VIAREGGIO – Stefano Vecchi’s Inter Primavera side are out of the Viareggio Cup after a 3-2 defeat by Palermo on Monday afternoon.
It was a nightmare start for the Nerazzurri as Palermo raced into a 2-0 lead inside five minutes, Maddaloni volleying home from a corner in the third minute before La Gumina converted from the penalty spot two minutes later. And there was further misery in the 17th minute as La Gumina fired a free-kick into the back of the Inter net for 3-0.
Vecchi rang the changes, with Bakayoko and Pinamonti coming on for Cagnano and Carraro on 21 minutes, and the Primavera pulled one back in the 36th minute as Gyamfi pounced on a rebound to make it 3-1.
The comeback looked to be on four minutes after the restart as Correia headed home another rebound to drag Inter to within a goal of parity, but there was to be no reprieve and the final whistle brought the Primavera’s cup defence to an end.
INTER 2-3 PALERMO (HT: 1-3)
Scorers: Maddaloni 3, La Gumina pen. 5, 17, Gyamfi 36, Correia 44.
INTER: 1 Radu; 2 Gyamfi, 5 Gravillon, 6 Della Giovanna, 23 Cagnano (Pinamonti 21); 16 De Micheli (Zonta HT), 15 Carraro (Bakayoko 21), 8 Bonetto; 11 Kouame (Rapaic HT), 9 Correia (Appiah 70), 10 Baldini (Sobacchi 70).
Subs not used: 12 Pissardo, 21 Di Gregorio, 13 Mattioli, 18 Vanheusden, 25 Lombardoni.
Coach: Stefano Vecchi.
PALERMO: 1 Marson; 2 Punzi, 3 Maddaloni, 4 Tafa; 24 Dalia, 23 Costantino, 17 Ferchichi, 21 Santoro (Pane 70), 6 Giuliano; 20 La Gumina (Plescia 78), 10 Lo Faso (Bonfiglio 73).
Subs not used: 12 Di Cara, 22 Di Franco, 5 Toscano, 7 Grillo, 8 Palmisano, 16 Gattabria, 18 Tramonte, 19 Maniscalchi, 25 Formisano.
Coach: Giovanni Bosi.
Yellow cards: Santoro 7, Ferchichi 22, Giuliano 50, Gyamfi 64, Rapaic 67, Bonetto 80+2.
Red cards: Sobacchi 77.
Added time: 1 + 3 minutes.
Referee: Alessandro Prontera (Bologna).
Assistants: Rossini, Badoer.
