LA SPEZIA. Spezia beats Sampdoria 1-0 after D. Verde scored just 1 goal (69′). Sampdoria lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
A. Ekdal received a red card (73′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Sampdoria lost the match.
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 Gianluca Manganiello who had the assistance of Stefano Liberti and Davide Moro. The 4th official was Manuel Volpi. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 10.9 degrees Celsius or 51.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Sampdoria had a superior ball possession 58% while Spezia was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sampdoria was putting more pressure with 32 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyway, Spezia succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Spezia shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sampdoria shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Spezia received 2 yellow cards (M. Erlic and D. Verde). On the opposite side, Sampdoria received 3 yellow cards (M. Thorsby, A. Ekdal and T. Rincon).
Also, Sampdoria didn’t end the match with 11 players after A. Ekdal (Sampdoria) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (73′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Spezia will have 25 points to hold in the 14th place. Regarding the opposition, Sampdoria will stay with 20 points to remain in the 16th place.
Next matches
Spezia – Formation
Spezia
30'
74'
69'
Spezia started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Thiago Motta decided to play with the following team: Ivan Provedel , Kelvin Amian , Martin Erlić , Dimitris Nikolaou , Arkadiusz Reca , Jakub Kiwior , Daniele Verde , Viktor Kovalenko , Jacopo Sala , Emmanuel Gyasi and Rey Manaj .
The home team had on the bench: Petar Zovko, Jeroen Zoet, Kevin Agudelo , Salvador Ferrer , David Strelec, M’Bala Nzola , Janis Antiste , Aimar Sher, Petko Hristov, Aurelien Nguiamba and Nicolò Bertola.
Substitutions
Spezia made 4 changes: V. Kovalenko for K. Agudelo (64′), J. Sala for S. Ferrer (74′), R. Manaj for M. Nzola (74′) and D. Verde for J. Antiste (86′).
Best player: Daniele Verde
The player that probably impressed the most for Spezia was Daniele Verde.
His rating is with 1 goal, 28 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 2. He performed 6 crosses.
Sampdoria – Formation
Sampdoria
73'
Sampdoria started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Marco Giampaolo played with: Wladimiro Falcone , Bartosz Bereszyński , Alex Ferrari , Giangiacomo Magnani , Tommaso Augello , Morten Thorsby , Albin Ekdal , Tomás Rincón , Antonio Candreva , Manolo Gabbiadini and Francesco Caputo .
They had on the bench: Riccardo Ciervo, Julian Chabot, Gerard Yepes, Ronaldo Vieira , Andrea Conti, Nicola Ravaglia, Nicola Murru , Kristoffer Askildsen, Simone Trimboli, Ivan Saio, Radu Drăguşin and Ernesto Torregrossa.
Substitutions
Sampdoria made 3 changes: M. Thorsby for R. Vieira (77′), T. Augello for N. Murru (77′) and A. Ferrari for E. Torregrossa (90′).
Best player: Antonio Candreva
The player that probably impressed the most for Sampdoria was Antonio Candreva.
His rating is with 38 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 13 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Cagliari – Fiorentina – 1-1
- Empoli – Roma – 2-4
- Milan – Juventus – 0-0
- Napoli – Salernitana – 4-1
- Spezia – Sampdoria – 1-0
- Torino – Sassuolo – 1-1
