Match Report
61 points separated the sides: Lucchese 1st on 82, Forcoli Valdera 17th on 21. On the form table Forcoli Valdera stood 12th over the last five rounds, despite being 17th overall. Against a league average of 1.49 goals per team per game, Lucchese ran at 2.18 scored and 0.62 conceded, Forcoli Valdera at 0.59 and 1.88.
Lucchese carried a 15-game unbeaten run into this. Lucchese had banked 13 of the last 15 points on offer; Forcoli Valdera, 6.
The venue was Stadio Porta Elisa, with room for 12,800 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.