ASCOLI PICENO. Reggina prevails over Ascoli 1-0 after R. Rivas scored just 1 goal (64′).
The match was played at the Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca stadium in Ascoli Piceno on Monday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Rosario Abisso with the support of Luca Mondin and Orlando Pagnotta. The 4th official was Federico La Penna. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.6 degrees Celsius or 52.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Ascoli was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Reggina that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Reggina had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 1 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Reggina won the contest.
Ascoli shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Reggina shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Ascoli received 4 yellow cards (Lorenco Simic, Federico Dionisi, Danilo Quaranta and Cedric Gondo). Regarding the opposition, Reggina received 4 yellow cards (Jérémy Ménez, Niccolò Pierozzi, Gianluca Di Chiara and Emanuele Cicerelli).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Ascoli will stay with 25 points like Modena, Cagliari and Brescia to hold in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Reggina will have 36 points to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie B, Ascoli will host Bari 1908 on the 4th of March with a 7-6 head to head record in favor of Ascoli (4 draws).
Reggina will play away agasint Bari 1908 on the 13th of May with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of Reggina (2 draws).
Ascoli – Formation
Ascoli
34'
76'
Ascoli started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Christian Bucchi decided to play with the following team: Nicola Leali , Lorenco Šimić , Eric Botteghin , Danilo Quaranta , Francesco Donati , Michele Collocolo , Mirko Eramo , Fabrizio Caligara , Simone Giordano , Cedric Gondo and Federico Dionisi .
The home team had on the bench: Filippo Palazzino, Claud Adjapong, Marcel Büchel , Samuel Giovane, Enrico Guarna, Marcello Falzerano , Soufiane Bidaoui, Giuseppe Bellusci, Pedro Mendes , Aljaž Tavčar, Alessandro Salvi and Christophe Lungoyi .
Substitutions
Ascoli made 4 changes: Francesco Donati for Marcello Falzerano (54′), Mirko Eramo for Marcel Büchel (59′), Federico Dionisi for Pedro Mendes (76′) and Danilo Quaranta for Christopher Lungoyi (76′).
Best player: Eric Botteghin
The player that probably impressed the most for Ascoli was Eric Botteghin.
His rating is with 56 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8.
Reggina – Formation
Reggina
64'
Reggina started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Filippo Inzaghi played with: Simone Colombi , Niccolò Pierozzi , Thiago Cionek , Riccardo Gagliolo , Gianluca Di Chiara , Hernani , Žan Majer , Giovanni Fabbian , Luigi Canotto , Jérémy Ménez and Rigoberto Rivas .
These were the players on the bench: Giuseppe Loiacono, Federico Ravaglia, Federico Javier Santander Mereles, Federico Giraudo, Michele Camporese, Federico Ricci, Daniele Liotti , Devid Eugene Bouah, Gabriele Gori , Emanuele Cicerelli , Lorenzo Crisetig and Tommaso Aglietti.
Substitutions
Reggina made 5 changes: Luigi Canotto for Emanuele Cicerelli (70′), Jérémy Ménez for Gabriele Gori (76′), Giovanni Fabbian for Daniele Liotti (76′), Rigoberto Rivas for Michele Camporese (79′) and Rigoberto Rivas for Lorenzo Crisetig (80′).
Best player: Thiago Cionek
The most impressive player for Reggina was Thiago Cionek even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 31 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie B.
- Bari 1908 – Genoa – 1-2
- Frosinone – Ternana – 3-0
- Brescia – Palermo – 1-1
- Venezia – Parma – 2-2
- Südtirol – Modena – 0-2
- SPAL – Pisa – 0-1
- Como – Cittadella – 2-0
- Cagliari – Cosenza – 2-0
- Benevento – Perugia – 0-2
- Ascoli – Reggina – 0-1
