The yellow-red coach maintains continuity with the starting lineup that has performed well in recent outings, while Forlì responds with a 4-3-3 formation, trying to limit Ravenna’s work on the flanks. In the initial phase, Forlì prefers possession of the ball but produces only two not very dangerous crosses. The first chance goes to Ravenna, with Lordkipanidze cutting inside and sending a low shot that grazes the post around the half-hour mark. The response from the white-reds comes shortly after, with Okitokandjo making a run into space but encountering an extraordinary intervention from Onofri, who averts danger for Fresia. Towards the end of the first half, Ravenna grows into the game and becomes dangerous in Forlì’s box, but without success.

At the start of the second half, the Giallorossi team delivers a one-two that decides the match, with Paolo Rrapaj as the protagonist. The Giallorossi captain, well-marked by the opponents in the first half, sends in a dangerous cross just two minutes after the referee’s whistle, which finds Manuzzi at the near post for a winning deflection, confirming his knack for scoring with a true striker’s finish. A few minutes later, Ravenna doubles the lead: Rrapaj is decisive again, bringing order to a scramble in the Forlì area, where the ball ricochets near the goal line before he unleashes a powerful left-footed shot that bulges the net, causing the Mero stands to erupt. Forlì is shaken by the blow and struggles to find a way to change the momentum of the game; in fact, it’s Lo Bosco who comes close to scoring the Giallorossi’s third goal with a billiard-like shot. The visitors respond with pride in the final moments, but apart from a goal disallowed for offside, they fail to trouble Fresia, who secures another clean sheet.

The victory in the derby allows Ravenna to overtake the biancorossi and boosts the ambitions of the giallorossi, who will be back in action at the Benelli on Wednesday evening for the Coppa Italia match against Forsempronese.