CITTADELLA. Cittadella found a way to turn the tables against Lecco to win 2-1. It was Lecco to strike first with a goal of Artur Ioniță at the 20′. Then it was a goal in the 87′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Claudio Cassano gave the win to Cittadella in the 89′ minute. Cittadella was vastly better in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

Filippo Pittarello didn’t score a penalty (56′) for Cittadella.​

The match was played at the Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato stadium in Cittadella on Sunday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Manuel Volpi with the support of Davide Imperiale and Federico Longo. The 4th official was Davide Gandino. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was hot at 26.21 degrees Celsius or 79.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 44%.​

Match Statistics​

Cittadella

2 - 1

Lecco

  • ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
  • 15 Total 16
  • 5 On Target 6
  • 7 Off Target 9
  • 3 Shots blocked 1
  • 109 Attack 80
  • 53 Dangerous attack 35
  • 87 Ball safe 69
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 13 Total 24
  • 4 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Cittadella had a superior ball possession 67% while Lecco was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Cittadella had a more offensive attitude with 53 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cittadella won the match​.

Cittadella shot 15 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Lecco shot 16 times, 6 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Cittadella received 4 yellow cards (Matteo Angeli, Alessandro Salvi, Lorenzo Carissoni and Tommy Maistrello). On the opposite side, Lecco received 5 yellow cards (Nicolò Buso, Alessandro Caporale, Andrija Novakovich, Luciano Foschi and Duccio Degli Innocenti).

Match Timeline

2'
Andrija Novakovich- Yellow
14'
Alessandro Caporale- Yellow
20'
Artur Ioniță(goal)Alessandro Caporale
Lorenzo Carissoni- Yellow
26'
34'
D. Degli Innocenti- Yellow
Matteo Angeli- Yellow
45'
Tommy Maistrello- sub ->Andrea Magrassi
46'
Claudio Cassano- sub ->Andrea Tessiore
46'
Filippo Pittarello(VAR)
54'
Filippo Pittarello- missed penalty
56'
57'
Giovanni Crociata- sub ->Duccio Degli Innocenti
Federico Giraudo- sub ->Lorenzo Carissoni
58'
Alessandro Salvi- Yellow
59'
62'
Nicolò Buso- Yellow
Tommy Maistrello- Yellow
65'
Giuseppe Carriero- sub ->Francesco Amatucci
66'
66'
66'
75'
76'
Luca Pandolfi- sub ->Alessio Vita
77'
Filippo Pittarello(goal)
87'
Claudio Cassano(goal)
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Parma
76
38
Como
73
38
Venezia
70
38
Cremonese
67
38
Catanzaro
60
38
Palermo
56
38
Sampdoria
55
38
Brescia
51
38
Cosenza
47
38
Südtirol
47
38
Modena
47
38
Reggiana
47
38
Pisa
46
38
Cittadella
46
38
Spezia
44
38
Ternana
43
38
Ascoli
41
38
Bari 1908
41
38
FeralpiSalò
33
38
Lecco
26
38

After playing this contest, Cittadella will have 12 points like Modena to hold in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Lecco will stay with 1 points to hold in the 21st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie B, Cittadella will host Bari 1908 on the 4th of May with a 7-3 head to head record in favor of Bari 1908 (8 draws).

Lecco will play away agasint Bari 1908 on the 10th of February with a 0-0 head to head stats.

Cittadella – Formation

Cittadella
G
Elhan Kastrati 36.Albania
8.1
D
Alessandro Salvi 2.Italy
7.0
59'
D
Matteo Angeli 4.Italy
7.0
45'
D
Lorenzo Carissoni 24.Italy
7.0
58' 26'
D
Nicola Pavan 26.Italy
6.7
M
F. Amatucci 8.Italy
7.0
66'
M
Alessio Vita 16.Italy
7.0
77'
M
Andrea Tessiore 18.Italy
6.4
46'
M
Simone Branca 23.Italy
7.1
F
Andrea Magrassi 9.Italy
6.4
46'
F
Filippo Pittarello 11.Italy
7.8
87'
Substitutes
G
Luca Maniero 77.Italy
D
Alessio Rizza 28.Italy
D
Federico Giraudo 98.Italy
7.0
58'
M
Valerio Mastrantonio 5.Italy
M
Emil Kornvig 17.Denmark
M
Giuseppe Carriero 20.Italy
6.8
66'
M
Nicholas Saggionetto 21.Italy
M
Andrea Danzi 27.Italy
F
Luca Pandolfi 7.Italy
7.0
77'
F
Claudio Cassano 10.Italy
7.7
46' 89'
F
Tommy Maistrello 32.Italy
7.0
46' 65'
F
Ahmed Kader Sanogo 74.Italy

