Match Report
53 points for Novara (9th), 41 for Arzachena (15th): a 12-point gap. The last five rounds placed Arzachena 10th in the league for form — higher than their 15th in the standings. Per game in the league, Novara were scoring 1.24 and conceding 0.95, Arzachena 0.82 and 1.42, against a competition average of 1.18 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Arzachena — five in succession. The five-game form split read 10/15 points for Novara against 0/15 for Arzachena.
Stadio Comunale Silvio Piola in Novara staged the fixture, a ground that holds 17,880. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.