Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Sassari Torres 2nd with 75 points, Recanatese 18th with 38, 37 apart. Sassari Torres ranked just 19th in the league on five-round form despite their 2nd table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Sassari Torres 1.47 scored and 1 conceded per game, Recanatese 1.24 and 1.71, with the league averaging 1.2.
Defeat had not touched Sassari Torres in 7 games, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Recanatese's winless run stood at 5. Sassari Torres had banked 11 of the last 15 points on offer; Recanatese, 2.
Stadio Vanni Sanna in Sassari staged the fixture, a ground that holds 7,480. On the scoreboard, Sassari Torres led 2-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-2.