Black Lion 14 - 28 Zebre

Full time

17 Jan 2026

Stage: Pool 1 Round 4

Mikheil Meskhi Stadium

Zebre Parma secured a convincing 28-14 victory over Black Lion in the Challenge Cup. The home team initially took the lead with an early try from Kvatadze, successfully converted by Tsirekidze. However, Zebre responded swiftly with two tries from Pitinari and Hasa, both converted by Da Re, showcasing their offensive prowess. Black Lion struggled with discipline, as Kakovin received a yellow card, which Zebre exploited to extend their lead. Despite a late first-half try from Kvatadze, the home side could not maintain momentum. In the second half, Lorenzo Pani added to Zebre's tally before Giacomo Da Re capped off the scoring with a try and conversion. The match highlighted Zebre's effective game plan and superior execution, leaving Black Lion with much to reflect on.

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
2'

Try

Irakli Kvatadze · Black Lion

5 - 0
3'

Conversion

Luka Tsirekidze · Black Lion

7 - 0
16'

Try

Juan Pitinari · Zebre

7 - 5
16'

Conversion

Giacomo Da Re · Zebre

7 - 7
30'

Yellow Card

Vasil Kakovin · Black Lion
32'

Try

Muhamed Hasa · Zebre

7 - 12
33'

Conversion

Giacomo Da Re · Zebre

7 - 14
38'

Substitution

Nikoloz Khatiashvili on for Giorgi Sinauridze · Black Lion
38'

Substitution

Romani Makhatadze on for Shalva Aptsiauri · Black Lion
39'

Yellow Card

Matteo Canali · Zebre
40'

Try

Irakli Kvatadze · Black Lion

12 - 14
40'

Substitution

Shalva Aptsiauri on for Romani Makhatadze · Black Lion
Halftime 12 - 14
Second Half
40'

Yellow Card Complete

Vasil Kakovin · Black Lion
41'

Conversion

Luka Tsirekidze · Black Lion

14 - 14
41'

Substitution

Giorgi Sinauridze on for Nikoloz Khatiashvili · Black Lion
47'

Substitution

Kakhaber Darbaidze on for Giorgi Chkhartishvili · Black Lion
48'

Substitution

Franco Carrera on for Matteo Canali · Zebre
49'

Yellow Card Complete

Matteo Canali · Zebre
52'

Substitution

Nikoloz Khatiashvili on for Vasil Kakovin · Black Lion
54'

Substitution

Luca Franceschetto on for Juan Pitinari · Zebre
55'

Substitution

Enrique Pieretto on for Muhamed Hasa · Zebre
58'

Yellow Card

Samuele Locatelli · Zebre
58'

Substitution

Gonzalo Garcia on for Alessandro Fusco · Zebre
61'

Substitution

Giorgi Spanderashvili on for Tengiz Peranidze · Black Lion
61'

Substitution

Guram Ghaniashvili on for Demur Epremidze · Black Lion
61'

Substitution

Zaur Lutidze on for Tornike Kakhoidze · Black Lion
63'

Try

Lorenzo Pani · Zebre

14 - 21
63'

Conversion

Giacomo Da Re · Zebre

14 - 16
65'

Substitution

Tamaz Tchamiashvili on for Irakli Kvatadze · Black Lion
65'

Substitution

Martin Roger on for Marco Zanon · Zebre
67'

Substitution

Giampietro Ribaldi on for Tommaso Di Bartolomeo · Zebre
68'

Yellow Card Complete

Samuele Locatelli · Zebre
69'

Substitution

Alessandro Ortombina on for Samuele Locatelli · Zebre
71'

Substitution

Romani Makhatadze on for Shalva Aptsiauri · Black Lion
79'

Try

Giacomo Da Re · Zebre

14 - 26
80'

Conversion

Giacomo Da Re · Zebre

14 - 28
Fulltime 14 - 28

Player ratings

Black Lion

15 Shalva Aptsiauri 6.4
14 Akaki Tabutsadze 6.1
13 Demur Tapladze 6.4
12 Tornike Kakhoidze 6.3
11 Sandro Todua 5.8
10 Luka Tsirekidze 7.5
9 Tengiz Peranidze 5.9
1 Vasil Kakovin 5.3
2 Irakli Kvatadze 8.4
3 Giorgi Chkhartishvili 7.1
4 Mikheil Babunashvili 5.6
5 Demur Epremidze 7.0
6 Lasha Tsikhistavi 6.8
7 Giorgi Tsutskiridze 7.4
8 Giorgi Sinauridze 7.5
16 Tamaz Tchamiashvili 5.9
17 Nikoloz Khatiashvili 6.0
18 Kakhaber Darbaidze 5.7
19 Guram Ghaniashvili 5.7
20 Giorgi Kervalishvili –
21 Giorgi Spanderashvili 6.2
22 Zaur Lutidze 6.2
23 Romani Makhatadze 5.9

Zebre

15 Lorenzo Pani 8.4
14 Giulio Bertaccini 7.3
13 Marco Zanon 6.3
12 Damiano Mazza 6.3
11 Simone Gesi 6.5
10 Giacomo Da Re 6.9
9 Alessandro Fusco 5.8
1 Juan Pitinari 7.2
2 Tommaso Di Bartolomeo 8.0
3 Muhamed Hasa 7.5
4 Matteo Canali 5.2
5 Leonard Krumov 5.8
6 Bautista Stavile 8.2
7 Samuele Locatelli 5.8
8 David Odiase 8.4
16 Giampietro Ribaldi 6.4
17 Luca Franceschetto 6.2
18 Enrique Pieretto 6.8
19 Franco Carrera 6.8
20 Alessandro Ortombina 6.3
21 Gonzalo Garcia 6.4
22 Davide Ruggeri –
23 Martin Roger 6.3