Match Report
Renate, 9th with 53 points, sat 15 points above Piacenza (20th, 38). Piacenza had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 5th in the league over the last five rounds against 20th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Renate 1.29 scored and 1.45 conceded per game, Piacenza 1.11 and 1.55, with the league averaging 1.16.
Level finishes had become the habit for Renate: three in a row. Piacenza had not won in 5 games.
A. Baratta officiated: 33 games logged, averaging 2.9 yellow cards each. Stadio Città di Meda in Meda, capacity 2,500, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-2.