LUGANO. Lugano wipes out Grasshopper 5-1 with goals of Ignacio Aliseda  (26′), Mohamed Amoura (59′), Mohamed Amoura (64′), Zan Celar (70′) and Ignacio Aliseda  (79′). On the opposite side, Grasshopper scored with ​Shkelqim Demhasaj (45′). Lugano capitalized on its superior ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Stadio di Cornaredo stadium in Lugano on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In front of 3,627 spectators.​ The referee was Stefan Horisberger who had the assistance of Alain Heiniger and Nicolas Müller. The 4th official was David Schärli. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.5 degrees Celsius or 61.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Lugano had a strong ball possession 58% while Grasshopper was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Lugano had a more offensive attitude with 61 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Lugano won the match​.

Lugano shot 14 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Grasshopper shot 10 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Lugano received 3 yellow cards (Jonathan Sabbatini, Renato Steffen and Roman Macek). Regarding the opposition, Grasshopper received 2 yellow cards (A. Seko and Christian Herc).

Standings

After this match, Lugano will have 46 points to sit in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Grasshopper will stay with 40 points to remain in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Lugano will host Young Boys on the 25th of May with a 20-5 head to head in favor of Young Boys (6 draws).

Grasshopper will host St. Gallen on the 25th of May with a 28-17 head to head in favor of Grasshopper (10 draws).

Lugano – Formation

Lugano started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Mattia Croci-Torti decided to play with the following team: Amir Saipi (6.2), Ousmane Doumbia (7.4), Kreshnik Hajrizi (6.9), Fabio Daprelà (6.8), Jhon Espinoza (8.3), Roman Macek (6.7), Jonathan Sabbatini (6.1), Milton Valenzuela (7.4), Renato Steffen (7.3), Mohamed El Amine Amoura (8.3) and Ignacio Aliseda (9.2).

The home team had on the bench: Sebastian Osigwe, Žan Celar (7.4), Mohamed Haj Mahmoud, Chinwendu Johan Nkama, Mattia Bottani, Uran Bislimi (6.5), Mickaël Facchinetti and Allan Arigoni (6.2).

Substitutions

Lugano made 5 changes: F. Daprelà for Allan Arigoni (63′), Roman Macek for Uran Bislimi (63′), Mohamed Amoura for Žan Celar (70′), Jonathan Sabbatini for Chinwendu Nkama (80′) and Milton Valenzuela  for Mickael Facchinetti (80′).

Best player: Ignacio Aliseda​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Lugano was Ignacio Aliseda.

His rating is (9.2) with 2 goals, 43 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Grasshopper – Formation

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

Giorgio Contini played with: André Moreira (5.4), Teruki Hara (6.1), Ayumu Seko (5.6), Tomás Ribeiro (5.9), Dominik Schmid (6.1), Hayao Kawabe (7.0), Christián Herc (6.3), Bendegúz Bolla (6.4), Petar Pušić (6.6), Giotto Morandi (6.4) and Shkelqim Demhasaj (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Dion Kacuri, Filipe de Carvalho Ferreira (6.3), Justin Hammel, Amir Abrashi (6.2), Florian Hoxha, Noah Blasucci, Renat Dadaşov (6.3) and Nadjack.

Substitutions

Grasshopper made 5 changes: Bendegúz Bolla for Filipe De Carvalho Ferreira (46′), Christian Herc for Amir Abrashi (63′), Giotto Morandi for Renat Dadaşov (63′), Hayao Kawabe for Florian Hoxha (84′) and Tomás Ribeiro for Nadjack (84′).

Best player: Shkelqim Demhasaj​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Grasshopper was Shkelqim Demhasaj.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 16 passes (56% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Super League.​

• Servette – St. Gallen – 1-1
• Lugano – Grasshopper – 5-1