Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Sampdoria (7th, 55 pts) held a 29-point advantage over Lecco (20th, 26 pts). Sampdoria had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 7th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Lecco 0.92 scored and 1.95 conceded per game, Sampdoria 1.39 and 1.32, with the league averaging 1.26.
The match was played at Stadio Rigamonti Ceppi in Lecco (capacity 4,997). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.