Lazio U20 Dominates Albinoleffe U20 with a 3-1 Victory

Primavera 1 | Matchday 2

LAZIO U20 - ALBINOLEFFE U20: 3-1

Saturday, August 29th, 11:00 AM

Mirko Fersini Stadium, Formello (Rome)

LAZIO U20 Starting Lineup: Pannozzo; Ciucci, Galassi, Santagostino, Battisti; Canali, Pernaselci, Trifelli; Serra, Montano, Avram.

Substitutes: D'Alessio, Milillo, Gatt, Zanagari, Stornelli, Boccardelli, Eone, Ferrante, Touray, Mecozzi, Riggi.

Head Coach: Francesco Punzi

ALBINOLEFFE U20 Starting Lineup: Carrara, Brambilla, Rinaldi, Morstabilini, Forattini, Gamba, Pascali, Di Palma, Delcarro, Riboni, Scaldaferri.

Substitutes: Bombassei, Belotti, Ceresoli, Duranti, Esposti, Regonesi, Biffi, Isgro, Montanelli, Minneci, Coseraru.

Head Coach: Massimiliano Maffioletti

Referee: Fabio Rosario Luongo (Naples Section)

Assistant Referees: Alessandro Ceci - Paolo Cozzuto

Goal Scorers: 8' Pernaselci (Lazio), 11' Montano (Lazio), 14' Rinaldi (Albinoleffe), 15' Montano (Lazio)

Yellow Cards: None

Red Cards: None

FIRST HALF

27' - Pannozzo makes a crucial save from a dangerous cross-shot by Gamba from the right. The Lazio goalkeeper parries the ball out for a corner.

25' - Play is halted for the cooling break.

20' - Lazio continues to press, but with a comfortable lead, they ease the tempo.

15' - GOAL! Lazio immediately responds. Santagostino finds Montano in the penalty area, who controls the ball, turns, and finds the bottom corner.

14' - Albinoleffe pulls one back. Gamba receives the ball on the right, crosses into the box, and finds Rinaldi unmarked at the far post. The Lazio defense is caught off guard.

11' - GOAL! Lazio doubles their lead! Montano receives the ball on the right, cuts inside onto his left foot, and shoots towards the far post, beating Carrara.

8' - GOAL! Lazio opens the scoring through Pernaselci. A well-executed corner kick routine sees a cross from the edge of the box find the midfielder open at the far post.

4' - Canali misses a golden opportunity to give Lazio the lead. After being set up in the box, he attempts to find the near post but only hits the side netting.

1' - Lazio starts strong with Serra receiving the ball outside the box and unleashing a right-footed shot that is saved by Carrara.

1' - The referee blows the whistle, and the match between Lazio and Albinoleffe begins.

UPDATE 10:55 AM - The teams have completed their warm-ups. Kick-off is imminent.

UPDATE 10:45 AM - On the eve of the match against Albinoleffe, coach Punzi and player Battisti spoke to Lazio Style Channel.

UPDATE 10:33 AM - Punzi makes only one change to the lineup that faced Lecce in the first league match. Ferrante moves to the bench, with Trifelli starting in his place. Galassi is confirmed in central defense. Ricardo Bordon is still unavailable as he will be called up with the first team for the home match against Genoa.

Good morning from Niccolò Di Leo, and welcome to the live text commentary of Lazio vs. Albinoleffe, a match for the second day of the Primavera 1 championship, scheduled for 11:00 AM at the Mirko Fersini Stadium in Formello. Coach Punzi's team will be looking for another victory after securing one last week against Lecce. The Biancocelesti aim to improve their performance. On the other hand, Albinoleffe is coming off a home defeat against Cagliari and will be seeking their first win of the season.