LECCO. Ascoli prevails over Lecco with a 2-0 win with a goal from I. Nestorovski (35′) and a goal from D. Quaranta (55′). Lecco was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
Lorenzo Di Stefano didn’t score a decisive penalty (49′). That would have allowed Lecco to draw the match.
The match was played at the Stadio Rigamonti Ceppi stadium in Lecco on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Alberto Santoro who had the assistance of Filippo Meli and Marco Trinchieri. The 4th official was Domenico Castellone. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 17.12 degrees Celsius or 62.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Lecco had a strong ball possession 61% while Ascoli was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Lecco was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, Ascoli managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
Lecco shot 12 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Ascoli shot 14 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Lecco received 3 yellow cards (Giovanni Crociata, Nicolò Buso and Alessandro Sersanti). Talking about the opposition, Ascoli received 2 yellow cards (Marcello Falzerano and Fabrizio Caligara).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Lecco will stay with 1 points to sit in the 21st place. On the other side, Ascoli will have 12 points like Pisa to remain in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie B, Lecco will play away against Bari 1908 on the 10th of February with a 0-0 head to head.
Ascoli will host Bari 1908 on the 20th of January with a 7-7 head to head.
Lecco – Formation
Lecco
85'
51'
Lecco started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Emiliano Bonazzoli decided to play with the following team: Umberto Saracco , Mats Lemmens , Vedran Celjak , Alessandro Bianconi , Alessandro Caporale , Artur Ioniță , Giovanni Crociata , Nicolò Buso , Alessandro Sersanti , Lorenzo Di Stefano and Andrija Novakovich .
The home team had on the bench: Riccardo Melgrati, Duccio Degli Innocenti, Umberto Eusepi , Mattia Tordini , Lorenzo Pinzauti, Francesco Donati, Eyob Zambataro, Franco Lepore, Davide Guglielmotti , Brayan Boci, Vittorio Agostinelli and Giorgio Galli .
Substitutions
Lecco made 4 changes: Artur Ioniță for Mattia Tordini (79′), Alessandro Sersanti for Giorgio Galli (64′), Mats Lemmens for Umberto Eusepi (85′) and Lorenzo Di Stefano for Davide Guglielmotti (64′).
Best player: Umberto Saracco
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Lecco was the goalkeeper: Umberto Saracco. His rating is 7.34. He performed 3 saves.
Ascoli – Formation
Ascoli
55'
Ascoli started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).
William Viali played with: Emiliano Viviano , Claud Adjapong , Giuseppe Bellusci , Danilo Quaranta , Nicola Falasco , Marcello Falzerano , Francesco Di Tacchio , Fabrizio Caligara , Ilija Nestorovski , Tommaso Milanese and Pedro Mendes .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Davide Barosi, Kevin Haveri, Eddy Gnahoré , Erdis Kraja , Vincenzo Millico, Samuel Giovane , Simone D’Uffizi, Giacomo Manzari, Brian Bayeye , Patrizio Masini, Emiliano Rossi and Pablo Rodríguez .
Ascoli could not rely on the presence of Samuel Giovane (injured).
Substitutions
Ascoli made 5 changes: Erdis Kraja for Eddy Gnahoré (82′), Tommaso Milanese for Pablo Rodríguez (77′), Fabrizio Caligara for Erdis Kraja (59′), Claud Adjapong for Brian Bayeye (59′) and Pedro Mendes for Samuel Giovane (77′).
Best player: Emiliano Viviano
The player that probably impressed the most for Ascoli was the goalkeeper: Emiliano Viviano. His rating is 7.75. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie B.
- Bari 1908 – Modena – 1-1
- Ternana – Brescia – 0-1
- Pisa – Cittadella – 2-1
- Lecco – Ascoli – 0-2
- Cremonese – Südtirol – 0-1
- Catanzaro – FeralpiSalò – 3-0
