Match Report
The table read 8th (Matelica Calcio, 56 pts) against 10th (Virtus Verona, 49 pts), 7 points apart. The last five rounds placed Virtus Verona no better than 17th for form, against 10th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Matelica Calcio 1.55 scored and 1.63 conceded per game, Virtus Verona 1.13 and 1.16, with the league averaging 1.22.
Matelica Calcio had gone 6 games without a win. Virtus Verona's unbeaten run stood at 10, having scored in 9 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Matelica Calcio 2/15, Virtus Verona 9/15.
The venue was Stadio Helvia Recina in Macerata, with room for 2,000 spectators. Matelica Calcio led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.


