Match Report
Parma, 1st with 76 points, sat 35 points above Bari 1908 (18th, 41). Recent form told a different story for Parma: only 9th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Scoring rates set the scale: Bari 1908 1 scored and 1.29 conceded per game, Parma 1.74 and 0.92, with the league averaging 1.26.
10 games without a win framed Bari 1908's arrival. Over the last five, Bari 1908 had taken 2 of 15 points to Parma's 8.
The head-to-head ledger counts 12 games: 3 Bari 1908 wins, 6 for Parma, 3 draws, at 2.25 goals per meeting.
The venue was Stadio Comunale San Nicola in Bari, with room for 58,300 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.