ZINGONIA - Having got past Napoli, last year’s title winners,
Sergio Zanetti’s Inter side have beaten Atalanta in the final over two
legs. The home leg finished 3-0 at the Centro Sportivo Giacinto
Facchetti, while the Nerazzurri won today’s second leg 4-3 after a crazy and emotional
game, complete with a goalfest in the second half (6 of the 7 goals were
scored in the second period). Inter therefore win the Juniores Berretti
title for the fourth time.

The text commentary

FIRST HALF

1 – The home side kick off

2 – Dalle Vedove is quickly off his line to thwart Intrieri following Agazzi’s pass

3 – Atalanta start the game very positively

5 – Garritano releases Belloni, who spreads it wide to M’Baye on
the flank. His cross is chested back calmly by Djibo to Zanotti

8 – Gabbianelli takes the game’s first corner but the home defence clear

10 – The side from Bergamo win a free-kick. Benassi is forced to
concede a foul in midfield. Agazzi dinks it in towards the big men but
the ball goes astray

11 – Inter go again and begin to test Zanotti

14 – A good chance for the hosts. Praprotnik combines with Agazzi,
but the former’s shoot goes wide of Dalle Vedove’s right hand post

16 – Second corner for the Nerazzurri. Garritano plays it short and
gets the return before weaving his way into the box but the chance goes begging

20 – Praprotnik goes for goal from the edge of the box but his shot is weak and off target

23 – First corner for Atalanta. M’Baye heads clear at the near
post, Djibo hits the rebound and Dalle Vedove turns it away for a corner

24 – Agazzi takes the corner before a goalmouth scramble ensues. Tonon’s strike goes over the bar

27 – Guglielmotti brings down Intrieri on the edge of the box,
Agazzi strikes the ball but his shot is way off target

30 – D’Amico is rightly awarded a yellow card for his foul on Garritano

34 – Third corner for Atalanta sees the ball leave the penalty
area. Djibo shoots and the ball finds Marcarini on the six-yard line who
smashes the ball past the helpless Dalle Vedove

35 – Third corner for Inter, Terrani is found by M’Baye but he can’t find space for the shot as he is closed down

40 – The game stops as Intrieri goes down

45 – Two added minutes

45 + 1 – Great work from Belloni sees him get to the by-line
before his cross is cut out for a corner. The referee blows for half
time following the corner

SECOND HALF

46 – Zanetti replaces Gabbianelli with Amoruso for the second half. Inter kick off

47 – Dalle Vedove diverts Intrieri’s shot out for a corner,
Atalanta nearly double their lead but the Inter keeper makes an
excellent save

50 – Great break from Del Piero as he nips in first and starts a counter attack. His cross is put out for a corner

51 – SIMONE PASA! GOAL! From Belloni’s corner, M’Baye goes for
goal but can’t find the target and Pasa arrives to score the equaliser

55 – Substitution for Atalanta as Bani replaces Praprotnik

58 – GARRITANO! GOAL! Atalanta 1-2 Inter. Guglielmotti wins the
ball back and feeds Del Piero who instinctively spreads wide to the
onrushing Belloni. His cross finds Garritano who makes no mistake with
an angled finish

59 – Marcarini equalises less than a minute later as he taps in after Dalle Vedove beats the ball out

61 – Terrani wins a free-kick on the edge of the box. Bergomi
protests and is rightly sent off. Belloni takes it and his low shot is
perfect as it goes in off the post Atalanta 2-3 Inter

66 – Terrani makes way for Bangoura

69 – Tonon tries his luck with a lob on the volley but Dalle Vedove is equal to it

70 – Dalle Vedove saves from Verzelletti following Atalanta’s corner

72 – Dalle Vedove denies Intrieri, still giving it his all for the men from Bergamo

73 – Terrani finds Bangoura with a great pass, who runs off the
shoulder of the last defender but the referee blows for offside denying
the Inter man a one-on-one with the Atalanta keeper

77 – Colombo comes on to replace Agazzi

78 – Martinelli replaces Del Piero for Inter

79 – Atalanta again draw level. Tonon’s cross is turned in first time by Intrieri

81 – TERRANI! GOAL! Terrani collects from Bandini, and heads
forward before finding Belloni. His shot is blocked and the rebound
falls for Terrani who shoots on the volley and it’s 4-3.

90 – After no added time the final whistle goes and the game comes to a close. INTER ARE ITALIAN CHAMPIONS!

Atalanta 3-4 Inter (HT: 1-0)

Scorers: Marcarini 34, 59, Pasa 51, Garritano 5, Belloni 77, Intrieri 79, Terrani 81.

Atalanta (4-2-3-1): 1 Zanotti; 2 Lallo, 5 Caldara, 6
D’Amico, 3 Djibo; 8 Marcarini, 4 Verzelletti; 7 Tonon, 10 Agazzi (76 Colombo 17), 11 Intrieri; 9 Praprotnik (55Bani 16).
Subs not used: 12 Buscafusco, 13 Schelotto, 14 Molognini, 15 Nava.
Coach: Bergomi.

Inter (4-3-3): 1 Dalle Vedove; 2 Bandini, 6 Guglielmotti, 5
Pasa, 3 M’Baye; 4 Benassi, 10 Gabbianelli (45 Amoruso 14), 8 Del Piero
(77′ Martinell 15); 7 Belloni, 9 Terrani (66 Bangoura 17), 11
Garritano.
Subs not used: 12 Cincilla, 13 Marini, 16 Tonsi, 18 Bocar.
Coach: Zanetti.

