Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Athletic Carpi (1st, 68 pts) held a 31-point advantage over Sammaurese (13th, 37 pts). Sammaurese had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 7th in the league over the last five rounds against 13th overall. Per game in the league, Sammaurese were scoring 1.16 and conceding 1.5, Athletic Carpi 2.06 and 0.97, against a competition average of 1.23 goals per team per game.
Athletic Carpi came in having won six on the spin, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 4/15 points for Sammaurese, 15/15 for Athletic Carpi.
The venue was Stadio Lentigione Levantini Campo A in Lentigione, with room for 1,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Athletic Carpi led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-3.