Champions of Italy: Inter Milan’s U-17s take title

An extra-time goal from Elia Visconti in the 108^th minute pushed the Inter Milan U-17 squad to a 3-2 in over Atalanta in the U-17 championship at Cesena.

It is the 44^th title in the history of the youth academy.

In the 17^th minute, Andrea Adorante put Inter up 1-0 with a strike from outside the 18-yard mark. Atalanta responded in the 30^th minute after Rilind Nivokazi connected on a strike to tie the game.

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Just six minutes later, Inter regained the lead when Adorante notched a brace with a strong finish to put the Nerazzurri up 2-1 at the break.

Eleven minutes into the second half, the Bergamaschi leveled the game when Alessandro Rinaldi — with his back to the goal — took a pass in the box and turned to push the ball into the net.

The teams battled back and forth for the duration of regulation. In the 90^th minute, Davide Bettella had a shot to win the game for Inter, but his blast was stopped by Atalanta goalkeeper Sergej Luca Piccirillo.

It wasn’t until the 108^th minute when Visconti drilled a shot on a breakaway past Piccirillo to win the title — the seventh for Inter’s U-17 squad.

Earlier, Inter’s Primavera and U-18s won titles while the U-15s finished runners-up.

Lineups:

ATALANTA: Piccirillo, Fanti (Vedovati 90), Frana (Brogni 106), Rizzo (Isacco 90), Heidenreich, Cavalli, Peli (Gyabuaa 99), Da Riva, Nivokazi (Louka 78), Kulusevski, Rinaldi.

Subs not used: Gelmi, Kraja, Losa, Cambiaghi.

Coach: Massimo Brambilla.

INTER: Tintori, Lunghi, Rizzo, Bettella, Corrado (Grassini 85), Gavioli (Patacchini 63), Esposito, Visconti, Schirò, Merola, Adorante.

Subs not used: Pozzer, Coltro, El Kassah, Roric, Demirovic, Pelle, Vergani.

Coach: Andrea Zanchetta.

Cautions

Rizzo (ATA) 52’, Cavalli (ATA) 82’, Patacchini (INT) 98’.

Officials

Referee: Daniele De Tommaso.

Assistants: Cristiano and Trillo.

Fourth official: Zuffada.