Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Sampdoria U19 (10th, 47 pts) held a 36-point advantage over Cesena U19 (18th, 11 pts). Against a league average of 1.47 goals per team per game, Cesena U19 ran at 0.88 scored and 2.47 conceded, Sampdoria U19 at 1.56 and 1.38.
Cesena U19 arrived off four straight defeats. Momentum sat with Sampdoria U19, winners of their last seven, having scored in 9 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Cesena U19 held 3 points of 15 and Sampdoria U19 15.
The match was played at Orogel Stadium-Dino Manuzzi in Cesena (capacity 20,194). On the scoreboard, Sampdoria U19 led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-2.