Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Paganese 6th with 56 points, Atletico Lodigiani 15th with 38, 18 apart. The last five rounds placed Atletico Lodigiani 5th in the league for form — higher than their 15th in the standings. Per game in the league, Atletico Lodigiani were scoring 1.15 and conceding 1.44, Paganese 1.21 and 0.82, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.
Atletico Lodigiani had not won in 7 games. Atletico Lodigiani had banked 1 of the last 15 points on offer; Paganese, 8.
The venue was Centro Sportivo Francesca Gianni in Roma, with room for 3,500 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Atletico Lodigiani led 3-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-1.