Match Report
The table gap was wide: 22 points between Lazio U19 (3rd, 59 pts) and Fiorentina U19 (14th, 37 pts). Recent form told a different story for Lazio U19: only 11th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Scoring rates set the scale: Lazio U19 1.32 scored and 1.12 conceded per game, Fiorentina U19 1.53 and 1.59, with the league averaging 1.58.
Fiorentina U19 carried a 9-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Lazio U19 had banked 5 of the last 15 points on offer; Fiorentina U19, 11.
The venue was Stadio Olimpico in Romagnano Sesia, with room for 40,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Fiorentina U19 led 2-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-2.