U19s secure Final Eight spot with victory against Frosinone

FROSINONE - An 83rd-minute winner by Andrea Pinamonti enabled Inter Primavera beat Frosinone 2-1 and qualify for the Final Eight with two matches to spare.

Xian Emmers set the Nerazzurri on their way when he slotted home after collecting Matteo Rover's ball in from the right in the 35th minute.

Pinamonti almost made it 2-0 seven minutes into the second half but his header came back off the bar. To make matters worse, the hosts then broke forward and Luca Paganini levelled up the scores with a tidy finish from Nicola Palmieri's cross.

Stefano Vecchi brought on Axel Bakayoko and Mouhamed Belkheir and threw caution to the wind by switching to a 4-2-4 formation and he was rewarded in the 83rd minute when Pinamonti slid in for what proved to be the winning goal for the Nerazzurri - his 16th of the campaign.

Victory sees Inter move back ahead of Atalanta at the top of Group C and - more crucially since first and second qualify automatically for the Final Eight - seven points clear of Roma and Entella in joint third place.

Frosinone 1-2 Inter (HT 0-1)Scorers: Emmers 35, Paganini 53, Pinamonti 83.

Frosinone: 1 Palombo, 2 Cococcia, 5 Centra, 6 Pedrazzini, 3 Contucci; 7 Paganini (14 Viti 71), 4 Gori (16 Lucciarini 87), 8 Tribuzzi; 10 Errico; 9 Palmieri (18 Modesti 67), 11 Origlia.Subs not used: 12 Galantini, 13 Martino, 15 Lima Brito, 17 Persichini.Coach: Giorgio Galluzzo.

Inter: 1 Radu; 2 Mattioli, 5 Gravillon, 6 Vanheusden, 3 Sala; 7 Rover (17 Bollini 80), 4 Awua (19 Belkheir 67), 8 Carraro, 11 Emmers; 9 Pinamonti, 10 Mutton (16 Bakayoko 58).Subs not used: 12 Di Gregorio, 13 Nolan, 14 Valietti, 15 Danso, 18 Souare, 20 Butic.Coach: Stefano Vecchi.

Booked: Awua 8, Carraro 28, Errico 31, Sala 44, Pedrazzini (78, Origlia 80, Pinamonti 83.Sent off: Mattioli 90+1.

Added time: 2 + 6 minutes.

Referee: Giuseppe Strippoli (Bari)Assistants: Parrella, Netti.