Serie A: Salernitana and Spezia draw 2-2 on Monday
SALERNO. Salernitana manages to recover against Spezia with a penalty kick on the R. Manaj 11' and a penalty kick on the D. Verde 30'.
SALERNO. Salernitana manages to recover against Spezia with a penalty kick on the R. Manaj 11′ and a penalty kick on the D. Verde 30′. Salernitana couldn’t win even though he was superior in terms of holding the ball possession (56%)
The match was played at the Stadio Arechi stadium in Salerno on Monday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Paolo Valeri who had the assistance of Edoardo Raspollini and Vittorio Di Gioia. The 4th official was Giovanni Ayroldi. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 3.2 degrees Celsius or 37.71 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 64%.
Match Statistics
Salernitana was in firm control of the ball 56% while Spezia was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Salernitana was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 5 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Salernitana to win the match.
Salernitana shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Spezia shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Salernitana received 3 yellow cards (L. Mousset, F. Fazio and I. Radovanovic). On the other side, Spezia received 3 yellow cards (K. Amian, J. Kiwior and A. Nguiamba).
After playing this contest, Salernitana will have 10 points to stay in the 20th place. On the opposite side, Spezia will have 25 points to stay in the 15th place.
Match Events
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3'3'
S. Verdi
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11'11'
R. Manaj (Penalty)
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15'15'
K. Amian
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16'16'
S. Verdi
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30'30'
L. Mousset
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30'30'
D. Verde (Penalty)
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46'46'
M. Djuric
L. Mousset
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53'53'
F. Fazio
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65'65'
D. Perotti
G. Kastanos
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65'65'
E. Bohinen
S. Verdi
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68'68'
A. Nguiamba
J. Sala
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68'68'
K. Agudelo
D. Verde
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75'75'
Mikael
F. Ribery
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76'76'
M. Nzola
R. Manaj
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81'81'
N. Gyomber
P. Mazzocchi
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88'88'
J. Kiwior
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90'90'
I. Radovanovic
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90'90'
A. Nguiamba
Next match
In the upcoming Serie A match, Salernitana will play away against Genoa on the 13th of February with a 1-1 head to head statistic.
Spezia will host Fiorentina on the 14th of February with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Fiorentina (1 draw).
Salernitana: Formation and Lineups
Salernitana started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).
The manager Stefano Colantuono chose to play with the following team: Luigi Sepe , Pasquale Mazzocchi , Radu Drăguşin , Federico Fazio , Luca Ranieri , Lassana Coulibaly , Ivan Radovanović , Grigoris Kastanos , Simone Verdi , Franck Ribéry and Lys Mousset .
Substitutes
Salernitana made 5 changes: L. Mousset for M. Djuric (46′), G. Kastanos for D. Perotti (65′), S. Verdi for E. Bohinen (65′), F. Ribery for Mikael (75′) and P. Mazzocchi for N. Gyomber (81′).
Top player: Simone Verdi
Probably the most impressive player in Salernitana was Simone Verdi.
His rating is with 2 goals, 24 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.
Spezia: Formation and Lineups
Spezia started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Thiago Motta played with: Ivan Provedel , Kelvin Amian , Martin Erlić , Dimitris Nikolaou , Arkadiusz Reca , Jakub Kiwior , Jacopo Sala , Emmanuel Gyasi , Giulio Maggiore , Daniele Verde and Rey Manaj .
Substitutes
Spezia made 3 changes: J. Sala for A. Nguiamba (68′), D. Verde for K. Agudelo (68′) and R. Manaj for M. Nzola (76′).
Top player: Daniele Verde
The player who no doubt impressed Spezia the most was Daniele Verde.
His rating is with 1 goal, 21 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He performed 9 crosses.
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