CASELLE DI SOMMACAMPAGNA - In action today at the Comunale di Caselle di Sommacampagna, Inter today picked up a vital set of three points. Despite Chievo initially taking the lead during the first half, the Nerazzurri completed a dramatic second-half comeback thanks to goals from Gavioli and Gianelli. The latter’s effort was what proved decisive, as he struck in the last minute to snatch the win. Vladan Dekic also played a crucial role as he saved a penalty from Juwara. This latest result now moves Inter up to 56 points in the league standings, currently with a nine-point gap over third.
After the Gialloblu’s initial forays forward, the Interista U19s soon battled back with Schirò testing Bragantini in the 15th minute. It was an extremely intriguing encounter, as the Nerazzurri controlled the majority of possession, while Chievo threatened on the counter. It was from this kind of move that the Gialloblu opened the scoring in the 38th minute, as D’Amico fired a right-footed effort past Dekic.
Following the interval, it took just 44 seconds for the Nerazzurri to get back level – Gaviolo the man with the equaliser. Not long after Eddie Salcedo missed two great opportunities to take the lead, while Rovaglia then missed the target for Chievo. Another crucial episode came in the 80th minute, with Dekic turning into Superman to keep out Juwara from the penalty spot.
As the game neared the final whistle, there was still time for one last chance – and so came the game’s decisive goal. Gianelli scored for Inter and helped them snatch a last-gasp 2-1 win, pushing them one step closer to the Final Four.
CHIEVOVERONA 1-2 INTER
Goalscorers: 38' D'Amico, 46' Gavioli, 94' Gianelli
CHIEVOVERONA: 1 Bragantini; 2 Pavlev (87' Tuzzo 18), 3 Enyan (69' Martires 15), 4 Pina Nunes, 5 Kaleba, 6 Soragna, 7 Juwara, 8 Zuelli, 9 Rovaglia, 10 D'Amico, 11 Bertagnoli (87' Corti 16)
Subs: 12 Malaguti, 13 Salvaterra, 14 Raffa, 17 Metlika, 19 Rossi, 20 Priore
Coach: Paolo Mandelli
INTER: 1 Dekic; 2 Zappa, 4 Ntube, 6 Rizzo, 3 Corrado; 8 Gavioli (68' Gianelli 17), 5 Pompetti (78' Burgio 22), 7 Roric; 10 Schirò; 9 Salcedo (69' Vergani 23), 11 Colidio (78' Mulattieri 19 -- 92' Demirovic 20)
Subs: 12 Pozzer, 21 Milani, 13 Grassini, 14 Van Den Eynden, 15 Serpe, 16 Colombini, 18 Attys
Coach: Armando Madonna
Bookings: Pina Nunes (80'), Rizzo (84'), Pompetti (95')
Added time: 0' - 4'
Referee: Zufferli (Udine)
Assistants: Yoshikawa and Rinaldi (Roma 1)
