CROTONE. Benevento had a surprising win over Crotone with a 2-0 win with a goal from G. Lapadula (55′) and a goal from G. Letizia (37′).
The match was played at the Stadio Ezio Scida stadium in Crotone on Thursday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Francesco Meraviglia with the help of Marco Trinchieri and Pietro Dei Giudici. The 4th official was Francesco Paolo Saia. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.1 degrees Celsius or 51.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams was dominant in terms of ball possession. Crotone was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Benevento that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Crotone was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Benevento was capable to find the solution to win this contest.
Crotone shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Benevento shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Crotone received 2 yellow cards (M. Sala and P. Giannotti). Regarding the opposition, Benevento received 1 yellow card (G. Calo).
P. Giannotti (Crotone) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (89′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Crotone will stay with 7 points to stay in the 18th place. On the opposite side, Benevento will have 19 points like Reggina to stay in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie B, Crotone will play away with Frosinone on the 1st of November with a 7-2 head to head in favor of Crotone (2 draws).
Benevento will host Brescia on the 1st of November with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Benevento (1 draw).
Crotone – Formation
Crotone
48'
69'
Crotone started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Francesco Modesto decided to play with the following team: Nikita Contini , Giuseppe Cuomo , Simone Canestrelli , Nehuén Paz , Vasile Mogoș , Niccolò Zanellato , Miloš Vulić , Salvatore Molina , Brian Oddei , Mirko Marić and Samuele Mulattieri .
The home team had on the bench: Marco Festa, Godfred Donsah , Marco Sala , Santiago Visentin, Ionuț Nedelcearu, Davide Mondonico, Gianluca Saro, Luis Rojas, Thomas Schirò, Pasquale Giannotti , Giuseppe Borello and Musa Juwara .
Crotone could not rely on the presence of P. Giannotti (injured).
Substitutions
Crotone made 4 changes: V. Mogos for P. Giannotti (30′), M. Vulic for G. Donsah (46′), N. Paz for M. Sala (48′) and S. Molina for M. Juwara (78′).
Best player: Niccolò Zanellato
The most impressive player for Crotone was Niccolò Zanellato.
His rating is with 57 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Benevento – Formation
Benevento
37'
Benevento started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Fabio Caserta played with: Nicolò Manfredini , Gaetano Letizia , Kamil Glik , Federico Barba , Daam Foulon , Giacomo Calò , Gennaro Acampora , Enrico Brignola , Artur Ioniță , Andrés Tello and Gianluca Lapadula .
They had on the bench: Mattia Viviani, Marco Sau, Gaspare Muraca, Clemente Tartaro, Alessandro Vogliacco , Dejan Vokic , Abdallah Basit, Roberto Insigne, Salvatore Elia, Gabriele Moncini , Giuseppe Di Serio and Edoardo Masciangelo .
Substitutions
Benevento made 5 changes: E. Brignola for D. Vokic (46′), A. Tello for E. Masciangelo (70′), G. Acampora for G. Di Serio (78′), D. Foulon for A. Vogliacco (78′) and G. Lapadula for G. Moncini (82′).
Best player: Gaetano Letizia
The most impressive player for Benevento was Gaetano Letizia.
His rating is with 1 goal, 34 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie B.
- Alessandria – Frosinone – 1-1
- Ascoli – SPAL – 0-1
- Brescia – Lecce – 1-1
- Cittadella – Parma – 1-2
- Como – Pordenone – 1-0
- Cremonese – Pisa – 1-1
- Crotone – Benevento – 0-2
- Perugia – Reggina – 0-2
