Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Mantova (1st, 80 pts) held a 27-point advantage over Lumezzane (9th, 53 pts). Mantova had been under-performing their position — 19th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Per game in the league, Lumezzane were scoring 1.29 and conceding 1.26, Mantova 1.89 and 0.82, against a competition average of 1.11 goals per team per game.
Nuovo Stadio Comunale in Lumezzane, capacity 4,150, hosted the game. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 5 goals for the 4-3 full-time score.