Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Verona U19 13th with 44 points, Udinese U19 17th with 19, 25 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Verona U19 1.38 scored and 1.41 conceded per game, Udinese U19 0.76 and 1.94, with the league averaging 1.47.
Udinese U19 had lost five in a row. Verona U19 had banked 10 of the last 15 points on offer; Udinese U19, 0.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Verona U19 1, draws 2, Udinese U19 1, at 2.75 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 25% of the meetings went to the host. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 75% of the meetings.
Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi in Verona, capacity 39,045, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Verona U19 led 2-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 3-1.