Spezia beats Torino 1-0 with a goal scored by J. Sala

LA SPEZIA. Spezia tops Torino 1-0 after J. Sala scored just 1 goal (58').

Spezia beats Torino 1-0 with a goal scored by J. Sala

LA SPEZIA. Spezia beats Torino 1-0 after J. Sala scored just 1 goal (58′). Torino lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Stadio Alberto Picco stadium in La Spezia on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Daniele Orsato who had the assistance of Edoardo Raspollini and Davide Moro. The 4th official was Niccolò Baroni. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.2 degrees Celsius or 55.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 7 Total 10
  • 3 On Target 1
  • 4 Off Target 9
  • 1 Shots blocked 4
  • 89 Attack 118
  • 36 Dangerous attack 61
  • 84 Ball safe 76
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 3
  • 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 15 Total 18
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Torino had a superior ball possession 60% while Spezia was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Torino was putting more pressure with 61 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyway, Spezia was capable to find the solution to win this contest.​

Spezia shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Torino shot 10 times, 1 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Spezia received 3 yellow cards (K. Amian, V. Kovalenko and D. Nikolaou). Talking about the opposition, Torino received 3 yellow cards (T. Rincon, K. Linetty and A. Sanabria).

Match Timeline

38'
53'
Karol Linetty- Yellow
57'
57'
58'
Antonio Sanabria- sub ->A. Belotti
58'
65'
71'
74'
76'
Antonio Sanabria- Yellow
Dimitrios Nikolaou - Yellow
76'
80'
84'
89'
Salva Ferrer- sub ->V. Kovalenko
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5

After this match, Spezia will have 11 points like Udinese to sit in the 15th place. Talking about the opposition, Torino will stay with 14 points like Sassuolo to sit in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Spezia will play away with Inter on the 1st of December with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Inter (1 draw).

Torino will host Udinese on the 22nd of November with a 10-10 head to head stats.

Spezia – Formation

Spezia
G
Ivan Provedel  94.Italy
6.9
D
7.3
76'
D
Simone Bastoni 20.Italy
6.9
D
Kelvin Amian 27.France
6.8
65'
D
Martin Erlić 28.Croatia
7.6
M
J. Sala 7.Italy
7.6
71' Goals58'
M
Viktor Kovalenko 8.Ukraine
7.1
90' 89'
M
Giulio Maggiore 25.Italy
7.1
M
Emmanuel Gyasi 11.Ghana
6.5
M
Daniele Verde 10.Italy
6.8
80'
F
M'Bala Nzola 18.Angola
6.9
Substitutes
G
Jeroen Zoet 1.Netherlands
G
Petar Zovko 40.Bosnia and Herzegovina
D
Salva Ferrer 21.Spain
90'
D
Jakub Kiwior 14.Poland
M
Ebrima Colley 19.Gambia
F
Eddie Salcedo 29.Italy
6.4
71'
F
Janis Antiste 22.France
F
David Strelec 44.Slovakia
F
Rey Manaj 9.Albania
6.9
80'
F
S. Podgoreanu 17.Israel

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

The manager Thiago Motta decided to play with the following team: Ivan Provedel (6.9), Kelvin Amian (6.8), Martin Erlić (7.6), Dimitris Nikolaou (7.3), Simone Bastoni (6.9), Viktor Kovalenko (7.1), Jacopo Sala (7.6), Emmanuel Gyasi (6.5), Daniele Verde (6.8), Giulio Maggiore (7.1) and M’Bala Nzola (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Eddie Salcedo (6.4), Janis Antiste, David Strelec, Jeroen Zoet, Rey Manaj (6.9), Salvador Ferrer, Jakub Kiwior, Ebrima Colley, Suf Podgoreanu and Petar Zovko.

Substitutions

Spezia made 3 changes: J. Sala for E. Salcedo (71′), D. Verde for R. Manaj (80′) and V. Kovalenko for S. Ferrer (90′).

Best player: Jacopo Sala​

The most impressive player for Spezia was Jacopo Sala.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 31 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Torino – Formation

Torino
G
6.9
D
Ricardo Rodríguez 13.Switzerland
6.8
D
Koffi Djidji  26.Ivory Coast
6.5
84'
D
Bremer 3.Brazil
7.4
M
Ola Aina 34.Nigeria
7.4
M
Wilfried Singo 17.Ivory Coast
6.9
74'
M
T. Rincón 88.Venezuela
6.4
57' 38'
M
Saša Lukić 10.Serbia
7.1
F
Dennis Praet 22.Belgium
6.8
F
Karol Linetty 77.Poland
6.4
57' 53'
F
Andrea Belotti 9.Italy
6.4
58'
Substitutes
G
Etrit Berisha  1.Albania
D
Armando Izzo 5.Italy
6.8
84'
D
David Zima 6.Czech Republic
D
Mërgim Vojvoda 27.Kosovo
M
Simone Verdi 24.Italy
M
Daniele Baselli 8.Italy
6.2
57'
M
Ben Lhassine Kone 25.Ivory Coast
F
S. Zaza 7.Italy
6.8
74'
F
Magnus Warming 70.Denmark
F
Marko Pjaca 11.Croatia
6.4
57'
F
Antonio Sanabria 19.Paraguay
7.0
58' 76'

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

On the other side, Ivan Juric played with: Vanja Milinković-Savić (6.9), Koffi Djidji (6.5), Bremer (7.4), Ricardo Rodríguez (6.8), Wilfried Singo (6.9), Saša Lukić (7.1), Tomás Rincón (6.4), Ola Aina (7.4), Karol Linetty (6.4), Dennis Praet (6.8) and Andrea Belotti (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Etrit Berisha, Simone Zaza (6.8), Simone Verdi, Magnus Warming, Marko Pjaca (6.4), Alessandro Buongiorno, Daniele Baselli (6.2), Armando Izzo (6.8), David Zima, Antonio Sanabria (7.0), Ben Lhassine Kone and Mergim Vojvoda.

Substitutions

Torino made 5 changes: T. Rincon for D. Baselli (57′), K. Linetty for M. Pjaca (57′), A. Belotti for A. Sanabria (58′), W. Singo for S. Zaza (74′) and K. Djidji for A. Izzo (84′).

Best player: Bremer​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Torino was Bremer.

His rating is (7.4) with 47 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 21.

Results of the day

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