Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Avellino (2nd, 69 pts) held a 44-point advantage over Brindisi (20th, 25 pts). Brindisi ranked 4th in the league on five-round form, well above their 20th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.63/0.76 for Avellino and 0.74/1.68 for Brindisi (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.18.
Avellino were unbeaten in 6. A win had eluded Brindisi for 14 matches. The five-game form split read 9/15 points for Avellino against 2/15 for Brindisi.
The match was played at Stadio Partenio-Adriano Lombardi in Avellino (capacity 26,542). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Avellino led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.