Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Benevento 1st with 82 points, Siracusa 19th with 26, 56 apart. Benevento had been under-performing their position — 10th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Per game in the league, Benevento were scoring 1.95 and conceding 0.74, Siracusa 1.26 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.24 goals per team per game.
Benevento were unbeaten in 7. The last-five ledger: Benevento 13/15, Siracusa 7/15.
Stadio Ciro Vigorito staged the fixture, a ground that holds 16,867. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Benevento led 3-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-2.
Goal scorers
Benevento: Marco Tumminello (23'), Mattia Maita (43'), Pier Luigi Simonetti (45') · Siracusa: Sebastiano Di Paolo (20'), Federico Pacciardi (90')
Key stats
Possession: Benevento 45% · Siracusa 55% · Total shots: 17-8 · On target: 9-3 · Corners: 7-3