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AS Monaco U19s booked their place within the quarter-final of the Al-Abtal Cup, beating Juventus 4-1 of their ultimate group stage match, held on the membership’s coaching centre in La Turbie on Wednesday.
Les Monégasques wanted only a draw to progress, however managed rather more than that, swatting apart their Italian counterparts. Sandro Bertolucci (18) did a lot of the injury, netting an 11-minute hat-trick both aspect of half-time, which put Frédéric Barilaro’s aspect within the driving seat.
Any hopes of a Juventus revival after Diego Pugno halved the deficit within the 52nd minute had been extinguished by the prolific Bertolucci, who netted his third simply seconds after the Italian aspect’s solely purpose of the sport. Abdoulaye Diagana accomplished the scoring within the eightieth minute as Monaco comfortably progressed to the knockout levels of the Al-Abtal Cup. The outcome allowed them to complete forward of Slavia Prague.
The outcome caps week for Monaco, who beat native rivals OGC Good on Saturday. Consideration now shifts again to the Championnat Nationwide U19, with a visit to Corsica to face AC Ajaccio developing on Sunday.
GFFN | Luke Entwistle
Picture credit score: Baptiste Girard
