Fiorentina and Spezia draw 1-1 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

FIRENZE. Fiorentina and Spezia draw 1-1. P. Wisniewski scored the first own goal (25') for Fiorentina. M. Nzola  made it even (32').

By
Mark Hall
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Fiorentina and Spezia draw 1-1 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

FIRENZE. Fiorentina and Spezia draw 1-1. P. Wisniewski scored the first own goal (25′) for Fiorentina. M. Nzola  settled the score (32′). Fiorentina was definitely better in terms of ball possession (65%)​

The match was played at the Stadio Artemio Franchi stadium in Firenze on Saturday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Federico Dionisi who was helped by Alessio Tolfo and Claudio Gualtieri. The 4th official was Francesco Meraviglia. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.4 degrees Celsius or 61.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Fiorentina

1 - 1

Team 1

Spezia

  • ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
  • 19 Total 4
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 8 Off Target 1
  • 7 Shots blocked 0
  • 112 Attack 64
  • 87 Dangerous attack 26
  • 113 Ball safe 108
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 12 Total 29
  • 0 Yellow Cards 7
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Fiorentina had a strong ball possession 65% while Spezia was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Fiorentina was more aggressive with 87 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Fiorentina to win the match​.

Fiorentina shot 19 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Spezia shot 4 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Fiorentina received 1 yellow card (Andrade Davis Nicolas). Regarding the opposition, Spezia received 7 yellow cards (Daniel Maldini, Emmanuel Gyasi, M’Bala Nzola , Ethan Ampadu, Simone Bastoni , Albin Ekdal and Przemyslaw Wisniewski).

Match Timeline

25'
Przemysław Wiśniewski (own-goal)
M'Bala Nzola(goal)
32'
35'
45'
M'Bala Nzola- Yellow
45'
60'
Nicolás González- sub ->Jonathan Ikoné
60'
63'
65'
65'
T. Cipot- sub ->Daniel Maldini
68'
Antonín Barák- sub ->Gaetano Castrovilli
71'
72'
76'
Salvatore Esposito- sub ->Albin Ekdal
77'
Przemysław Wiśniewski - Yellow
77'
Alfred Duncan- sub ->Rolando Mandragora 
80'
80'
89'
Daniele Verde- sub ->M\'Bala Nzola 

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Napoli
90
38
Lazio
74
38
Inter
72
38
Milan
70
38
Atalanta
64
38
Roma
63
38
Juventus
62
38
Fiorentina
56
38
Bologna
54
38
Torino
53
38
Monza
52
38
Udinese
46
38
Sassuolo
45
38
Empoli
43
38
Salernitana
42
38
Lecce
36
38
Spezia
31
38
Hellas Verona
31
38
Cremonese
27
38
Sampdoria
19
38

After this match, Fiorentina will have 41 points to remain in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Spezia will have 26 points to hold in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Fiorentina will host Sampdoria on the 30th of April with a 15-9 head to head statistic in favor of Fiorentina (11 draws).

Spezia will host Monza on the 28th of April with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Monza (0 draws).

Fiorentina – Formation

Fiorentina
G
Pietro Terracciano 1.Italy
6.6
D
Cristiano Biraghi  3.Italy
7.7
D
Lucas Martínez Quarta 28.Argentina
7.3
D
Dodô 2.Brazil
6.4
D
Igor 98.Brazil
6.8
M
Giacomo Bonaventura 5.Italy
7.2
M
Rolando Mandragora 38.Italy
6.6
80'
M
Gaetano Castrovilli 10.Italy
6.2
71'
M
Jonathan Ikoné 11.France
7.0
60'
M
Riccardo Sottil 33.Italy
6.6
60'
F
Arthur Cabral 9.Brazil
6.6
80'
Substitutes
Tommaso Vannucchi 51.Italy
G
Michele Cerofolini 31.Italy
D
Luca Ranieri 16.Italy
D
Aleksa Terzic  15.Serbia
D
Nikola Milenković 4.Serbia
D
Lorenzo Venuti 23.Italy
M
Riccardo Saponara 8.Italy
M
Alfred Duncan 32.Ghana
80'
M
Josip Brekalo 77.Croatia
7.4
60'
M
A. Bianco 42.Italy
M
Antonín Barák 72.Czech Republic
6.4
71'
F
Christian Kouamé 99.Ivory Coast
F
Nicolás González 22.Argentina
6.5
60'
F
Luka Jović 7.Serbia
80'

