.
Injury time: 0+4 minutes.
Referee: Fourneau.
Assistants: Asante and Notarangelo.
