PADOVA. Calcio Padova was finally too much to handle for Fiorenzuola with the goal of Francesco Belli (30′), Micheal Liguori (45′) and Mattia Bortolussi (61′). Calcio Padova was vastly better in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadio Comunale Euganeo stadium in Padova on Sunday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Abdoulaye Diop. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.55 degrees Celsius or 47.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.
Match Statistics
- ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
- 25 Total 1
- 12 On Target 0
- 5 Off Target 1
- 8 Shots blocked 0
- 131 Attack 69
- 83 Dangerous attack 25
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 0
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 19
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Ball possession
Calcio Padova was in firm control of the ball 66% while Fiorenzuola was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Calcio Padova was more pushing with 83 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 12 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Calcio Padova won the match.
Calcio Padova shot 25 times, 12 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Fiorenzuola shot 1 times, 0 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Calcio Padova didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Fiorenzuola received 3 yellow cards (Jacopo Nelli, Simone Potop and Michele Cremonesi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Calcio Padova has 40 points to hold in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Fiorenzuola will stays with 14 points to remain in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie C: Girone A, Calcio Padova will play away against Triestina on the 22nd of December with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Calcio Padova (2 draws).
Fiorenzuola will host Novara on the 22nd of December with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Novara (0 draws).
Calcio Padova – Formation
Calcio Padova started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Vincenzo Torrente decided to play with the following team: Antonio Donnarumma, Francesco Belli, Luca Villa, Marco Perrotta, Filippo Delli Carri, Pietro Fusi, Kevin Varas Marcillo, Igor Radrezza, Micheal Liguori, Alessandro Capelli and Mattia Bortolussi.
The home team had on the bench: Giovanni Leoni, Jacopo Dezi, Riccardo Rossi, Nicolò Bianchi, Simone Palombi, Antonio Granata, Bernardo Calabrese, Niko Kirwan, Giulio Favale, Andrea Toldo and Alessandro Zanellati.
Substitutions
Calcio Padova made 5 changes: Micheal Liguori for Simone Palombi (77′), Kevin Varas Marcillo for Nicolò Bianchi (77′), Pietro Fusi for Jacopo Dezi (64′), Alessandro Capelli for Niko Kirwan (65′) and Mattia Bortolussi for Andrea Toldo (86′).
Fiorenzuola – Formation
Fiorenzuola started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Francesco Turrini played with: Matteo Sorzi, Michele Cremonesi, Simone Potop, Alessandro Silvestro, Mattia Musatti, Riccardo Stronati, Jacopo Nelli, Roberto Beretta, Riccardo Oddi, Fabio Ceravolo and Nicola Anelli.
They had on the bench: Andrea Bondioli, Juri Gonzi, Thomas Alberti, Davide Di Quinzio, Assan Seck, Edoardo Oneto, Christian Sussi, Johan Guadagno, Enrico Di Gesù and Danil Kenzin.
Substitutions
Fiorenzuola made 4 changes: Mattia Musatti for Enrico Di Gesù (46′), Riccardo Stronati for Juri Gonzi (72′), Fabio Ceravolo for Edoardo Oneto (72′) and Nicola Anelli for Assan Seck (84′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie C: Girone A.
- Novara – Triestina – 2-3
- Trento Calcio 1921 – Vicenza – 4-1
- Alessandria – Legnago Salus – 0-0
- Union ArzignanoChiampo – Pro Vercelli – 3-1
- Calcio Padova – Fiorenzuola – 3-0
- Virtus Verona – Pro Patria – 2-0