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

The manager Vincenzo Italiano decided to play with the following team: Pietro Terracciano (6.6), Dodô (6.4), Lucas Martínez Quarta (7.3), Igor Júlio (6.8), Cristiano Biraghi (7.7), Gaetano Castrovilli (6.2), Rolando Mandragora (6.6), Jonathan Ikoné (7.0), Giacomo Bonaventura (7.2), Riccardo Sottil (6.6) and Arthur Cabral (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Michele Cerofolini, Luca Ranieri, Aleksa Terzić, Riccardo Saponara, Christian Kouamé, Nikola Milenković, Alfred Duncan, Josip Brekalo (7.4), Nicolás González (6.5), Luka Jović, Alessandro Bianco, Tommaso Vannucchi, Lorenzo Venuti and Antonín Barák (6.4).

Substitutions

Fiorentina made 5 changes: Riccardo Sottil  for Josip Brekalo (60′), Jonathan Ikoné for Nicolás González (60′), Gaetano Castrovilli for Antonín Barák (71′), Rolando Mandragora  for Alfred Duncan (80′) and Arthur Cabral for Luka Jović (80′).

Best player: Cristiano Biraghi​

The player that probably impressed the most for Fiorentina was Cristiano Biraghi.

His rating is (7.7) with 30 passes (80% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 12 crosses.

Spezia – Formation

Spezia
G
Bartlomiej Dragowski 69.Poland
7.8
D
Dimitrios Nikolaou  43.Greece
7.0
D
Kelvin Amian 27.France
7.2
D
Ethan Ampadu 4.Wales
6.8
63'
D
Przemysław Wiśniewski  55.Poland
6.3
77'
M
A. Ekdal 8.Sweden
6.8
76' 72'
M
Mehdi Bourabia 6.Morocco
6.2
65'
M
Szymon Żurkowski 77.Poland
6.5
F
M'Bala Nzola 18.Angola
6.8
89' 45' Goals32'
F
Emmanuel Gyasi 11.Ghana
6.6
77' 45'
F
Daniel Maldini 30.Italy
6.6
65' 35'
Substitutes
G
Jeroen Zoet 1.Netherlands
G
Federico Marchetti 22.Italy
D
Salva Ferrer 21.Spain
D
Simone Bastoni 20.Italy
6.4
65' 68'
D
Arkadiusz Reca  13.Poland
M
Salvatore Esposito 25.Italy
6.6
76'
F
Eldor Shomurodov 14.Uzbekistan
6.1
77'
F
R. Krollis 19.Latvia
F
T. Cipot 72.Slovenia
6.7
65'
F
Daniele Verde 10.Italy
89'

Spezia started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Leonardo Semplici played with: Bartłomiej Drągowski (7.8), Kelvin Amian (7.2), Przemysław Wiśniewski (6.3), Ethan Ampadu (6.8), Dimitris Nikolaou (7.0), Mehdi Bourabia (6.2), Albin Ekdal (6.8), Szymon Żurkowski (6.5), Emmanuel Gyasi (6.6), M’Bala Nzola (6.8) and Daniel Maldini (6.6).

They had on the bench: Eldor Shomurodov (6.1), Salvador Ferrer, Salvatore Esposito (6.6), Simone Bastoni (6.4), Jeroen Zoet, Federico Marchetti, Raimonds Krollis, Tio Cipot (6.7), Arkadiusz Reca and Daniele Verde.

Substitutions

Spezia made 5 changes: Mehdi Bourabia for Simone Bastoni (65′), Daniel Maldini for Tio Cipot (65′), Albin Ekdal for Salvatore Esposito (76′), Emmanuel Gyasi for Eldor Shomurodov (77′) and M’Bala Nzola  for Daniele Verde (89′).

Best player: Bartłomiej Drągowski​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Spezia was the goalkeeper: Bartłomiej Drągowski. His rating is 7.83. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

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