Match Report
Avellino U19, 3rd on 53 points, faced a 21-point deficit to Empoli U19 (1st, 74). Recent form told a different story for Avellino U19: only 11th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Scoring rates set the scale: Empoli U19 2.47 scored and 0.6 conceded per game, Avellino U19 1.8 and 1.17, with the league averaging 1.52.
Five consecutive wins preceded this game for Empoli U19, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Avellino U19 carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
Stadio Carlo Castellani, capacity 16,284, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Avellino U19 led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Empoli U19: Alessio Raballo (62'), Andrea Orlandi (70') · Avellino U19: Pasquale De Michele (32')
Key stats
Possession: Empoli U19 67% · Avellino U19 33% · Total shots: 30-6 · On target: 9-2 · Corners: 12-0