Match Report
37 points separated the sides: Catanzaro 1st on 96, Picerno 6th on 59. Picerno had been under-performing their position — 13th on five-round form against 6th in the table. Against a league average of 1.19 goals per team per game, Picerno ran at 1.05 scored and 0.89 conceded, Catanzaro at 2.68 and 0.55.
Picerno had not lost in 5 games. Catanzaro arrived on a run of four straight wins, having scored in 12 consecutive games.
Stadio Comunale Donato Curcio in Picerno staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.