Match Report
23 points separated the sides: Reggiana 1st on 81, Ancona 7th on 58. Ancona ranked just 14th in the league on five-round form despite their 7th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Ancona 1.45 scored and 1.16 conceded per game, Reggiana 1.66 and 0.71, with the league averaging 1.13.
Ancona had not lost in 6 games. Reggiana arrived on a run of ten straight wins, having scored in 10 consecutive games.
The venue was Stadio del Conero in Ancona, with room for 23,976 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.