Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Nardò 3rd with 65 points, US Bitonto 17th with 30, 35 apart. US Bitonto ranked 9th in the league on five-round form, well above their 17th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: US Bitonto 0.65 scored and 1.32 conceded per game, Nardò 1.56 and 0.71, with the league averaging 1.18.
US Bitonto's last three games had all finished level. Nardò were winless in 5.
Nardò led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.
Goal scorers
Nardò: Francesco De Giorgi (29')