GENOVA. Sampdoria overcomes Cosenza 2-0 after F. Borini scores 2 goals.
The match was played at the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris stadium in Genova on Sunday and it started at 9:15 am local time. The referee was Andrea Colombo with the assistance of Mauro Vivenzi and Alessandro Cipressa. The 4th official was Mattia Ubaldi. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 23.14 degrees Celsius or 73.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.
Match Statistics
The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Sampdoria was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Cosenza that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Cosenza was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyhow, Sampdoria managed to find the solution to win this match.
Sampdoria shot 17 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Cosenza shot 14 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Sampdoria received 4 yellow cards (Ronaldo Vieira, Andrea Pirlo, Valerio Verre and Fabio Depaoli). Regarding the opposition, Cosenza received 5 yellow cards (Aldo Florenzi, Mateusz Praszelik, Manuel Marras, Mattia Viviani and Tommaso D’Orazio).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Sampdoria will have 7 points to sit in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Cosenza will stay with 14 points like Como to hold in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie B, Sampdoria will play away with Bari 1908 on the 16th of March with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Sampdoria (2 draws).
Cosenza will host Bari 1908 on the 27th of April with a 3-0 head to head in favor of Bari 1908 (0 draws).
Sampdoria – Formation
Sampdoria started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Andrea Pirlo decided to play with the following team: Filip Stanković , Fabio Depaoli , Daniele Ghilardi , Facundo González , Antonio Barreca , Stefano Girelli , Gerard Yepes , Ronaldo Vieira , Fabio Borini , Sebastiano Esposito and Valerio Verre .
The home team had on the bench: Kristoffer Askildsen , Simone Panada, Matteo Ricci , Manuel De Luca, Estanis Pedrola , Pajtim Kasami , Antonino La Gumina, Simone Giordano , Nicola Ravaglia, Hugo Buyla Sam, Ilario Porzi and Marco Delle Monache.
Substitutions
Sampdoria made 5 changes: Stefano Girelli for Pajtim Kasami (62′), Valerio Verre for Estanis Pedrola (63′), Antonio Barreca for Simone Giordano (69′), Fabio Borini for Matteo Ricci (87′) and Gerard Yepes for Kristoffer Askildsen (88′).
Best player: Fabio Borini
The most impressive player for Sampdoria was Fabio Borini.
His rating is with 2 goals, 25 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He hit the woodwork once times.
Cosenza – Formation
Cosenza started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Fabio Caserta played with: Alessandro Micai , Andrea Rispoli , Andrea Meroni , Michael Venturi , Tommaso D’Orazio , Giacomo Calò , Mateusz Praszelik , Manuel Marras , Gennaro Tutino , Simone Mazzocchi and Francesco Forte .
These were the players on the bench: Filippo Sgarbi, Alessandro Fontanarosa , Valerio Crespi , Alessandro Arioli, Mattia Viviani , Pietro Martino, Luigi Canotto , Aldo Florenzi , Idriz Voca, Antonio Barone, Leonardo Marson and Federico Zuccon.
Substitutions
Cosenza made 5 changes: Mateusz Praszelik for Mattia Viviani (69′), Manuel Marras for Luigi Canotto (69′), Tommaso D’Orazio for Alessandro Fontanarosa (77′), Simone Mazzocchi for Aldo Florenzi (78′) and Andrea Rispoli for Valerio Crespi (87′).
Best player: Giacomo Calò
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cosenza was Giacomo Calò.
His rating is with 43 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie B.