Claudio Gabetta’s youngsters suffer a 1-0 defeat to Napoli in today’s first leg, but will take heart from their performance ahead of next week’s crucial return match with a Final Eight qualification spot at stake

The Giovanissimi Nazionali will head to Naples looking to overturn this afternoon’s 1-0 first leg defeat against Napoli and make their way through to the Final Eight phase of this season.

In spite of an encouraging performance, Andrea Mambella’s strike on 21 minutes proved the eventual matchwinner, meaning Claudio Gabetta will be calling on his youngsters to produce an emphatic response when they travel down to Campania in a week’s time.