Once the rest period was over, Catania Under 19 showed off another display of quality and temperament by coming from behind 2-1 on the Messina pitch. After Galvagna's goal at the start of the match, the youngsters coached by Marco Biagianti overturned the result in the final stages thanks to goals from Lorenzo Russo, volleying from outside the area, and Manuel Patalano, thanks to an insertion at the far post following the development of a corner. For the leaders it is the fifth consecutive success, sixth away victory and tenth overall in the thirteen races played so far in this championship. Pappalardo and his teammates will return to the field on Saturday 24 February: Catania-Casertana scheduled.
Primavera 4 Championship 2023/24 – Group B
Fifteenth matchday, Saturday 11 February - “Gaetano Scirea” Stadium - Santa Lucia del Mela (Messina)
Messina-Catania 1-2
Goals: pt 3rd Galvagna (M); st 42nd Russian, 46th Patalano.
Messina: 1 Mazzeo; 2 Flamia, 3 Crisafulli, 4 Galvagna (35th st 15 Magro), 5 Di Fazio (K), 6 Maimone, 7 Paratore, 8 Quattrocchi (13th st 16 Scafetta), 9 Romano, 10 Panzarella (VK), 11 Cutispoto (18th st 20th Ambriano). Available: 12 Di Bella; 13 Santoro, 14 Ballariano, 17 Adragna, 18 Raspaolo, 19 Alessandra, Giordano. Coach: Mancuso.
Catania: 1 Torrisi; 2 Pappalardo (K) (30th st 14 Bonaccorso), 3 Di Stefano, 4 Forti (1st st 21 Limina), 5 Gulli, 6 Patalano, 7 Privitera, 8 Di Pietro (VK), 9 Montanaro (1st st 17 Corallo), 10 Coriolano (30th st 15 Maugeri), 11 D'Emilio (14th st 20 Russo). Available: 12 D'Asero; 13 Giannetto, 16 Arena, 18 Allegra, 19 Indelicato, 22 Toscano, 23 Insinga. Coach: Biagianti.
Booked: Crisafulli, Cutispoto (M); Pappalardo, Maugeri (C).
Recovery times: first 2': first 5'.
Referee: Giorgia Arcoleo (Palermo).
Assistants: Angelo Smiraglia (Palermo) and Marta Di Franco (Palermo).
