Match Report
The table gap was wide: 35 points between Mantova (1st, 80 pts) and Renate (15th, 45 pts). On recent form Mantova sat only 19th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. Per game in the league, Renate were scoring 0.92 and conceding 1.21, Mantova 1.89 and 0.82, against a competition average of 1.11 goals per team per game.
Mantova had not lost in 10 games, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Renate 5/15, Mantova 11/15.
The venue was Stadio Città di Meda in Meda, with room for 2,500 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Renate led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.




