Match Report
Juventus Next Gen, 9th with 44 points, sat 19 points above ACR Messina (18th, 25). The last five rounds placed ACR Messina 2nd in the league for form — higher than their 18th in the standings. Per game in the league, ACR Messina were scoring 0.85 and conceding 1.56, Juventus Next Gen 1.29 and 1.32, against a competition average of 1.23 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Juventus Next Gen, winners of their last three, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
The match was played at Stadio Comunale Franco Scoglio (capacity 11,900). On the scoreboard, ACR Messina led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
ACR Messina: Mattia Tordini (22'), Pierluca Luciani (27') · Juventus Next Gen: Luca Amaradio (49')
Key stats
Possession: ACR Messina 52% · Juventus Next Gen 48% · Total shots: 16-8 · On target: 10-3 · Corners: 7-3