Match Report
The table gap was wide: 50 points between Calcio Padova (1st, 79 pts) and Arezzo (20th, 29 pts). The last five rounds placed Arezzo 14th in the league for form — higher than their 20th in the standings. Per game in the league, Calcio Padova were scoring 1.79 and conceding 0.68, Arezzo 0.97 and 1.74, against a competition average of 1.22 goals per team per game.
Calcio Padova entered with four wins in a row, having scored in 10 consecutive games. A win had eluded Arezzo for 7 matches. From the last five rounds, Calcio Padova held 13 points of 15 and Arezzo 3.
Stadio Comunale Euganeo in Padova staged the fixture, a ground that holds 32,420. D. Di Marco officiated: 54 games logged, averaging 2.7 yellow cards each. Calcio Padova led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-0 full-time score.