Cittadella and Palermo draws a crazy match 3-3 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

CITTADELLA. Cittadella and Palermo went through a rollercoaster before drawing 3-3.

By
Luke Meyer
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Cittadella and Palermo draws a crazy match 3-3 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

CITTADELLA. Cittadella and Palermo went through a rollercoaster before drawing 3-3.

The match was played at the Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato stadium in Cittadella on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Luca Massimi with the assistance of Alessio Saccenti and Nicolò Cipriani. The 4th official was Lorenzo Maccarini. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.8 degrees Celsius or 62.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Cittadella

3 - 3

Team 1

Palermo

  • 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
  • 11 Total 12
  • 7 On Target 3
  • 4 Off Target 4
  • 0 Shots blocked 5
  • 95 Attack 104
  • 51 Dangerous attack 35
  • 81 Ball safe 96
  • 1 Penalties 1
  • 4 Corners 5
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 24 Total 13
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Palermo had a superior ball possession 55% while Cittadella was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Cittadella was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 7 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Cittadella to win the match​.

Cittadella shot 11 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Palermo shot 12 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Cittadella received 4 yellow cards (Edoardo Gorini, Giuseppe Carriero, Simone Branca and Federico Giraudo). Talking about the opposition, Palermo received 2 yellow cards (Dario Saric and Valerio Verre).

Cittadella had 2 players sent off: Edoardo Gorini (0′ for double yellow card) and Simone Branca (85′ for double yellow card).

Also, Palermo didn’t end the match with 11 players after Eugenio Corini (Palermo) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (36′).

Match Timeline

Tommy Maistrello(goal)Alessio Vita
3'
23'
33'
Francesco Di Mariano(penalty)
Giuseppe Carriero- Yellow
35'
37'
Simone Branca- Yellow
39'
45'
Matteo Luigi Brunori (goal)Dario Saric
46'
46'
Andrea Magrassi- sub ->Alessio Vita
48'
64'
Francesco Di Mariano(goal)Edoardo Soleri
69'
Jacopo Segre- sub ->Dario Saric
69'
71'
Tommy Maistrello(goal)Federico Giraudo
74'
77'
78'
78'
Andrea Danzi- sub ->Valerio Mastrantonio
82'
82'
Simone Branca(yellowred)
85'
Federico Giraudo- Yellow
90'
Federico Giraudo- Yellow
90'
Tommy Maistrello(var)
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Frosinone
80
38
Genoa
73
38
Bari 1908
65
38
Cagliari
60
38
Parma
60
38
Südtirol
58
38
Reggina
50
38
Venezia
49
38
Palermo
49
38
Modena
48
38
Pisa
47
38
Como
47
38
Ascoli
47
38
Cittadella
43
38
Ternana
43
38
Brescia
40
38
Cosenza
40
38
Perugia
39
38
SPAL
38
38
Benevento
35
38

After playing this contest, Cittadella will have 35 points to remain in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, Palermo will have 39 points to sit in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie B, Cittadella will play away with Bari 1908 on the 1st of May with a 7-3 head to head statistic in favor of Bari 1908 (6 draws).

Palermo will host Brescia on the 19th of May with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Palermo (4 draws).

Cittadella – Formation

Cittadella
G
Luca Maniero 77.Italy
5.8
D
Dario Del Fabro 5.Italy
6.4
D
A. Mattioli 18.Italy
5.5
D
Federico Giraudo 98.Italy
6.5
90'
D
Domenico Frare 15.Italy
6.3
46'
M
Simone Branca 23.Italy
7.3
85'
M
Alessio Vita 16.Italy
7.6
48'
M
Giuseppe Carriero 20.Italy
6.4
71' 35'
M
Valerio Mastrantonio 29.Italy
7.4
82'
F
Tommy Maistrello 32.Italy
8.6
Goals3', 74'
F
Mirko Antonucci 10.Italy
6.2
82' Goals23'
Substitutes
G
Filippo Manfrin 1.Italy
D
V. Ciriello 19.Italy
D
G. Felicioli 3.Italy
6.1
71'
D
Romano Perticone 2.Italy
6.5
46'
D
D. Donnarumma 17.Italy
M
Giovanni Crociata 21.Italy
M
Andrea Danzi 72.Italy
82'
F
Carlos Embalo 7.Guinea-Bissau
82'
F
Raúl Asencio 90.Spain
F
Andrea Magrassi 99.Italy
6.5
48'

