Match Report
The table gap was wide: 15 points between Audace Cerignola (9th, 54 pts) and Sorrento (16th, 39 pts). Audace Cerignola ranked just 19th in the league on five-round form despite their 9th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Audace Cerignola 1.32 scored and 1.42 conceded per game, Sorrento 1.03 and 1.45, with the league averaging 1.24.
Defeat had followed defeat for Sorrento — three in succession.
Across 8 recorded meetings, Audace Cerignola have 5 wins to Sorrento's 1, with 2 draws, at 2.63 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 13% of the wins in this matchup. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 63% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 63%.
Campo Comunale Domenico Monterisi staged the fixture, a ground that holds 6,500. Audace Cerignola led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Audace Cerignola: Diego Gambale (45'), Zak Ruggiero (4'), Diego Gambale (71') · Sorrento: Eugenio D'Ursi (25'), Carmine Cretella (64' og)
Key stats
Possession: Audace Cerignola 50% · Sorrento 50% · Total shots: 16-12 · On target: 4-6 · Corners: 5-2