GENOVA. Venezia found a way to snatch a draw against Sampdoria with a late goal from T. Henry scored in the (87′) after Sampdoria got a lead with a goal from M. Gabbiadini (1′).
The match was played at the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris stadium in Genova on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Rosario Abisso with the assistance of Sergio Ranghetti and Davide Miele. The 4th official was Daniele Minelli. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 5 degrees Celsius or 41.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Sampdoria was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Venezia that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Venezia was more pushing with 63 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Venezia to win the match.
Sampdoria shot 17 times, 6 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Venezia shot 12 times, 1 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Sampdoria received 2 yellow cards (E. Audero and A. Silva). Talking about the opposition, Venezia received 1 yellow card (F. Forte).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Sampdoria will have 19 points to remain in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, Venezia will have 17 points to sit in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Sampdoria will play away with Roma on the 22nd of December with a 17-8 head to head stats in favor of Roma (9 draws).
Venezia will host Lazio on the 22nd of December with a 0-0 head to head.
Sampdoria – Formation
Sampdoria started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Roberto D\’Aversa decided to play with the following team: Emil Audero , Bartosz Bereszyński , Maya Yoshida , Omar Colley , Tommaso Augello , Antonio Candreva , Albin Ekdal , Adrien Silva , Manolo Gabbiadini , Francesco Caputo and Morten Thorsby .
The home team had on the bench: Radu Drăguşin , Nicola Murru, Riccardo Ciervo, Fabio Depaoli, Julian Chabot, Fabio Quagliarella , Kristoffer Askildsen , Nicola Ravaglia, Gerard Yepes, Wladimiro Falcone, Alex Ferrari and Valerio Verre .
Substitutions
Sampdoria made 4 changes: M. Gabbiadini for V. Verre (61′), B. Bereszynski for R. Dragusin (61′), F. Caputo for F. Quagliarella (75′) and A. Ekdal for K. Askildsen (86′).
Best player: Manolo Gabbiadini
The most impressive player for Sampdoria was Manolo Gabbiadini.
His rating is with 1 goal, 21 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Venezia – Formation
Venezia started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Paolo Zanetti played with: Sergio Romero , Pasquale Mazzocchi , Mattia Caldara , Pietro Ceccaroni , Tyronne Ebuehi , Gianluca Busio , Ethan Ampadu , Tanner Tessmann , Mattia Aramu , Dennis Johnsen and Sofian Kiyine .
These were the players on the bench: Francesco Forte , Thomas Henry , Arnór Sigurðsson , Antonio Junior Vacca , Cristian Molinaro, David Schnegg, Bjarki Steinn Bjarkason, Domen Črnigoj , Dor Peretz, Luca Lezzerini, Michael Svoboda and Daan Heymans.
Substitutions
Venezia made 5 changes: T. Tessmann for T. Henry (58′), E. Ampadu for A. Vacca (58′), G. Busio for D. Crnigoj (69′), D. Johnsen for A. Sigurdsson (69′) and M. Aramu for F. Forte (78′).
Best player: Sofian Kiyine
The most impressive player for Venezia was Sofian Kiyine.
His rating is with 35 passes (68% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 15 duels out of 23. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Fiorentina – Sassuolo – 2-2
- Milan – Napoli – 0-1
- Sampdoria – Venezia – 1-1
- Spezia – Empoli – 1-1
- Torino – Hellas Verona – 1-0