Nerazzurri success at the 1st Memorial Pierluigi Casiraghi

MILAN - Andrea Zanchetta’s Inter side came out victorious today at the 1st Memorial Tournament dedicated to Pierluigi Casiraghi at the Stadio Breda in Sesto San Giovanni. A penalty scored by Esposito was what ultimately proved decisive towards the end, following what was a very impressive Nerazzurri performance.

Facing off against Real Madrid, Zanchetta’s Inter team looked to dominate possession right from the start. Meanwhile, Los Blancos defended well and relied mostly on the counter-attack. Oristanio had Inter’s first real chance of the game before Filip Stankovic then produced a miraculous second-half save to keep his team in the game. Not long after, the Nerazzurri were awarded a penalty kick, with Esposito keeping his cool to put the Nerazzurri 1-0 up. There was late pressure from the Spaniards but the home side stood strong to win the 1st Memorial Pierluigi Casiraghi.

As for the third-place play-off, Anderlecht beat Genoa 4-1 thanks to strikes from Van Laere, Yanga, Michez and an own goal from Cavalli.

This ended two days dedicated to sport and the memory of Pierluigi Casiraghi – the historic Nerazzurri scout who was always looking for that spark that would make him fall in love with players.

Many individuals were present at the tournament, including CEO Alessandro Antonello, sporting director Piero Ausilio, vice Dario Baccin and Head of the Nerazzurri’s Elite Academy Roberto Samaden, in what was the perfect way to commemorate Casiraghi and his memory.

The Nerazzurri CEO honoured the Casiraghi family and discussed the important role that Pierluigi had had within the world of Inter: “It was a pleasure for Inter to organise a tournament to remember such a special man. We intend to repeat it over the next few years." Paolo Manighetti, who is head of scouting abroad and was always close to Pierluigi, handed Lorenzo Pirola the Pierluigi Casiraghi best player award.