Referee: Lanza (Nichelino).

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ZINGONIA - When you talk about passion and the youth academy, you need to hear from managing director and chief executive Ernesto Paolillo, someone who is always very close to the Nerazzurri youth teams. Here’s what he had to say to Inter Channel, as he celebrated winning the Juniores Berretti title, which the Nerazzurri brought home by beating Bergomi’s Atalanta side 4-3. "First and foremost I need to congratulate everyone, the lads, the coach, the backroom staff because they’ve had a brilliant season, and that’s been crowned today by winning the final. This season has been a real challenge. We had a lot of talented youngsters who we didn’t want to let go. These lads and the league campaign we’ve enjoyed have laid the foundations for next season’s Primavera side."

It’s been a year full of titles for the youth academy, something Paolillo was quick to point out: "It’s been a great season, besides winning the NextGen Series, the Beppe Viola trophy, the Berretti title, the Nike Cup finals [Giovanissimi Nazionali, the under-15 side], we’ve won 5 other league titles, which are not decided by finals. Everyone in the academy has given their all this season and this is very positive for the club as a whole, a sign that we have the basis to produce future champions." From players to coaches, it’s a youth set-up which produces talent, concluded the managing director: "From Stramaccioni to Sergio Zanetti to Bernazzini and Baresi, the youth academy is where we can build for the future."

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ZINGONIA - Here are the pictures from the victory of Sergio Zanetti’s Inter side in the Juniores Berretti, as they beat Atalanta 4-3 to win the Italian U18s title.

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ZINGONIA - Inter are Italian champions for the fourth time in the Juniores Berretti category. Here are the photos of their celebrations at the Centro Sportivo Bortolotti in Zingonia, where the Nerazzurri beat Atalanta to land the ‘scudetto’!

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ZINGONIA - Sergio Zanetti couldn’t help but smile as he was interviewed on the pitch where his Inter side beat Atalanta to win the Juniores Berretti title and become Italian champions for their age group. Here’s what the Inter coach had to say to Inter Channel. "We made hard work of it in the first half, then we realised that when we play like Inter no one can live with us. I’m happy, actually I’m delighted. We’ve ‘discovered’ lads who are crazy about Inter and they show respect for this shirt by giving it everything. We’ve got a great tight-knit squad, a great family and today I wanted them all to be there, all 27 of them, but we can only pick 11 players. The credit goes to the players, the club as whole and all the people who work behind the scenes. We’ve only been together for about 10 months but we’ve already built something special. I’ve always been very clear with these lads and I’ve tried to put across the basics. They responded in the best possible way. We were one nil down at the break but I just preached calm and I asked my players to start playing like we know we can and as we have done throughout the season. They knew that they only had 45 minutes to try and get their hands on a trophy that Inter hadn’t won in 21 years, and when you talk about playing for Inter, with pride, for the shirt, these lads have no equals. The thing that I most enjoyed was how much interest this provoked in the first team. My brother Javier and Andrea Stramaccioni followed us and this is our win, a victory for Inter which is for the fans who have never wavered in their support. I hope to keep working well in the future and to win more trophies." 

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ZINGONIA - Robert Samaden was the first to speak to Inter Channel following Inter’s 4-3 victory over Atalanta in the Juniores Berretti final second leg in Zingonia. "It’s an extraordinary achievement, not only because we’ve won the Berretti title but because of the way we’ve approached the league this season. I’ve seen other sides win the league by fielding a Primavera side but we decided to go about it another way, with the agreement of the coach. For his part Sergio Zanetti has been terrific and has always kept the squad highly motivated. I’d like to highlight to what extent this title comes with the trademark of the Inter youth academy."

Ahead of the draw for the group phase of the Primavera league Samaden added: "We have and indeed will have other finals to play, this was the first and we’ve brought the trophy home. There has never been any doubt as to the quality of our youth academy and it’s essential for every campaign." The Nerazzurri director wanted to dedicate the win to one person in particular. "We at the Inter family would like to dedicate this to Matteo Lomolino and his family, who tragically his father yesterday."

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MILAN - Although 11,000 kilometres separate Inter and Indonesia, 15 million fans bring them together. The distance is irrelevant however, not only because Andrea Stramaccioni‘s side will arrive in Jakarta on Wednesday 23 May, but also thanks to inter.it and the Nerazzurri’s official Facebook page. Indeed you can see just how much interest there is for Inter in Indonesia simply by looking at the internet traffic. More than 5,000 people access indonesia.inter.it (the Indonesian version of the Nerazzurri’s official site) every day, generating more than a million hits a month. Indonesia, after Italy and the United States, is competing with Japan for third place in terms of the number of hits on inter.it and 20,000 Indonesians are signed up to the site.

Looking at the traffic on Facebook, Indonesia is second only to Italy in terms of the number of "likes" and comments on Inter’s page.

Thanks for your support Indonesia, we’ll see you very soon! 

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APPIANO GENTILE – Andrea Stramaccioni has given the players the weekend off ahead of their departure for Indonesia on Tuesday 22 May. The Nerazzurri will meet for training at the Centro Sportivo Angelo Moratti on Monday 21 May, in the afternoon, for their last session of the season on Italian soil.

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APPIANO GENTILE – Best wishes to Diego Forlan,
who was born on 19 May 1979 in Montevideo and today turns 33 years old.

Best wishes to the Nerazzurri player on the part of Inter and all our fans

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