Inter U23 scores four late goals to rout Giugliano

GIUGLIANO, Italy (Interstat) — Inter U23 scored four unanswered goals, including three in the final minutes, to defeat Giugliano 4-0 on Tuesday in a Serie C match. Jan Zuberek led the visitors with two goals and an assist during a 30-minute appearance. Ivo Kaczmarski scored once, Mattia Mosconi added a goal in a 30-minute stint, and Richi Agbonifo recorded an assist in 16 minutes. Inter U23 pulled away after a scoreless first hour and kept Giugliano from finding a response. The result marked a decisive road performance for Inter U23, which controlled the closing stages.

Mosconi broke the deadlock in the 76th minute. Kaczmarski doubled the lead in the 84th minute. Zuberek then scored in the first minute of stoppage time and again in the third minute of stoppage time, sealing the four-goal victory. The late flurry turned a tight match into a one-sided finish. Inter U23’s pressure produced goals at 76, 84, 90+1 and 90+3. Giugliano could not recover after conceding the opener. Zuberek’s second goal arrived just two minutes after his first, completing the scoring in the final moments.

The match remained scoreless until the 76th minute. Inter U23 then scored four times over a span that stretched from the 76th minute through stoppage time. Giugliano could not answer after the opener. The substitutions and cautions came before the late goals, but the decisive action arrived after the 75th minute. Mosconi’s goal forced Giugliano to chase the match, and Inter U23 added three more goals before the final whistle.

The match included four yellow cards. Inter U23’s Avitabile T. was booked in the 12th minute. Giugliano’s Varone I. received a yellow card in the 35th minute, and teammate De Rosa R. was booked in the 62nd. Inter U23’s Cerpelletti F. was cautioned in the 79th minute. Substitutions began in the 60th minute, when Inter U23 sent on Fumagalli T. and Mancuso M. Giugliano made changes with De Rosa R. in the 65th and Forciniti L. in the 72nd. Inter U23 also used Lavelli M. and Bovo L. in the 74th. Giugliano’s La Vardera S. entered in the 89th, and Inter U23’s Avitabile T. came off in the 89th. The cautions and changes did little to alter the flow of a match that Inter U23 increasingly controlled.

Inter U23 improved to 4 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw in the competition and across all competitions. Giugliano fell to 2 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw in the competition and across all competitions. Inter U23 entered the match after a loss at Savoia. Earlier in the season, Inter U23 beat Foggia at home, won at Crotone, lost at home to Casertana, lost at Picerno, drew at home with Altamura and won at Catania. Giugliano had lost at Bari in its previous match. Giugliano also beat Barletta at home, lost at Salernitana, beat Cosenza at home, lost at Audace, lost at home to Sorrento, lost at Casarano and drew at home with Scafatese. Those results left both sides seeking consistency before the match.

Inter U23 will host Monopoli next, then host Sorrento and Scafatese before visiting Cosenza. Later matches include a home game against Salernitana and a road trip to Audace. Giugliano will host Foggia next, then visit Catania, host Casertana and visit Crotone. Giugliano also has upcoming home matches against Savoia 1908 and Altamura and a road game at Picerno. The teams will look to build on or rebound from this result as the Serie C schedule continues. For Inter U23, the four-goal finish provided a clear margin after a largely balanced opening stretch. For Giugliano, the defeat added to a difficult run in which scoring chances were limited after the break.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Giugliano 1, Inter U23 1. Interstat’s ELO system had given Giugliano a 59.2 percent probability to win.