Match Report
Savona, 3rd with 62 points, sat 46 points above Grosseto (18th, 16). Savona had been under-performing their position — 8th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Grosseto 0.79 scored and 2.65 conceded per game, Savona 1.71 and 0.91, with the league averaging 1.38.
Defeat had followed defeat for Grosseto — three in succession. 6 matches unbeaten backed Savona's arrival. From the last five rounds, Grosseto held 1 points of 15 and Savona 11.
The venue was Stadio Olimpico Carlo Zecchini, with room for 9,988 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.