Benetton 21 - 15 Zebre

Full time

20 Dec 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 7

Stadio Comunale di Monigo

Benetton Rugby won 21-15 against Zebre Parma in a closely contested match at Stadio Comunale di Monigo. Jacob Umaga was instrumental for the home side, scoring 16 points through penalties and a conversion, while Ignacio Mendy's try bolstered their lead. Zebre fought back with a try from Giacomo Ferrari, and Simone Gesi added another shortly after to narrow the gap. Tommaso Menoncello's yellow card briefly put Benetton under pressure, but they maintained composure. Nicholas Gasperini scored a crucial try to keep Benetton ahead. Giovanni Montemauri's accurate kicking kept Zebre in contention, but they fell short in the end. This victory continued Benetton's recent dominance over Zebre in the URC.

Weather

Temperature: 10.7°C (Feels like 10.8°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 3.7 km/h, gusting to 8.3 km/h Humidity: 81% Cloud Cover: 92%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
16'

Penalty

Jacob Umaga · Benetton

3 - 0
25'

Try

Ignacio Mendy · Benetton

8 - 0
25'

Conversion

Jacob Umaga · Benetton

10 - 0
29'

Penalty

Jacob Umaga · Benetton

13 - 0
35'

Substitution

Nicholas Gasperini on for Bautista Bernasconi · Benetton
37'

Penalty

Giovanni Montemauri · Zebre

13 - 3
Halftime 13 - 3
Second Half
45'

Penalty

Jacob Umaga · Benetton

16 - 3
50'

Yellow Card

Tommaso Menoncello · Benetton
50'

Substitution

Lorenzo Cannone on for So'otala Fa'aso'o · Benetton
51'

Try

Giacomo Ferrari · Zebre

16 - 8
56'

Substitution

Giulio Marini on for Federico Ruzza · Benetton
60'

Substitution

Mirco Spagnolo on for Thomas Gallo · Benetton
60'

Substitution

Alessandro Ortombina on for Giacomo Ferrari · Zebre
60'

Yellow Card Complete

Tommaso Menoncello · Benetton
62'

Substitution

Matteo Nocera on for Juan Pitinari · Zebre
62'

Substitution

Giovanni Licata on for Samuele Locatelli · Zebre
62'

Substitution

Tiziano Pasquali on for Simone Ferrari · Benetton
64'

Try

Nicholas Gasperini · Benetton

21 - 8
65'

Substitution

Malakai Fekitoa on for Leonardo Marin · Benetton
65'

Substitution

Thomas Dominguez on for Alessandro Fusco · Zebre
65'

Substitution

Paolo Buonfiglio on for Muhamed Hasa · Zebre
67'

Try

Simone Gesi · Zebre

21 - 13
68'

Conversion

Giovanni Montemauri · Zebre

21 - 15
68'

Substitution

Matteo Canali on for Bautista Stavile · Zebre
68'

Substitution

Giampietro Ribaldi on for Tommaso Di Bartolomeo · Zebre
69'

Substitution

Louis Werchon on for Alessandro Garbisi · Benetton
72'

Substitution

Malik Faissal on for Giulio Bertaccini · Zebre
Fulltime 21 - 15

Player ratings

Benetton

15 Matt Gallagher 6.2
14 Ignacio Mendy 9.2
13 Tommaso Menoncello 5.6
12 Leonardo Marin 7.1
11 Paolo Odogwu 7.5
10 Jacob Umaga 7.3
9 Alessandro Garbisi 6.3
1 Thomas Gallo 7.2
2 Bautista Bernasconi 6.7
3 Simone Ferrari 7.1
4 Riccardo Favretto 6.7
5 Federico Ruzza 7.0
6 Manuel Zuliani 6.9
7 Michele Lamaro 6.8
8 So'otala Fa'aso'o 6.6
16 Nicholas Gasperini 7.8
17 Mirco Spagnolo 6.5
18 Tiziano Pasquali 6.3
19 Giulio Marini 6.7
20 Lorenzo Cannone 6.6
21 Louis Werchon 6.2
22 Tomas Albornoz –
23 Malakai Fekitoa 6.1

Zebre

15 Giovanni Montemauri 6.6
14 Giulio Bertaccini 7.2
13 Marco Zanon 6.3
12 Damiano Mazza 6.3
11 Simone Gesi 7.9
10 Giacomo Da Re 6.0
9 Alessandro Fusco 6.2
1 Muhamed Hasa 6.1
2 Tommaso Di Bartolomeo 6.2
3 Juan Pitinari 6.3
4 Giacomo Ferrari 7.4
5 Leonard Krumov 6.2
6 Bautista Stavile 6.0
7 Samuele Locatelli 6.8
8 David Odiase 6.7
16 Giampietro Ribaldi 5.8
17 Paolo Buonfiglio 6.1
18 Matteo Nocera 5.8
19 Alessandro Ortombina 5.9
20 Matteo Canali 6.0
21 Thomas Dominguez 5.9
22 Malik Faissal –
23 Giovanni Licata 5.8