Folgore opened their Championship campaign with a comfortable 5-0 victory over Murata at the regular season opener on 28 August 2026. The hosts took all three points from the start, while the visitors began their title defence with a heavy defeat. And here's the thing — you could see the gulf between them from the first whistle.
S. Pancotti gave Folgore the lead after just two minutes, a quick start that set the tone for the afternoon. A. Garcia Rufer doubled the advantage eight minutes in, then added his second six minutes later to put the result beyond doubt by the quarter-hour mark. By then Murata had little to offer in attack, their shots off target outnumbering shots on target five to one for the entire match.
F. Malaponti restored some pride with a goal in the 77th minute before G. Pierri added a fifth in stoppage time. The hosts dominated possession at 58 per cent and registered 12 shots on target compared to just one for the visitors. To be fair Murata did earn 23 free kicks, but they never turned those opportunities into anything meaningful.
The statistics tell the same story as the scoreboard. Folgore completed 82 attacks with five corners, while Murata managed 69 attacks and only one corner. The visitors were caught offside five times, suggesting they were caught too deep when Folgore pressed high. Both sides avoided red cards, though the hosts picked up three yellows along the way.
Folgore sit top of the table with three points from one game, having bounced back from their 1-3 loss to Domagnano in May. Murata drop to 16th with zero points, extending a run that saw them lose four of their last five competitive fixtures before this one.