Benevento recovers a 0-1 deficit to defeat SPAL 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

FERRARA. Benevento found a way to reverse the scoreline against SPAL to win 2-1.

November 13, 2022

FERRARA. Benevento was able to reverse the score against SPAL to win 2-1. It was SPAL to strike first with an early goal of S. Esposito at the 8′. Then it was a goal in the 73′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. La Gumina gave the win to Benevento in the 76′ minute. Benevento was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

P. Peda received a red card (62′). This red card was one of the reason why SPAL lost the match.

The match was played at the Stadio Paolo Mazza stadium in Ferrara on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Francesco Meraviglia with the assistance of Alessio Saccenti and Daniele Marchi. The 4th official was Matteo Centi. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.9 degrees Celsius or 56.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.

Match Statistics

SPAL

1 - 2

Benevento

! 39 Ball Possession 61

Shots

7 Total 22
3 On Target 6
4 Off Target 16
0 Shots blocked 5

50 Attack 124
13 Dangerous attack 87
104 Ball safe 60

0 Penalties 0
1 Corners 7
2 Off Sides 2

Fouls

16 Total 17
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Benevento was in firm control of the ball 61% while SPAL was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Benevento was more pushing with 87 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Benevento won the contest.

SPAL shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Benevento shot 22 times, 6 on target, 16 off target.

Cards

SPAL received 4 yellow cards (L. Dickmann, A. Murgia, R. Celia and A. La Mantia). On the opposite side, Benevento received 3 yellow cards (P. Schiattarella, K. Glik and I. Koutsoupias).

(SPAL) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (62′).

Match Timeline

12'

32'

Riccardo Capellini(var)

43'

45'

46'

Simone Rabbi- sub ->F. Maistro

58'

Alessandro Tripaldelli- sub ->R. Celia

58'

P. Peda- Red

62'

64'

65'

68'

69'

73'

Edoardo Masciangelo- sub ->D. Foulon

73'

Riccardo Capellini(goal)

76'

80'

82'

86'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this encounter, SPAL will stay with 15 points like Pisa, Palermo and Cittadella to hold in the 12th place. On the other side, Benevento will have 14 points like Modena and Cosenza to remain in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie B, SPAL will host Bari 1908 on the 4th of February with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of SPAL (3 draws).

Benevento will play away agasint Bari 1908 on the 1st of April with a 1-1 head to head stats.

SPAL – Formation

SPAL

Enrico Alfonso 1.Italy

7.0

Andrea Cardinale 6.Italy

6.8

P. Peda 27.Poland

6.8

62'

Christian Dalle Mura 4.Italy

6.5

Lorenzo Dickmann 24.Italy

6.4

80'

12'

Raffaele Celia 21.Italy

6.2

58'

43'

A. Murgia 23.Italy

6.5

32'

Salvatore Esposito 5.Italy

7.1

Fabio Maistro 37.Italy

6.5

58'

A. La Mantia 19.Italy

6.1

46'

45'

Gabriele Moncini 9.Italy

6.8

65'

Substitutes

D. Thiam 22.Senegal

Alessandro Fiordaliso 2.Italy

Alberto Almici 29.Italy

5.9

65'

Alessandro Tripaldelli 3.Italy

6.2

58'

Federico Proia 8.Italy

Matteo Prati 20.Italy

G. Tunjov 40.Estonia

6.8

80'

Luca Valzania 16.Italy

6.4

46'

Franco Zuculini 14.Argentina

Simone Rabbi 99.Italy

6.1

58'

Nicola Rauti 32.Italy

M. Finotto 11.Italy

SPAL started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Roberto Venturato decided to play with the following team: Enrico Alfonso (7.0), Patryk Peda (6.8), Biagio Meccariello (6.8), Christian Dalle Mura (6.5), Lorenzo Dickmann (6.4), Alessandro Murgia (6.5), Salvatore Esposito (7.1), Raffaele Celia (6.2), Fabio Maistro (6.5), Andrea La Mantia (6.1) and Gabriele Moncini (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Simone Rabbi (6.1), Nicola Rauti, Federico Proia, Matteo Prati, Alessandro Fiordaliso, Georgi Tunjov (6.8), Luca Valzania (6.4), Demba Thiam, Alberto Almici (5.9), Mattia Finotto, Alessandro Tripaldelli (6.2) and Franco Zuculini.

Substitutions

SPAL made 5 changes: A. La Mantia for L. Valzania (46′), F. Maistro for S. Rabbi (58′), R. Celia for A. Tripaldelli (58′), G. Moncini for A. Almici (65′) and L. Dickmann for G. Tunjov (80′).

Best player: Salvatore Esposito

The most impressive player for SPAL was Salvatore Esposito.

His rating is (7.1) with 1 goal, 48 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Benevento – Formation

Benevento

Alberto Paleari 21.Italy

6.3

Kamil Glik 15.Poland

6.5

69'

Maxime Leverbe 33.France

6.8

64'

Riccardo Capellini 96.Italy

7.4

73'

G. Letizia 3.Italy

7.2

Daam Foulon 18.Belgium

7.0

73'

P. Schiattarella 27.Italy

7.3

68'

Riccardo Improta 16.Italy

7.1

Nermin Karić 7.Sweden

7.4

Diego Farias 10.Brazil

7.5

82'

Antonino La Gumina 20.Italy

7.2

76'

Substitutes

I. Lucatelli 22.Italy

Nicolò Manfredini 12.Italy

Francesco Perlingieri 36.Italy

Edoardo Masciangelo 5.Italy

6.4

73'

A. Veltri 37.Italy

I. Koutsoupias 80.Greece

6.4

82'

86'

Emanuele Agnello 17.Italy

Abdallah Basit 30.Ghana

Siriki Sanogo 79.Côte d'Ivoire

Francesco Forte 88.Italy

6.7

64'

Pape Thiam 14.Senegal

Benevento started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Fabio Cannavaro played with: Alberto Paleari (6.3), Maxime Leverbe (6.8), Kamil Glik (6.5), Riccardo Capellini (7.4), Gaetano Letizia (7.2), Riccardo Improta (7.1), Nermin Karić (7.4), Pasquale Schiattarella (7.3), Daam Foulon (7.0), Antonino La Gumina (7.2) and Diego Farias (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Francesco Perlingieri, Igor Lucatelli, Ilias Koutsoupias (6.4), Edoardo Masciangelo (6.4), Emanuele Agnello, Angelo Veltri, Francesco Forte (6.7), Nicolò Manfredini, Abdallah Basit, Siriki Sanogo and Pape Samba Thiam.