The Under-18 red and blue team secured a pass to the play-offs, which put the category championship at stake. The 4-0 win over Sampdoria at the Crai Sport Center on the last day of the regular season was decisive. The match was without history, with Bellucci’s team leading by three goals after just over twenty minutes. At the start of the second half, the fourth goal also arrived, which closed the account once and for all. In the end, big celebrations with the news of qualification for the second phase, thanks to the failure of Milan and Parma to win.
In the quarter-finals, Cagliari will take on Atalanta on Wednesday 5 June in a one-off match (3pm at the Centro Sportivo ‘Bortolotti’ – Atalanta Center). In the event of a draw at the end of extra time, the Orobici would go through because of the best placement in the regular season.
SCOREBOARD
CAGLIARI-SAMPDORIA 4-0
CAGLIARI: Sarno; Piseddu (82′ Lorenzo), Mellino; Russo, Collu (82′ Storri), Cogoni (82′ Volpe); Asproni, Malfitano (75′ Lai), Konate (75′ Batricevic), Simonetta (66′ Mereu), Trepy (75′ Saba) – A disposizione Renna, Boi – All.: Bellucci.
SAMPDORIA: Vasic (72′ Parodi); Cavallaro, Carlini (46′ Camiciottoli); Casalino, Freccero, Melani; Sava (65′ Sinatra), Islam (72′ Papasergio), Panariello, Giolfo (72′ Vitali), Balzano (65′ Recagno) – All.: Clay.
REFEREE: Pani di Sassari.
GOALS: 1′ Trepy, 14′ Simonetta, 22′ Konate, 53′ Russo.