The bianconeri first in the group, the baby Goddess closes the first three games with a single victory. Well Empoli, ahead in the Youth Path
A victory and a defeat for the two Italians involved in the Youth League on Wednesday, Juventus and Atalanta. While Empoli, competing in the Champions Path, is already in the second round.
ZENIT-JUVE 0-2
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Another step forward in the Youth League group standings for Juve Primavera. Not a downhill race, despite Mulazzi’s goal in the very first dangerous action of the match, after two minutes of play: left-handed diagonal at the corner of the posts, impregnable for the opposing goalkeeper. A eurogol. The advantage of the Juventus right winger perhaps deceives Bonatti’s boys, who risk a lot in a couple of circumstances: first Marianov does not take advantage of a mistake by Senko in the construction phase, then Zigangirov hits the crossbar in full on a short defense rebound Juventus. At the quarter of an hour, Soulé picks up the pace and misses the door. Turicchia and Chibozo also try, while Kuznetsov still warms Senko’s hands (weak conclusion). Juve’s goalkeeper decisive once again on Marianov, even if the most tempting opportunity before the interval happens on the opposite front on Nzouango’s head, on the development of a corner kick: ball on the outside of the net. That the match is not over is shown by the opportunities on both sides at the beginning of the second half. Kasimov responds to Soulé’s attempt, finding Senko on a day of grace: double rejected on the attempts of the Zenit attacker from close range. Super intervention by the Juventus defender even later, on the shot of the newly entered Rodionov: the deviation on the crossbar saves the result even in this circumstance. The bianconeri are still around in Soulé, close to the target on a free kick from a good position. The match changes Bonatti by inserting Turco from the bench, who at the first pressing on the Russian defense wins the ball and bags the doubling of Juve behind the goalkeeper. Belokhonov could still keep Zenit’s hopes alight, the usual Senko puts a patch on Nzouango’s marking error. While Chibozo misses the opportunity of 3-0, but for the merits to be given to Zenit it would have been too much
MANCHESTER UNITED-ATALANTA 4-2
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Atalanta had the illusion of being able to return from Manchester with at least one point: Brambilla’s team, however, lost 4-2 at the Leigh Sports Village and reached the half-round mark of the Youth League with one victory and two defeats. The Nerazzurri had taken the lead with the captain (and over the top) Simone Panada; the goal conceded, however, had the effect of waking up United, who scored three times in 10 minutes with Iqbal, Hugill and Garnacho. Atalanta, in the final of the first half, had four occasions to close the gap with Oliveri, Giovane, Renault and Sidibe, but especially on the last two the interventions of the Czech goalkeeper Vitek were decisive. A chance on each side also at the opening of the second half: the first for the Red Devils with Hugill, the second for Atalanta with Renault, but in the 63rd minute Neil Wood’s team virtually closed the game with Forson. In injury time, De Nipoti’s final 4-2 left. Atalanta Primavera, as well as the first team, will face both Villarreal and United, their previous opponents, at home in the last three days. But to get through the round – the first goes directly to the second round, the second plays a tie with the winners of the national champions path – half a company is needed. At the moment the Dea is third in group F with 3 points, 4 behind the Spaniards first in the standings and 3 from the British second.
BRAVO EMPOLI
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Empoli Primavera, reigning Italian champion, reaches the second round of the Youth League in the Champions Path. After the success of the first leg for 2-1, the 1-1 draw of Castellani against Domzale is enough for the young Tuscans, with the decisive equal signed by Asllani from the spot in the recovery of the first half. In the second round Empoli will face the same age of the Red Star: a place in the play-offs with the runners-up in the groups is up for grabs.
October 20 – 10:49 pm
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