ASCOLI PICENO. Ascoli and Sampdoria draw 1-1. I. Nestorovski scored the first goal (45′) for Ascoli. F. Borini made it even (51′) with a penalty.
The match was played at the Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca stadium in Ascoli Piceno on Saturday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Giuseppe Collu with the collaboration of Alessandro Lo Cicero and . The 4th official was Giorgio Vergaro. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was hot at 25.06 degrees Celsius or 77.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Ascoli was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Sampdoria that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Sampdoria was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Sampdoria to win the encounter.
Ascoli shot 14 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sampdoria shot 12 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Ascoli received 2 yellow cards (Francesco Di Tacchio and Ilija Nestorovski). Talking about the opposition, Sampdoria received 4 yellow cards (Daniele Ghilardi, Facundo González, Nicola Murru and Petar Stojanovic).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Ascoli will have 9 points to hold in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Sampdoria will have 4 points to hold in the 20th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie B, Ascoli will host Bari 1908 on the 20th of January with a 7-7 head to head statistic.
Sampdoria will play away agasint Bari 1908 on the 16th of March with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Sampdoria (2 draws).
Ascoli – Formation
Ascoli
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Ascoli started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager William Viali decided to play with the following team: Emiliano Viviano , Brian Bayeye , Giuseppe Bellusci , Eric Botteghin , Nicola Falasco , Fabrizio Caligara , Francesco Di Tacchio , Marcello Falzerano , Pedro Mendes , Ilija Nestorovski and Pablo Rodríguez .
The home team had on the bench: Davide Barosi, Kevin Haveri, Eddy Gnahoré, Erdis Kraja, Samuel Giovane , Luca Bolletta, Danilo Quaranta , Simone D’Uffizi , Claud Adjapong, Tommaso Milanese, Giacomo Manzari and Patrizio Masini.
Ascoli could not rely on the presence of Simone D’Uffizi (injured).
Substitutions
Ascoli made 4 changes: Pablo Rodríguez for Simone D’Uffizi (70′), Fabrizio Caligara for Samuel Giovane (70′), Ilija Nestorovski for Giacomo Manzari (79′) and Eric Botteghin for Danilo Quaranta (87′).
Best player: Nicola Falasco
The player that probably impressed the most for Ascoli was Nicola Falasco.
His rating is with 60 passes (72% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 10 crosses.
Sampdoria – Formation
Sampdoria
Sampdoria started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Andrea Pirlo played with: Nicola Ravaglia , Nicola Murru , Daniele Ghilardi , Facundo González , Petar Stojanovic , Pajtim Kasami , Gerard Yepes , Valerio Verre , Antonio Barreca , Fabio Borini and Sebastiano Esposito .
They had on the bench: Filip Stanković, Ronaldo Vieira , Kristoffer Askildsen, Simone Panada, Matteo Ricci, Manuel De Luca , Arttu Lötjönen, Lorenzo Malagrida, Antonino La Gumina, Simone Giordano , Stefano Girelli and Marco Delle Monache.
Substitutions
Sampdoria made 5 changes: Valerio Verre for Kristoffer Askildsen (90′), Pajtim Kasami for Ronaldo Vieira (83′), Petar Stojanovic for Stefano Girelli (84′), Fabio Borini for Simone Giordano (80′) and Antonio Barreca for Manuel De Luca (80′).
Best player: Sebastiano Esposito
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sampdoria was Sebastiano Esposito.
His rating is with 14 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie B.
- Reggiana – Bari 1908 – 1-1
- Venezia – Parma – 3-2
- Südtirol – Catanzaro – 0-1
- Modena – Palermo – 0-2
- Cosenza – Lecco – 3-0
- Cittadella – Ternana – 2-2
- Ascoli – Sampdoria – 1-1
