CATANZARO. Catanzaro had a surprising win over Pisa with a 2-0 win with a goal from G. Ambrosino (53′) and an own goal from M. Marin (82′). Pisa was surely superior in terms of ball possession (65%).​

The match was played at the Stadio Nicola Ceravolo stadium in Catanzaro on Saturday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Davide Ghersini with the assistance of Edoardo Raspollini and Daisuke Emanuele Yoshikawa. The 4th official was Gianluca Renzi. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.99 degrees Celsius or 51.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.​

Match Timeline

Luka Krajnc- Yellow
33'
36'
Simone Canestrelli- Yellow
52'
53'
54'
63'
Alessandro Arena- sub ->Mattia Valoti
63'
Tommaso Barbieri- sub ->Pietro Beruatto
63'
Stefano Moreo- sub ->Ettore Gliozzi
72'
L. Verna- sub ->Marco Pompetti
72'
73'
81'
Gaetano Masucci- sub ->Lisandru Tramoni
82'
M. Marin(own-goal)
84'
Gabriele Piccinini- Yellow
L. Verna- Yellow
84'
86'
Simone Pontisso- sub ->Andrea Ghion
86'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Parma
76
38
Como
73
38
Venezia
70
38
Cremonese
67
38
Catanzaro
60
38
Palermo
56
38
Sampdoria
55
38
Brescia
51
38
Cosenza
47
38
Südtirol
47
38
Modena
47
38
Reggiana
47
38
Pisa
46
38
Cittadella
46
38
Spezia
44
38
Ternana
43
38
Ascoli
41
38
Bari 1908
41
38
FeralpiSalò
33
38
Lecco
26
38

After this match, Catanzaro has 30 points to hold in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Pisa will stays with 18 points like Brescia to hold in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie B, Catanzaro will play away with Ascoli on the 16th of December with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Catanzaro (1 draw).

Pisa will play away against Palermo on the 16th of December with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Pisa (2 draws).

Catanzaro – Formation

Catanzaro
G
Andrea Fulignati 1.Italy
8.5
D
Stefano Scognamillo 14.Italy
7.3
D
Nicolo Brighenti 23.Italy
7.1
D
Luka Krajnc 32.Slovenia
7.3
33'
D
Davide Veroli 72.Italy
D
Panos Katseris 77.Greece
8.5
M
A. Ghion 18.Italy
7.0
86'
M
Marco Pompetti 21.Italy
7.0
72'
M
Dimitris Sounas 24.Greece
7.5
86'
M
Jari Vandeputte 27.Belgium
7.1
F
Pietro Iemmello 9.Italy
6.4
52'
F
Tommaso Biasci 28.Italy
6.3
72'
Substitutes
G
Andrea Sala 16.Italy
G
Edoardo Borrelli 22.Italy
D
Dimo Nikolaev Krastev 5.Bulgaria
D
K. Miranda 44.Italy
M
L. Verna 8.Italy
6.4
72' 84'
M
Simone Pontisso 20.Italy
6.4
86'
M
Andrea Oliveri 33.Italy
6.6
86'
F
L. D'Andrea 7.Italy
F
Enrico Brignola 17.Italy
F
Matteo Stoppa 19.Italy
7.0
72'
F
G. Ambrosino 70.Italy
7.3
52' 54' 53'

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

The manager Vincenzo Vivarini decided to play with the following team: Andrea Fulignati (8.5), Panos Katseris (8.5), Stefano Scognamillo (7.3), Nicolò Brighenti (7.1), Luka Krajnc (7.3), Davide Veroli, Dimitrios Sounas (7.5), Marco Pompetti (7.0), Andrea Ghion (7.0), Jari Vandeputte (7.1), Pietro Iemmello (6.4) and Tommaso Biasci (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Dimo Krastev, Luca D’Andrea, Luca Verna (6.4), Andrea Sala, Enrico Brignola, Matteo Stoppa (7.0), Simone Pontisso (6.4), Edoardo Borrelli, Andrea Oliveri (6.6), Kevin Miranda and Giuseppe Ambrosino (7.3).

Substitutions

Catanzaro made 5 changes: Pietro Iemmello for Giuseppe Ambrosino (52′), Tommaso Biasci for Matteo Stoppa (72′), Marco Pompetti for Luca Verna (72′), Andrea Ghion for Simone Pontisso (86′) and Dimitrios Sounas for Andrea Oliveri (86′).

Player of the match: Andrea Fulignati​

The player that probably impressed the most for Catanzaro was the goalkeeper: Andrea Fulignati. His rating is 8.47. He performed 5 saves.

Pisa – Formation

Pisa
G
Nícolas 1.Brazil
7.3
D
Simone Canestrelli 5.Italy
7.0
36'
D
Hjörtur Hermannsson 6.Iceland
6.7
D
Tomás Esteves 19.Portugal
7.5
D
Pietro Beruatto 20.Italy
7.0
63'
M
Lisandru Tramoni 7.France
7.3
81'
M
M. Marin 8.Romania
6.8
M
Jan Mlakar 17.Slovenia
6.7
73'
M
Mattia Valoti 27.Italy
6.6
63'
M
Gabriele Piccinini 36.Italy
6.7
84'
F
Ettore Gliozzi 9.Italy
7.1
63'
Substitutes
G
Leonardo Loria 22.Italy
D
Maxime Leverbe 3.France
D
Antonio Caracciolo 4.Italy
D
Tommaso Barbieri 42.Italy
6.8
63'
M
Ádám Nagy 16.Hungary
M
Emanuel Vignato 23.Italy
6.8
73'
M
Miguel Veloso 44.Portugal
M
Andrea Barberis 51.Italy
M
Marco D'Alessandro 77.Italy
F
Gaetano Masucci 26.Italy
6.8
81'
F
Alessandro Arena 28.Italy
7.0
63'
F
Stefano Moreo 32.Italy
6.3
63'

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

Alberto Aquilani played with: Nicolas (7.3), Tomás Esteves (7.5), Hjörtur Hermannsson (6.7), Simone Canestrelli (7.0), Pietro Beruatto (7.0), Gabriele Piccinini (6.7), Marius Marin (6.8), Lisandru Tramoni (7.3), Mattia Valoti (6.6), Jan Mlakar (6.7), Ettore Gliozzi (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Maxime Leverbe, Antonio Caracciolo, Ádám Nagy, Leonardo Loria, Emanuel Vignato (6.8), Gaetano Masucci (6.8), Alessandro Arena (7.0), Stefano Moreo (6.3), Tommaso Barbieri (6.8), Miguel Veloso, Andrea Barberis and Marco D’Alessandro.

Substitutions

Pisa made 5 changes: Pietro Beruatto for Tommaso Barbieri (63′), Ettore Gliozzi for Stefano Moreo (63′), Mattia Valoti for Alessandro Arena (63′), Jan Mlakar for Emanuel Vignato (73′) and Lisandru Tramoni for Gaetano Masucci (81′).

Player of the match: Tomás Esteves​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Pisa was Tomás Esteves.

His rating is 7.5 with 72 passes (97% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

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