Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Benevento 2nd with 76 points, Barletta 10th with 44, 32 apart. The last five rounds placed Barletta no better than 19th for form, against 10th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.16 goals per team per game, Benevento ran at 1.45 scored and 0.76 conceded, Barletta at 0.92 and 1.14.
Benevento had won five straight, having scored in 10 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Benevento 15/15, Barletta 6/15.
The match was played at Stadio Ciro Vigorito in Benevento (capacity 12,847). On the scoreboard, Barletta led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.