Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Padova 5th with 54 points, Pro Piacenza 14th with 39, 15 apart. Pro Piacenza had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 8th in the league over the last five rounds against 14th overall. In league terms the two rates read 0.88/1.03 for Pro Piacenza and 1.35/0.88 for Padova (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.11.
Padova's unbeaten run stood at 14, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Pro Piacenza had banked 6 of the last 15 points on offer; Padova, 13.
The match was played at Stadio Leonardo Garilli in Piacenza (capacity 21,668). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-1 full-time score.


