Discover the opponent of the U19 of AS Monaco in the Gambardella Cup
Frédéric Barilaro’s players know their first opponent for the return of the Gambardella Cup, two years later. The AS Monaco U19s will face Hyères away from home on December 12th.
It is done ! The draw for first federal round of the Gambardella Cup-Crédit Agricole 2021-2022 delivered its verdict this Thursday at noon. Two years after the last one, stopped by the Covid-19 pandemic, the U19s of AS Monaco edition again present the Principality club at the national level. Unbeaten in the league as in the Cup, until the end of the competition in March 2020, the Red and Whites of Frédéric Barilaro had been frustrated to see the course end without a title.
A 64th round away to start
They will therefore have the opportunity to make up for lost time this season, with the entry of the 56 teams of the U19 national championship into the table. For this first meeting, Lucas Michal’s teammates will therefore challenge the Hyères team on Sunday, December 12. A match of the 64th finals which will take place outside, in the Var. Eight groups of 16 teams were thus created for the occasion, with a breakdown by region.
Four titles already on the charts
Remember that AS Monaco has won the Gambardella Cup four times in its history, in 1962, 1972, 2011, and for the last time in 2016. At that time, Frédéric Barilaro’s proteges, among those Kylian Mbappé, Irvin Cardona or Ibrahima Diallo, had crushed Lens in the final at the Stade de France (3-0). So good luck to our U19s for this 68th edition!