Match Report
5 points and 1 places separated them: Italy 1st with 9, Wales 2nd with 4. Wales ranked just 9th in the league on five-round form despite their 2nd table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Italy 2.33 scored and 0 conceded per game, Wales 1 and 0.67, with the league averaging 1.31.
Italy entered with 14 wins in a row, having scored in 14 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Italy 15/15, Wales 8/15.
The venue was Stadio Olimpico in Romagnano Sesia, with room for 40,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Italy led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-0 the final score.