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

The manager Edoardo Gorini decided to play with the following team: Elhan Kastrati (8.1), Alessandro Salvi (7.0), Nicola Pavan (6.7), Matteo Angeli (7.0), Lorenzo Carissoni (7.0), Alessio Vita (7.0), Simone Branca (7.1), Francesco Amatucci (7.0), Andrea Tessiore (6.4), Andrea Magrassi (6.4) and Filippo Pittarello (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Valerio Mastrantonio, Luca Pandolfi (7.0), Claudio Cassano (7.7), Emil Kornvig, Giuseppe Carriero (6.8), Nicholas Saggionetto, Andrea Danzi, Alessio Rizza, Tommy Maistrello (7.0), Ahmed Kader Sanogo, Luca Maniero and Federico Giraudo (7.0).

Substitutions

Cittadella made 5 changes: Andrea Magrassi for Tommy Maistrello (46′), Andrea Tessiore for Claudio Cassano (46′), Francesco Amatucci for Giuseppe Carriero (66′), Lorenzo Carissoni for Federico Giraudo (58′) and Alessio Vita for Luca Pandolfi (77′).

Best player: Elhan Kastrati​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cittadella was the goalkeeper: Elhan Kastrati. His rating is 8.06. He performed 5 saves.

Lecco – Formation

Lecco
G
Umberto Saracco 22.Italy
7.0
D
Matteo Battistini 13.Italy
7.0
D
Alessandro Caporale 17.Italy
6.7
14'
D
Mats Lemmens 83.Belgium
6.4
M
D. Degli Innocenti 5.Italy
6.7
57' 34'
M
Alessandro Sersanti 8.Italy
7.3
75'
M
Artur Ioniță 27.Moldova
7.3
20'
M
Franco Lepore 32.Italy
7.1
M
Davide Guglielmotti 44.Italy
6.8
76'
F
Andrija Novakovich 90.United States
7.5
66' 2'
F
Nicolò Buso 99.Italy
7.3
66' 62'
Substitutes
G
Luca Bonadeo 12.Italy
D
Vedran Celjak 2.Croatia
D
F. Donati 20.Italy
6.6
76'
D
Luca Marrone 34.Italy
M
L. Giudici 7.Italy
M
Joshua Tenkorang 16.Italy
6.1
75'
M
Giovanni Crociata 21.Italy
6.4
57'
M
V. Agostinelli 80.Italy
F
U. Eusepi 9.Italy
F
M. Tordini 11.Italy
F
L. Pinzauti 18.Italy
6.8
66'
F
Lorenzo Di Stefano 73.Italy
6.3
66'

Lecco started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Luciano Foschi played with: Umberto Saracco (7.0), Mats Lemmens (6.4), Matteo Battistini (7.0), Alessandro Caporale (6.7), Davide Guglielmotti (6.8), Alessandro Sersanti (7.3), Duccio Degli Innocenti (6.7), Artur Ioniță (7.3), Franco Lepore (7.1), Andrija Novakovich (7.5) and Nicolò Buso (7.3).

They had on the bench: Vedran Celjak, Luca Giudici, Umberto Eusepi, Mattia Tordini, Luca Bonadeo, Joshua Tenkorang (6.1), Lorenzo Pinzauti (6.8), Francesco Donati (6.6), Giovanni Crociata (6.4), Luca Marrone, Lorenzo Di Stefano (6.3) and Vittorio Agostinelli.

Lecco could not rely on the presence of Lorenzo Di Stefano (injured) and Joshua Tenkorang (injured).

Substitutions

Lecco made 5 changes: Duccio Degli Innocenti for Giovanni Crociata (57′), Nicolò Buso for Lorenzo Di Stefano (66′), Andrija Novakovich for Lorenzo Pinzauti (66′), Alessandro Sersanti for Joshua Tenkorang (75′) and Davide Guglielmotti for Francesco Donati (76′).

Best player: Andrija Novakovich​

The most impressive player for Lecco was Andrija Novakovich.

His rating is (7.5) with 15 passes (60% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 12 duels out of 20.

Results of the day

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