Milan Primavera 2-1 Roma: Castiello snatches three points with late winner

Alex Castiello was the big hero for Milan Primavera in their game against Roma this afternoon, scoring the winner when just a few minutes were remaining. 

Giovanni Renna and his boys headed into the game with decent confidence, having remained unbeaten for four games in the league, albeit with just one win. Indeed, they didn’t let the late goal conceded against Napoli get them down, entering the pitch with purpose.

The first half was rather even, which was to be expected given Roma are second in the standings, and both sides had chances to take the lead. The Gialloossi came closest with a shot that hit the bar, but if you don’t take your chances, you often get punished.

Sure enough, it was Milan that took the lead in the 48th minute thanks to their star Filippo Plazzotta, who was left with a little bit of space on the edge of the box. He fired a perfect low strike past the goalkeeper, hitting the inside of the post.

🎯 A perfect finish from Plazzotta and it’s 1-0 for Milan Primavera against Roma!

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Roma managed to equalise less than ten minutes later, as Alessandro Di Nunzio beat Andrea Longoni in goal with a great strike. The away side had some more chances after that, but Milan held on and eventually found their opening.

The substitute Mattia Angelicchio tried his luck with a good run into the box, and his deflected shot/cross fell perfectly for Alex Castiello, who steadied himself and then found the back of the net. This was in the 89th minute, and Milan were able to see out the game after that.

😍 CASTIELLO AT THE DEATH!

👀 Milan Primavera with a huge 2-1 win against Roma

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At the time of writing, Milan are now eighth in the standings, but beating the second-placed team will surely be a huge confidence boost.