LA SPEZIA. Spezia manages to recover against Sassuolo with 2 goals from G. Raspadori from a goal on the 79′ and a goal on the 66′. Sassuolo was truly superior in terms of ball possession (66%)
The match was played at the Stadio Alberto Picco stadium in La Spezia on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Fabio Maresca with the help of Andrea Zingarelli and Francesca Di Monte. The 4th official was Matteo Marcenaro. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.2 degrees Celsius or 48.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Sassuolo had a strong ball possession 66% while Spezia was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sassuolo was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 8 were on target. However, that was not enough Sassuolo to win the match.
Spezia shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sassuolo shot 23 times, 8 on target, 15 off target.
Cards
Spezia received 4 yellow cards (A. Reca, G. Maggiore, J. Sala and P. Hristov). On the opposite side, Sassuolo received 3 yellow cards (D. Frattesi, G. Kyriakopoulos and D. Berardi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Spezia will have 12 points to hold in the 17th place. Regarding the opposition, Sassuolo will have 20 points like Empoli to sit in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Spezia will play away against Roma on the 13th of December with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Roma (2 draws).
Sassuolo will host Lazio on the 12th of December with a 9-4 head to head stats in favor of Lazio (4 draws).
Spezia – Formation
Spezia
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67'
48'
Spezia started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Thiago Motta decided to play with the following team: Ivan Provedel , Kelvin Amian , Martin Erlić , Dimitris Nikolaou , Arkadiusz Reca , Emmanuel Gyasi , Viktor Kovalenko , Jacopo Sala , Giulio Maggiore , M’Bala Nzola and Rey Manaj .
The home team had on the bench: Jakub Kiwior, Daniele Verde , Simone Bastoni, Mehdi Bourabia , Petar Zovko, Salvador Ferrer, Jeroen Zoet, Ebrima Colley, David Strelec and Petko Hristov .
Substitutions
Spezia made 5 changes: J. Sala for M. Bourabia (67′), V. Kovalenko for D. Verde (67′), E. Gyasi for P. Hristov (76′), R. Manaj for E. Colley (88′) and G. Maggiore for S. Bastoni (88′).
Best player: Rey Manaj
The player that probably impressed the most for Spezia was Rey Manaj.
His rating is with 1 goal, 26 passes (57% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 23. He performed 1 cross.
Sassuolo – Formation
Sassuolo
Sassuolo started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Alessio Dionisi played with: Andrea Consigli , Mert Müldür , Kaan Ayhan , Gian Marco Ferrari , Giorgos Kyriakopoulos , Davide Frattesi , Maxime López , Matheus Henrique , Domenico Berardi , Gianluca Scamacca and Grégoire Defrel .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Gianluca Pegolo, Hamed Junior Traorè, Francesco Magnanelli, Jérémie Boga , Giacomo Raspadori , Rogério, Federico Peluso, Giacomo Satalino, Vlad Chiricheş, Jeremy Toljan and Abdou Harroui.
Substitutions
Sassuolo made 4 changes: Matheus Henrique for G. Raspadori (46′), M. Muldur for J. Toljan (46′), G. Defrel for J. Boga (69′) and D. Frattesi for A. Harroui (86′).
Best player: Giacomo Raspadori
The player that probably impressed the most for Sassuolo was Giacomo Raspadori.
His rating is with 2 goals, 22 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 3 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Bologna – Fiorentina – 2-3
- Juventus – Genoa – 2-0
- Sampdoria – Lazio – 1-3
- Spezia – Sassuolo – 2-2
- Venezia – Hellas Verona – 3-4
