Match Report
Cavese, 12th with 41 points, sat 16 points above ACR Messina (18th, 25). ACR Messina ranked 2nd in the league on five-round form, well above their 18th table position. Per game in the league, Cavese were scoring 1 and conceding 1.15, ACR Messina 0.85 and 1.56, against a competition average of 1.23 goals per team per game.
ACR Messina entered with three losses in a row. The five-game form split read 8/15 points for Cavese against 2/15 for ACR Messina.
The match was played at Stadio Comunale Simonetta Lamberti (capacity 15,200). ACR Messina led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 5 goals for the 3-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Cavese: Cosimo Chiricò (49'), Daniel Sannipoli (57'), Giuseppe Fella (51') · ACR Messina: Pierluca Luciani (29'), Pierluca Luciani (61'), Pierluca Luciani (58')
Key stats
Possession: Cavese 56% · ACR Messina 44% · Total shots: 17-19 · On target: 5-6 · Corners: 3-1