Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Avellino 1st with 75 points, Taranto 20th with 0, 75 apart.
Avellino had won six straight, having scored in 6 consecutive games. A win had eluded Taranto for 10 matches. Recent form was uneven: 15/15 points for Avellino, 2/15 for Taranto.
5 meetings are on record — 2 won by Avellino, 1 by Taranto, 2 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 40% of the wins in this matchup.
Stadio Partenio-Adriano Lombardi in Avellino staged the fixture, a ground that holds 26,542. Taranto led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.