Spezia 1-0 Sampdoria: conquers 1-0 with a goal scored by D. Verde
LA SPEZIA. Spezia prevails over Sampdoria 1-0 after D. Verde scored just 1 goal (69').
LA SPEZIA. Spezia defeats Sampdoria 1-0 after D. Verde scored just 1 goal (69′). Sampdoria lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
A. Ekdal received a red card (73′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Sampdoria lost the match.
The match was played at the Stadio Alberto Picco stadium in La Spezia on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Gianluca Manganiello who was helped by Stefano Liberti and Davide Moro. The 4th official was Manuel Volpi. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 10.9 degrees Celsius or 51.64 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 74%.
Match Statistics
Sampdoria was in firm control of the ball 58% while Spezia was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Sampdoria was more aggressive with 32 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Spezia succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Spezia shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Sampdoria shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Spezia received 2 yellow cards (M. Erlic and D. Verde). On the opposite side, Sampdoria received 3 yellow cards (M. Thorsby, A. Ekdal and T. Rincon).
Also, Sampdoria didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after A. Ekdal (Sampdoria) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (73′).
After this match, Spezia will have 22 points to stay in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Sampdoria will stay with 20 points to stay in the 16th place.
Match Events
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30'30'
M. Erlic
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37'37'
M. Thorsby
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47'47'
A. Ekdal
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52'52'
T. Rincon
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65'65'
K. Agudelo
V. Kovalenko
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69'69'
D. Verde
K. Agudelo
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70'70'
D. Verde
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73'73'
A. Ekdal
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74'74'
S. Ferrer
J. Sala
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74'74'
M. Nzola
R. Manaj
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77'77'
R. Vieira
M. Thorsby
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77'77'
N. Murru
T. Augello
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86'86'
J. Antiste
D. Verde
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90'90'
E. Torregrossa
A. Ferrari
Next match
Spezia: Formation and Lineups
Spezia started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Thiago Motta chose to play with the following team: Ivan Provedel , Kelvin Amian , Martin Erlić , Dimitris Nikolaou , Arkadiusz Reca , Jakub Kiwior , Daniele Verde , Viktor Kovalenko , Jacopo Sala , Emmanuel Gyasi and Rey Manaj .
Substitutes
Spezia made 4 changes: V. Kovalenko for K. Agudelo (65′), J. Sala for S. Ferrer (74′), R. Manaj for M. Nzola (74′) and D. Verde for J. Antiste (86′).
Top player: Daniele Verde
The player who no doubt impressed Spezia the most was Daniele Verde.
His rating is with 1 goal, 25 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 5 crosses.
Sampdoria: Formation and Lineups
Sampdoria started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
On the other side, Marco Giampaolo played with: Wladimiro Falcone , Bartosz Bereszyński , Alex Ferrari , Giangiacomo Magnani , Tommaso Augello , Morten Thorsby , Albin Ekdal , Tomás Rincón , Antonio Candreva , Manolo Gabbiadini and Francesco Caputo .
Substitutes
Sampdoria made 3 changes: M. Thorsby for R. Vieira (77′), T. Augello for N. Murru (77′) and A. Ferrari for E. Torregrossa (90′).
Top player: Alex Ferrari
Probably the most impressive player in Sampdoria was Alex Ferrari.
His rating is with 59 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 14.
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