Benevento came from two goals down to beat Ravenna 5-3 in the Coppa Italia preliminary round. The home side trailed 0-2 inside 14 minutes but hit back through Antonio Prisco and Francesco Salvemini to level before half-time.
Vinicius put Ravenna ahead on 3 and Matteo Maggio made it 0-2 on 14, but Antonio Prisco replied a minute later and Francesco Salvemini equalised on 39. Vinicius restored Ravenna's lead on 53 before Raffaele Romano levelled again on 61. Stefano Scognamillo, assisted by Simone Verdi, made it 4-3 on 72 and Salvemini sealed the win on 90.
Francesco Salvemini was the standout performer with two goals, the second arriving in the 90th minute. Yellow cards were shown to Vinicius, Giulio Donati and Stefano Scognamillo. With no detailed match statistics available, the fightback and late finish were the defining features.
