The former Samp player was decisive with the second double of his season. Cocchi and Lavelli did well in Vecchi’s team, Marconi scored in Alcione, born in 1989 and who made his Serie A debut in 2008 against Del Piero’s Juventus
Milan-Inter, or Inter-Milan. The Milan derby. It has existed since 1909, then the Alcione arrived and everyone stopped: for the first time in history, the Madonnina classic did not see Milan and Inter fans face to face. Hence Alcione-Inter U23, tenth matchday of Serie C, Milan’s third team against the young Nerazzurri. For the record, Inter won 2-1, with a brace in the first half from Antonino La Gumina and a late goal from Michele Marconi. Albeit in a different way, two old acquaintances from Serie A. All in a Breda that was as close as ever to a full house: more than a thousand spectators in Sesto San Giovanni, an absolute record since Alcione was in Serie C.
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Antonino La Gumina, 29 years old, has played about forty games in Serie A and more than 150 in B. Second double of the season after the one against Pro Patria: first he did justice to a nice assist from Kamate, then he converted a penalty kick without hesitation. Together with captain Prestia and Fiordilino, the former Sampdoria player was one of three “overs” who formed the central backbone. Stefano Vecchi’s intentions are clear: experience at the centre, freshness on the lanes. That left foot was the land of conquests of Matteo Cocchi, 2007, educated foot and already a presence in the Champions League against Feyenoord. He pushed, drew poisonous trajectories (ask Prestia and Lavelli, both close to scoring at the start) and forced Scuderi into overtime. The latter, from the Fiorentina school, has a less than idyllic relationship with Inter: in May they lost the Primavera Scudetto final, today they struggled in containment and were never seen up front. It will happen again. In addition to Cocchi, the other positive news for Vecchi came from Matteo Lavelli, known to all as “Pocho”, launched by Chivu last week in Benghazi against Atletico Madrid. For the first time as a starter in Serie C, he held his own with personality, earned a penalty and showed off some of Pio Esposito’s skills. Promoted. The defense was a little less good, at least on the occasion of Marconi’s goal which reopened in the last quarter of an hour. Agbonifo, Venturini, David and Topalovic were also seen at the end. He, a Slovenian, a midfielder who plays with the “9”, in just a few minutes explained why The Guardian included him among the 60 most promising talents in the world: veteran tackles, some sorted balls as he knows and a right-footed shot (out of nothing) which could have given Vecchi a more serene ending.
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If the match remained in the balance it is also thanks to Michele Marconi, born in 1989, a striker with the habit of scoring overhead kicks: in 2008 he made his Serie A debut against Del Piero’s Juventus, and since last summer he has been living his second youth in the shadow of the Madonnina. In his debut season with Orange he scored 5 goals, now he has unlocked the game and promises not to stop. In addition to Marconi, two other positive news also for Alcione. Number one, performance. The start promised sparks, then the decline at the end of the first half actually cost the third stop of the season. Then the reaction in the second half, closed with the nose forward and not without regrets: if only a few half balls had been turned better, who knows how it would have ended. Number two: the first derby in history will also be the last in Sesto San Giovanni, a “temporary” home since last season while waiting for the stadium to be owned. Also thanks to the entry into the company of the Upz Group (30%) and Alberto Vigo (10%), the next derby – probably – will be played at the Orange Stadium, scheduled for the first months of 2026 in Settimo Milanese, about ten minutes’ drive from the historic venue in via Olivieri. Without forgetting the medium-long term objective, i.e. Serie B. “We want to consolidate ourselves in the category, then move up” the president Giulio Gallazzi has been repeating for a good year. And you have to believe him.
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