The Coppa Italia first round opens on a warm August night and Benevento step onto the Vigorito turf as clear hosts with something to prove after a Serie C campaign that ended without a loss in their last five. Ravenna arrive carrying the wounds of back-to-back 0-2 defeats against Salernitana in their final competitive outings, a squad that looked spent by the end of the season.
Benevento scored in all 5 of their last five matches, collecting 9 goals and conceding only 6, with zero defeats. Ravenna managed just 4 goals in 5 outings and were shut out twice, scoring in only 3 of those 5 games. The gulf in finishing and defensive solidity clearly favours the home side.
With Ravenna low on confidence and goals, Benevento at 1.73 (Dafabet) is the play. The home side is unbeaten, prolific and on familiar ground. Back them to win.
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Form · last five
Goals per game · last five
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