Perugia seizes a 2-1 win against SPAL

FERRARA. Perugia beat SPAL to win 2-1. A penalty from M. De was decisive in the 86min.

November 2, 2021

FERRARA. Perugia overcame SPAL to win 2-1. A penalty from M. De was decisive in the 86min. It was Perugia to strike first with a goal of M. Curado at the 18′. Then it was a goal in the 26′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, M. De Luca gave the win to Perugia in the 86′ minute with a penalty.

M. Mancosu missed a decisive penalty (39′). That would have allowed SPAL to draw the match.

The match was played at the Stadio Paolo Mazza stadium in Ferrara on Monday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Luca Zufferli who was helped by Niccolò Pagliardini and Marco D’Ascanio. The 4th official was Mattia Caldera. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 14.5 degrees Celsius or 58.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.

Match Statistics

SPAL

1 - 2

Perugia

50 Ball Possession 50

Shots

15 Total 22
2 On Target 2
13 Off Target 20
4 Shots blocked 7

105 Attack 66
46 Dangerous attack 42
67 Ball safe 89

1 Penalties 1
3 Corners 7
2 Off Sides 1

Fouls

16 Total 22
5 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 5

The ball possession was identical with both team possessing the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

The ball possession was similar. SPAL was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Perugia that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

SPAL was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyhow, Perugia managed to find the solution to win this encounter.

SPAL shot 15 times, 2 on target, 13 off target. Regarding the opposition, Perugia shot 22 times, 2 on target, 20 off target.

Cards

SPAL received 5 yellow cards (K. Piscopo, L. Coccolo, L. Colombo, A. Tripaldelli and M. Mancosu). Regarding the opposition, Perugia received 3 yellow cards (M. Curado, A. Rosi and M. Falzerano).

Match Timeline

18'

26'

28'

39'

65'

Christian Kouan- sub ->S. Santoro

65'

67'

68'

70'

72'

73'

Alessandro Tripaldelli- Yellow

74'

75'

79'

80'

85'

86'

87'

88'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, SPAL will stay with 13 points like Ternana to stay in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Perugia will have 17 points like Monza to stay in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie B, SPAL will play away against Cremonese on the 6th of November with a 1-1 head to head.

Perugia will play away agasint Como on the 6th of November with a 1-1 head to head.

SPAL – Formation

SPAL

Andrea Seculin 90.Italy

6.1

F. Vicari 23.Italy

6.8

L. Coccolo 33.Italy

7.2

80'

Alessandro Tripaldelli 3.Italy

6.5

74'

P. Peda 29.Poland

6.5

75'

Marco Mancosu 8.Italy

6.6

73'

26'

L. Mora 19.Italy

7.2

Giovanni Crociata 7.Italy

7.1

68'

Salvatore Esposito 5.Italy

7.6

F. Melchiorri 11.Italy

7.4

68'

Lorenzo Colombo 9.Italy

7.0

79'

Substitutes

Alberto Pomini 1.Italy

D. Thiam 22.Senegal

David Heidenreich 87.Czech Republic

Steven Nador 95.Togo

R. Spaltro 25.Italy

Raffaele Celia 91.Italy

6.4

75'

L. D'Orazio 97.Italy

Ayoub Abou 4.Morocco

J. Da Riva 40.Italy

6.4

68'

Mikael Egill Ellertsson 20.Iceland

Franco Zuculini 14.Argentina

K. Piscopo 98.Italy

6.0

68'

85'

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

The manager Josep Clotet Ruiz decided to play with the following team: Andrea Seculin (6.1), Patryk Peda (6.5), Francesco Vicari (6.8), Luca Coccolo (7.2), Alessandro Tripaldelli (6.5), Giovanni Crociata (7.1), Salvatore Esposito (7.6), Luca Mora (7.2), Marco Mancosu (6.6), Lorenzo Colombo (7.0) and Federico Melchiorri (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: David Heidenreich, Ludovico D’Orazio, Alberto Pomini, Ayoub Abou Oulam, Jacopo Da Riva (6.4), Steven Folly Nador, Kevin Piscopo (6.0), Mikael Ellertsson, Franco Zuculini, Riccardo Spaltro, Demba Thiam and Raffaele Celia (6.4).

Substitutions

SPAL made 3 changes: G. Crociata for J. Da Riva (68′), F. Melchiorri for K. Piscopo (68′) and P. Peda for R. Celia (75′).

Best player: Salvatore Esposito

The player that probably impressed the most for SPAL was Salvatore Esposito.

His rating is (7.6) with 62 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 8 crosses.

Perugia – Formation

Perugia

Leandro Chichizola 22.Argentina

7.1

A. Rosi 2.Italy

6.9

67'

Gabriele Angella 5.Italy

7.1

87'

M. Curado 21.Argentina

7.6

72'

18'

Francesco Lisi 44.Italy

6.7

70'

S. Burrai 8.Italy

7.5

Marcello Falzerano 23.Italy

6.6

28'

Jacopo Segre 6.Italy

6.3

Simone Santoro 25.Italy

7.0

65'

Ryder Matos 10.Brazil

6.7

88'

J. Murano 11.Italy

6.1

65'

Substitutes

A. Fulignati 1.Italy

G. Ferrarini 30.Italy

6.9

70'

G. Zanandrea 32.Italy

Filippo Sgarbi 39.Italy

6.6

87'

S. Righetti 3.Italy

Valentin Vanbaleghem 19.France

6.6

88'

A. Ghion 16.Italy

E. Gyabuaa 4.Italy

A. Murgia 14.Italy

Christian Kouan 28.Ivory Coast

6.2

65'

A. Bianchimano 20.Italy

Manuel De Luca 9.Italy

7.3

65'

86'

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

Talking about the opposition, Massimiliano Alvini played with: Leandro Chichizola (7.1), Aleandro Rosi (6.9), Gabriele Angella (7.1), Marcos Curado (7.6), Marcello Falzerano (6.6), Jacopo Segre (6.3), Salvatore Burrai (7.5), Francesco Lisi (6.7), Simone Santoro (7.0), Jacopo Murano (6.1) and Ryder Matos (6.7).

They had on the bench: Gabriele Ferrarini (6.9), Gianmaria Zanandrea, Valentin Vanbaleghem (6.6), Andrea Fulignati, Andrea Bianchimano, Andrea Ghion, Filippo Sgarbi (6.6), Emmanuel Gyabuaa, Manuel De Luca (7.3), Alessandro Murgia, Samuele Righetti and Christian Kouan (6.2).

Substitutions

Perugia made 5 changes: S. Santoro for C. Kouan (65′), J. Murano for M. De Luca (65′), F. Lisi for G. Ferrarini (70′), G. Angella for F. Sgarbi (87′) and Matos for V. Vanbaleghem (88′).