Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Genoa (2nd, 73 pts) held a 30-point advantage over Ternana (15th, 43 pts). Recent form told a different story for Ternana: only 20th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 15th. Scoring rates set the scale: Genoa 1.39 scored and 0.74 conceded per game, Ternana 0.97 and 1.37, with the league averaging 1.17.
Genoa had not lost in 5 games. 6 games without a win framed Ternana's arrival. Genoa had banked 11 of the last 15 points on offer; Ternana, 3.
Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris in Genova staged the fixture, a ground that holds 4,500. On the scoreboard, Genoa led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-0 the final score.