Match Report
60 points separated the sides: Pistoiese 2nd on 73, Salsomaggiore 20th on 13. On recent form Pistoiese sat only 13th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Pistoiese 1.47 scored and 0.84 conceded per game, Salsomaggiore 0.55 and 2.11, with the league averaging 1.31.
Salsomaggiore had been beaten in three straight games. The last-five ledger: Pistoiese 10/15, Salsomaggiore 4/15.
The venue was Stadio Marcello Melani in Pistoia, with room for 13,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Pistoiese led 2-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-1 the final score.




