Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Paternò (6th, 52 pts) held a 16-point advantage over Rende (17th, 36 pts). The last five rounds placed Rende 5th in the league for form — higher than their 17th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Paternò 1.25 scored and 1.14 conceded per game, Rende 0.97 and 1.39, with the league averaging 1.26.
Paternò carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Over the last five, Paternò had taken 13 of 15 points to Rende's 4.
The match was played at Stadio Falcone-Borsellino in Stadio Falcone-Borsellino. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-3.




