Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Nocerina 3rd with 60 points, Gladiator 16th with 34, 26 apart. Nocerina's recent output lagged their position: 7th on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. Against a league average of 1.16 goals per team per game, Nocerina ran at 1.26 scored and 0.79 conceded, Gladiator at 1.03 and 1.35.
Defeat had followed defeat for Gladiator — three in succession. The last-five ledger: Nocerina 8/15, Gladiator 1/15.
Stadio San Francesco in Nocera Inferiore staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Nocerina led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.