Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Città di Varese 5th with 62 points, Borgaro Nobis 18th with 28, 34 apart. Borgaro Nobis had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 11th in the league over the last five rounds against 18th overall. Per game in the league, Città di Varese were scoring 1.31 and conceding 0.94, Borgaro Nobis 0.94 and 2.14, against a competition average of 1.22 goals per team per game.
Città di Varese had won three straight, having scored in 9 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for Città di Varese against 7/15 for Borgaro Nobis.
Stadio Franco Ossola in Varese staged the fixture, a ground that holds 8,213. Città di Varese led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.