On matchday 28 of the 2021-2022 Primavera 1 TIMVISION “Trofeo Giacinto Facchetti” championship, coach Brambilla’s Atalanta U19s win 3-2 over Empoli at the Bortolotti Training Centre in Zingonia and claim their fourth victory in a row in the league, which is the fifth one including the cup.

The game immediately went downhill as Cisse scored the opener on 11 minutes by getting the touch and beating the goalkeeper. Giovane doubled Atalanta’s lead in the 17th minute with a splendid solo effort, as he cut inside and smashed a right-footed shot home. Ceresoli made it 3-0 in the 28th minute, as he dribbled past a few defenders and fired in a right-foot strike from the edge of the box. Just before half-time, Sassi had to parry Baldanzi’s close-range shot with his foot. It was Baldanzi himself to pull one back on 62 minutes with an angled drive, and he also made it 3-2 in the 75th minute with a right-foot shot into the far bottom corner. Empoli pushed hard in the final minutes looking for an equaliser, but Sassi secured the victory with a couple of decisive saves, especially one on a close-range finish in the melee.

ATALANTA 3-2 EMPOLI

Scorers: Cisse 11 (A), Giovane 17 (A), Ceresoli 28 (A), Baldanzi 62, 75 (E)

Atalanta: Sassi, Ceresoli, Zuccon, Renault (Bernasconi 46), Sidibe, Cisse (Pagani 80), Oliveri, Panada (Chiwisa 68), Regonesi, Berto, Giovane (Del Lungo 80). Unused bench: Bertini, Hecko, Fisic, Omar. Coach: Massimo Brambilla.

Empoli: Biagini, Rizza, Degli Innocenti, Pezzola, Rossi (Renzi 46), Baldanzi, Evangelisti (Magazzu 46), Guarino, Boli (Peralta 86), Kaczmarski (Barsi 46), Lozza (Fini 46). Unused bench: Fantoni, Heimisson, Ignacchiti, El Biache, Filì, Bonassi, Dragoner. Coach: Antonio Buscè.

Referee: Eugenio Scarpa from Collegno (assistants Gianluca Zanellati from Seregno and Emanuele Spagnolo from Reggio Emilia).

Notes: Berto (A), Panada (A), Giovane (A), Degli Innocenti (E) booked.