Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Varese (2nd, 61 pts) held a 23-point advantage over Montichiari (14th, 38 pts). On recent form Montichiari sat only 18th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 14th overall. Per game in the league, Varese were scoring 1.53 and conceding 0.82, Montichiari 1.26 and 1.38, against a competition average of 1.07 goals per team per game.
8 matches unbeaten backed Varese's arrival.
The match was played at Stadio Franco Ossola (capacity 8,213). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-1.