Match Report
Brindisi, 20th on 25 points, faced a 17-point deficit to Monopoli (17th, 42). On the form table Brindisi stood 4th over the last five rounds, despite being 20th overall. Per game in the league, Monopoli were scoring 1.08 and conceding 1.34, Brindisi 0.74 and 1.68, against a competition average of 1.18 goals per team per game.
7 games without a win framed Monopoli's arrival. Defeat had followed defeat for Brindisi — three in succession.
The venue was Stadio Vito Simone Veneziani in Monopoli, with room for 6,880 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Monopoli led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-2.