Match Report
Triestina, 4th with 64 points, sat 44 points above Alessandria (20th, 20). Triestina ranked just 12th in the league on five-round form despite their 4th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.61/1.16 for Triestina and 0.53/1.26 for Alessandria (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.11.
Defeat had followed defeat for Alessandria — three in succession.
The match was played at Stadio Nereo Rocco in Trieste (capacity 28,565). The referee was E. Cerbasi, with 51 matches in our database and 2.1 yellows per game on average. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Triestina led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-1.