VICENZA. Como overcomes Vicenza 1-0 after L. Vignali scored just 1 goal (10′). Vicenza was definitely better in terms of ball possession (62%).​

The match was played at the Stadio Romeo Menti stadium in Vicenza on Sunday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Antonio Rapuano assisted by Giovanni Baccini and Marco D’Ascanio. The 4th official was Stefano Nicolini. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.5 degrees Celsius or 40.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Vicenza had a strong ball possession 62% while Como was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Vicenza had a more offensive attitude with 73 dangerous attacks and 28 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, Como succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.​

Vicenza shot 28 times, 6 on target, 22 off target. On the opposite side, Como shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Vicenza didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Como received 3 yellow cards (A. Iovine, L. Vignali and T. Arrigoni).

Standings

After playing this match, Vicenza will stay with 7 points to hold in the 20th place. On the opposite side, Como will have 24 points to remain in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie B, Vicenza will play away against Lecce on the 20th of December with a 7-1 head to head in favor of Lecce (1 draw).

Como will host Reggina on the 18th of December with a 0-0 head to head statistic.

Vicenza – Formation

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

The manager Cristian Brocchi decided to play with the following team: Matteo Grandi (6.7), Matteo Bruscagin (7.3), Riccardo Brosco (7.0), Emanuele Padella (7.0), Luca Crecco (7.2), Simone Pontisso (6.5), Filippo Ranocchia (7.1), Alessandro Di Pardo (7.4), Nicola Dalmonte (6.8), Stefano Giacomelli (7.4) and Tommaso Mancini (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Filippo Alessio, Alessandro Confente, Luca Rigoni, Federico Proia (6.3), Loris Zonta (6.8), Semuel Pizzignacco, Riccardo Meggiorini (7.1), Mattia Ongaro, Marco Calderoni (6.4), Daniel Cappelletti, Mario Ierardi and Anthony Taugourdeau.

Vicenza could not rely on the presence of L. Zonta (injured).

Substitutions

Vicenza made 4 changes: M. Bruscagin for R. Meggiorini (60′), S. Pontisso for L. Zonta (73′), L. Crecco for M. Calderoni (73′) and F. Ranocchia for F. Proia (79′).

Best player: Stefano Giacomelli​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Vicenza was Stefano Giacomelli.

His rating is (7.4) with 42 passes (66% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 13. He performed 18 crosses.

Como – Formation

Como started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Giacomo Gattuso played with: Davide Facchin (7.9), Luca Vignali (7.5), Davide Bertoncini (7.6), Matteo Solini (6.8), Edoardo Bovolon (7.2), Alessio Iovine (6.6), Tommaso Arrigoni (7.6), Alessandro Bellemo (6.8), Vittorio Parigini (6.5), Antonino La Gumina (7.3) and Alberto Cerri (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Zito Luvumbo, Elvis Kabashi (7.7), Massimiliano Gatto, Ettore Gliozzi (6.6), Andrea Cagnano (6.2), Dario Toninelli, Lorenzo Peli (6.8), Ismail H’Maidat, Luca Zanotti, Pierre Bolchini and Alessandro Gabrielloni.

Substitutions

Como made 4 changes: A. La Gumina for E. Kabashi (55′), A. Iovine for L. Peli (70′), A. Cerri for E. Gliozzi (70′) and E. Bovolon for A. Cagnano (87′).

Best player: Davide Facchin​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Como was the goalkeeper: Davide Facchin. His rating is 7.92. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Vicenza – Como – 0-1
• Parma – Perugia – 1-1
• Reggina – Alessandria – 0-4