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

The manager Edoardo Gorini decided to play with the following team: Luca Maniero (5.8), Alessandro Mattioli (5.5), Dario Del Fabro (6.4), Domenico Frare (6.3), Federico Giraudo (6.5), Valerio Mastrantonio (7.4), Simone Branca (7.3), Giuseppe Carriero (6.4), Alessio Vita (7.6), Tommaso Maistrello (8.6) and Mirko Antonucci (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Vincenzo Ciriello, Carlos Embalo, Raúl Asencio, Andrea Magrassi (6.5), Filippo Manfrin, Giovanni Crociata, Andrea Danzi, Gian Filippo Felicioli (6.1), Romano Perticone (6.5) and Daniele Donnarumma.

Cittadella could not rely on the presence of Andrea Magrassi (injured).

Substitutions

Cittadella made 5 changes: Domenico Frare for Romano Perticone (46′), Alessio Vita for Andrea Magrassi (48′), Giuseppe Carriero for Gian Filippo Felicioli (71′), Valerio Mastrantonio for Andrea Danzi (82′) and Mirko Antonucci for Carlos Embalo (82′).

Best player: Tommaso Maistrello​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cittadella was Tommaso Maistrello.

His rating is (8.6) with 2 goals, 21 passes (61% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 17.

Palermo – Formation

Palermo
G
Mirko Pigliacelli 22.Italy
6.6
D
Ales Mateju 37.Czech Republic
6.4
D
Ionuţ Nedelcearu 18.Romania
6.1
D
Davide Bettella  48.Italy
6.3
M
Giuseppe Aurelio 31.Italy
6.4
M
Valerio Verre 26.Italy
7.1
78' 77'
M
Dario Saric 28.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.0
69' 37'
M
Claudio Gomes 5.France
7.0
M
Francesco Di Mariano 10.Italy
6.8
69' Goals33', 64'
F
Matteo Luigi Brunori  9.Italy
7.1
46' Goals45'
F
Edoardo Soleri 27.Italy
7.0
78'
Substitutes
G
Giovanni Grotta 1.Italy
G
Samuele Massolo 12.Italy
D
Simon Graves 2.Denmark
D
R. Orihuela 4.Uruguay
D
Alessio Buttaro 25.Italy
D
Edoardo Masciangelo 11.Italy
D
Marco Sala 3.Italy
M
Jacopo Segre 8.Italy
6.3
69'
M
S. Damiani 21.Italy
78'
M
N. Valente 30.Italy
6.4
69'
F
Gennaro Tutino 7.Italy
6.2
46'
F
Luca Vido  19.Italy
78'

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

Eugenio Corini played with: Mirko Pigliacelli (6.6), Aleš Matějů (6.4), Ionuț Nedelcearu (6.1), Davide Bettella (6.3), Francesco Di Mariano (6.8), Dario Šarić (6.0), Claudio Gomes (7.0), Valerio Verre (7.1), Giuseppe Aurelio (6.4), Matteo Brunori (7.1) and Edoardo Soleri (7.0).

They had on the bench: Giovanni Grotta, Jacopo Segre (6.3), Simon Graves Jensen, Samuele Damiani, Renzo Orihuela, Samuele Massolo, Gennaro Tutino (6.2), Alessio Buttaro, Edoardo Masciangelo, Marco Sala, Luca Vido and Nicola Valente (6.4).

Substitutions

Palermo made 5 changes: Matteo Luigi Brunori for Gennaro Tutino (46′), Dario Saric for Jacopo Segre (69′), Francesco Di Mariano for Nicola Valente (69′), Valerio Verre for Samuele Damiani (78′) and Edoardo Soleri for Luca Vido (78′).

Best player: Valerio Verre​

The most impressive player for Palermo was Valerio Verre.

His rating is (7.1) with 35 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie B.​