GENOVA. Cittadella was able to reverse the score against Sampdoria to win 2-1. It was Sampdoria to strike first with a goal of Antonino La Gumina at the 43′. Then it was a goal in the 48′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Simone Branca gave the win to Cittadella in the 66′ minute. Sampdoria was surely superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris stadium in Genova on Monday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Matteo Gualtieri who was helped by Fabiano Preti and Matteo Bottegoni. The 4th official was Luca De Angeli. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 24.7 degrees Celsius or 76.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 44%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 12 Total 11
- 5 On Target 6
- 4 Off Target 3
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 91 Attack 108
- 39 Dangerous attack 36
- 67 Ball safe 62
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 4
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 7 Total 9
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Sampdoria had a strong ball possession 61% while Cittadella was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sampdoria was more aggressive with 39 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, Cittadella was capable to find the solution to win this contest.
Sampdoria shot 12 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Cittadella shot 11 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Sampdoria received 3 yellow cards (Nicola Murru, Antonino La Gumina and Matteo Ricci). Regarding the opposition, Cittadella received 3 yellow cards (Federico Giraudo, Alessio Vita and Lorenzo Carissoni).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Sampdoria will stay with 2 points to remain in the 16th place. On the other side, Cittadella will have 8 points like Südtirol to sit in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie B, Sampdoria will play away against Bari 1908 on the 16th of March with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Sampdoria (2 draws).
Cittadella will host Bari 1908 on the 4th of May with a 7-3 head to head in favor of Bari 1908 (8 draws).
Sampdoria – Formation
Sampdoria
72'
90'
43'
Sampdoria started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Andrea Pirlo decided to play with the following team: Filip Stanković , Fabio Depaoli , Daniele Ghilardi , Nicola Murru , Simone Giordano , Pajtim Kasami , Matteo Ricci , Valerio Verre , Estanis Pedrola , Antonino La Gumina and Fabio Borini .
The home team had on the bench: Antonio Barreca , Ronaldo Vieira , Kristoffer Askildsen, Elia Tantalocchi, Lorenzo Malagrida, Nicola Ravaglia, Gerard Yepes, Stefano Girelli , Facundo González, Petar Stojanovic , Marco Delle Monache and Noha Lemina.
Sampdoria could not rely on the presence of Petar Stojanovic (injured).
Substitutions
Sampdoria made 5 changes: Matteo Ricci for Ronaldo Vieira (73′), Antonino La Gumina for Marco Delle Monache (73′), Pajtim Kasami for Stefano Girelli (57′), Fabio Depaoli for Petar Stojanovic (80′) and Simone Giordano for Antonio Barreca (72′).
Best player: Valerio Verre
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sampdoria was Valerio Verre.
His rating is with 48 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 18. He performed 3 crosses.
Cittadella – Formation
Cittadella
Cittadella started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Edoardo Gorini played with: Elhan Kastrati , Alessandro Salvi , Nicola Pavan , Domenico Frare , Federico Giraudo , Alessio Vita , Simone Branca , Francesco Amatucci , Andrea Tessiore , Filippo Pittarello and Andrea Magrassi .
These were the players on the bench: Matteo Angeli, Valerio Mastrantonio , Luca Pandolfi , Claudio Cassano, Emil Kornvig, Giuseppe Carriero, Lorenzo Carissoni , Andrea Danzi , Alessio Rizza, Tommy Maistrello and Luca Maniero.
Cittadella could not rely on the presence of Lorenzo Carissoni (injured).
Substitutions
Cittadella made 5 changes: Andrea Magrassi for Luca Pandolfi (61′), Francesco Amatucci for Valerio Mastrantonio (61′), Federico Giraudo for Lorenzo Carissoni (46′), Filippo Pittarello for Tommy Maistrello (73′) and Simone Branca for Andrea Danzi (81′).
Best player: Simone Branca
The most impressive player for Cittadella was Simone Branca.
His rating is with 1 goal, 53 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie B.
- Sampdoria – Cittadella – 1-2
