Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Milan U19 6th with 51 points, Sampdoria U19 17th with 32, 19 apart. Milan U19's recent output lagged their position: 12th on form over five rounds while 6th in the table. Per game in the league, Sampdoria U19 were scoring 1.21 and conceding 1.65, Milan U19 1.59 and 1.29, against a competition average of 1.58 goals per team per game.
Sampdoria U19 entered with three losses in a row.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Sampdoria U19 1, draws 0, Milan U19 3, at 2.75 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris in Genova (capacity 4,500). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sampdoria U19 led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.