Pisa tops SPAL 1-0 with a goal scored by G. Sibilli. HIGHLIGHTS

FERRARA. Pisa overcomes SPAL 1-0 after G. Sibilli scored just 1 goal (54').

December 27, 2022

FERRARA. Pisa beats SPAL 1-0 after G. Sibilli scored just 1 goal (54′). SPAL lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).

Alessandro Murgia received a red card (62′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why SPAL lost the match.

The match was played at the Stadio Paolo Mazza stadium in Ferrara on Monday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Alessandro Prontera with the collaboration of Stefano Alassio and Sergio Ranghetti. The 4th official was Matteo Marcenaro. The weather was mist. The temperature was cold at 10.7 degrees Celsius or 51.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.

Match Statistics

SPAL

0 - 1

Pisa

58 Ball Possession 42

Shots

15 Total 16
2 On Target 4
13 Off Target 12
1 Shots blocked 5

97 Attack 84
40 Dangerous attack 42
87 Ball safe 70

0 Penalties 0
5 Corners 3
3 Off Sides 2

Fouls

14 Total 23
5 Yellow Cards 6
1 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

SPAL had a superior ball possession 58% while Pisa was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Pisa was more aggressive with 42 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Pisa won the encounter.

SPAL shot 15 times, 2 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, Pisa shot 16 times, 4 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

SPAL received 4 yellow cards (Alessandro Murgia, Biagio Meccariello, Alessandro Tripaldelli and Andrea La Mantia). On the other side, Pisa received 7 yellow cards (Marius Marin, Pietro Beruatto, Hjörtur Hermannsson, Giuseppe Mastinu, Federico Barba, Federico Barba and Olimpiu Morutan).

Alessandro Murgia (SPAL) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (62′).

Match Timeline

22'

28'

M. Marin- Yellow

33'

Pietro Beruatto- Yellow

36'

Simone Rabbi(var)

41'

45'

Hjörtur Hermannsson- Yellow

45'

46'

Tomás Esteves- sub ->Pietro Beruatto

54'

61'

62'

65'

71'

78'

Gaetano Masucci- sub ->Ettore Gliozzi

78'

80'

83'

Alessandro Tripaldelli- Yellow

83'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this contest, SPAL will stay with 20 points like Venezia to sit in the 16th place. On the other side, Pisa will have 29 points to remain in the 5th 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 statistic in favor of SPAL (3 draws).

Pisa will host Bari 1908 on the 22nd of April with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Bari 1908 (4 draws).

SPAL – Formation

SPAL

Enrico Alfonso 1.Italy

6.9

Andrea Cardinale 6.Italy

6.8

45'

M. Varnier 13.Italy

7.2

P. Peda 27.Poland

7.1

Lorenzo Dickmann 24.Italy

6.9

Alessandro Tripaldelli 3.Italy

7.1

83'

A. Murgia 23.Italy

6.2

62'

Matteo Prati 20.Italy

7.1

71'

Luca Valzania 16.Italy

6.8

Fabio Maistro 37.Italy

7.3

65'

Simone Rabbi 99.Italy

6.8

78'

Substitutes

D. Thiam 22.Senegal

Matteo Arena 18.Italy

F. Saiani 15.Italy

Alessandro Fiordaliso 2.Italy

Alberto Almici 29.Italy

Niccolò Zanellato 10.Italy

Franco Zuculini 14.Argentina

Federico Proia 8.Italy

6.5

71'

G. Tunjov 40.Estonia

7.1

Nicola Rauti 32.Italy

6.6

78'

A. La Mantia 19.Italy

6.8

65'

90'

M. Finotto 11.Italy

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

The manager Daniele De Rossi decided to play with the following team: Enrico Alfonso (6.9), Patryk Peda (7.1), Marco Varnier (7.2), Biagio Meccariello (6.8), Lorenzo Dickmann (6.9), Matteo Prati (7.1), Alessandro Murgia (6.2), Alessandro Tripaldelli (7.1), Luca Valzania (6.8), Fabio Maistro (7.3) and Simone Rabbi (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Nicola Rauti (6.6), Matteo Arena, Niccolò Zanellato, Filippo Saiani, Alessandro Fiordaliso, Demba Thiam, Andrea La Mantia (6.8), Franco Zuculini, Alberto Almici, Federico Proia (6.5), Mattia Finotto and Georgi Tunjov (7.1).

Substitutions

SPAL made 3 changes: Fabio Maistro for Andrea La Mantia (65′), Matteo Prati for Federico Proia (71′) and Simone Rabbi for Nicola Rauti (78′).

Best player: Fabio Maistro

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for SPAL was Fabio Maistro.

His rating is (7.3) with 27 passes (92% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.

Pisa – Formation

Pisa

Alessandro Livieri 22.Italy

6.8

Hjörtur Hermannsson 6.Iceland

6.4

45'

Federico Barba 93.Italy

7.1

80'

Arturo Calabresi 33.Italy

6.8

Pietro Beruatto 20.Italy

6.5

46'

33'

Alessandro De Vitis 30.Italy

7.1

61'

Idrissa Touré 15.Germany

6.4

61'

M. Marin 8.Romania

7.8

28'

Olimpiu Moruţan 80.Romania

6.8

83'

Ernesto Torregrossa 10.Venezuela

6.5

22'

Ettore Gliozzi 9.Italy

7.4

78'

Substitutes

Nícolas 1.Brazil

Tomás Esteves 19.Portugal

6.2

46'

Adrian Rus 44.Romania

Simone Canestrelli 5.Italy

Ádám Nagy 16.Hungary

6.2

61'

Matteo Tramoni 27.France

R. Jureškin 7.Croatia

Artur Ioniță 23.Moldova

Lisandru Tramoni 77.France

G. Sibilli 17.Italy

7.2

22'

54'

G. Mastinu 18.Italy

6.8

61'

65'

Gaetano Masucci 26.Italy

5.9

78'

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

Luca D\’Angelo played with: Alessandro Livieri (6.8), Arturo Calabresi (6.8), Hjörtur Hermannsson (6.4), Federico Barba (7.1), Pietro Beruatto (6.5), Idrissa Toure (6.4), Alessandro De Vitis (7.1), Marius Marin (7.8), Olimpiu Moruțan (6.8), Ettore Gliozzi (7.4) and Ernesto Torregrossa (6.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ádám Nagy (6.2), Tomás Esteves (6.2), Nicolas, Matteo Tramoni, Roko Jureskin, Adrian Rus, Giuseppe Sibilli (7.2), Giuseppe Mastinu (6.8), Artur Ioniță, Gaetano Masucci (5.9), Simone Canestrelli and Lisandru Tramoni.

Substitutions

Pisa made 5 changes: Ernesto Torregrossa for Giuseppe Sibilli (22′), Pietro Beruatto for Tomás Esteves (46′), Alessandro De Vitis for Giuseppe Mastinu (61′), Idrissa Touré for Ádám Nagy (61′) and Ettore Gliozzi for Gaetano Masucci (78′).