Hellas Verona tops Cagliari 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

VERONA. Hellas Verona tops Cagliari with a 2-0 win with a goal from C. Ngonge (53') and a goal from M. Đurić (90').

December 24, 2023

VERONA. Hellas Verona overcomes Cagliari with a 2-0 win with a goal from C. Ngonge (53′) and a goal from M. Đurić (90′). Hellas Verona took advantage of its better ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi stadium in Verona on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Daniele Orsato with the help of Daniele Bindoni and Alberto Tegoni. The 4th official was Kevin Bonacina. The weather was rain and snow. The temperature was freezing at -0.94 degrees Celsius or 30.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.

Match Statistics

Hellas Verona

2 - 0

Cagliari

59 Ball Possession 41

Shots

13 Total 12
5 On Target 3
7 Off Target 8
1 Shots blocked 1

104 Attack 100
44 Dangerous attack 37
89 Ball safe 75

0 Penalties 0
11 Corners 7
1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

11 Total 19
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 1
0 Red Card 1

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Hellas Verona had a superior ball possession 59% while Cagliari was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Hellas Verona was putting more pressure with 44 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Hellas Verona won the match.

Hellas Verona shot 13 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Cagliari shot 12 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Hellas Verona received 3 yellow cards (Tomas Suslov, Ondrej Duda and Cyril Ngonge). Talking about the opposition, Cagliari received 3 yellow cards (Antoine Makoumbou, Ibrahim Sulemana and Nicolas Viola).

Match Timeline

12'

Antoine Makoumbou- Yellow

Ondrej Duda- Yellow

45'

46'

51'

Antoine Makoumbou(yellowredcard)

53'

57'

Nicolas Viola- Yellow

Tomas Suslov- Yellow

57'

59'

Zito Luvumbo- sub ->Tommaso Augello

59'

Ibrahim Sulemana- sub ->Nicolas Viola

Darko Lazović - sub ->Riccardo Saponara

68'

69'

77'

Paulo Azzi- sub ->Pantelis Hatzidiakos

77'

Gabriele Zappa- sub ->Gaetano Oristanio

86'

Gianluca Lapadula- sub ->Edoardo Goldaniga

90'

Ibrahim Sulemana- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this contest, Hellas Verona has 14 points like Udinese to remain in the 16th place. On the other side, Cagliari will stays with 13 points to sit in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Hellas Verona will host Salernitana on the 30th of December with a 3-3 head to head stats.

Cagliari will host Empoli on the 30th of December with a 6-4 head to head record in favor of Empoli (4 draws).

Hellas Verona – Formation

Hellas Verona

Lorenzo Montipò 1.Italy

7.5

Isak Hien 6.Sweden

7.1

Filippo Terracciano 24.Italy

6.4

46'

Jackson Tchatchoua 38.Belgium

7.3

P. Dawidowicz 27.Poland

7.5

Riccardo Saponara 20.Italy

7.1

68'

Martin Hongla 18.Cameroon

7.3

Cyril Ngonge 26.Belgium

7.3

77'

69'

53'

Tomas Suslov 31.Slovakia

7.5

57'

Michael Folorunsho 90.Italy

Ondrej Duda 33.Slovakia

7.3

45'

Thomas Henry 9.France

6.7

46'

Substitutes

Alessandro Berardi 22.Italy

Simone Perilli 34.Italy

Bruno Amione 2.Argentina

Josh Doig 3.Scotland

7.0

46'

Juan Cabal 32.Colombia

Giangiacomo Magnani 23.Italy

Diego Coppola 42.Italy

Darko Lazović 8.Serbia

6.7

68'

Charlys 37.Brazil

Juan Manuel Cruz 13.Argentina

Y. Kallon 17.Sierra Leone

Milan Djuric 11.Bosnia and Herzegovina

8.2

46'

90'

Jordi Mboula 77.Spain

7.0

77'

Federico Bonazzoli 99.Italy

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

The manager Marco Baroni decided to play with the following team: Lorenzo Montipò (7.5), Jackson Tchatchoua (7.3), Paweł Dawidowicz (7.5), Isak Hien (7.1), Filippo Terracciano (6.4), Martin Hongla (7.3), Michael Folorunsho, Ondrej Duda (7.3), Cyril Ngonge (7.3), Tomas Suslov (7.5), Riccardo Saponara (7.1) and Thomas Henry (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Darko Lazović (6.7), Milan Đurić (8.2), Giangiacomo Magnani, Bruno Amione, Josh Doig (7.0), Juan Manuel Cruz, Yayah Kallon, Alessandro Berardi, Juan Cabal, Simone Perilli, Charlys, Diego Coppola, Jordi Mboula (7.0) and Federico Bonazzoli.

Substitutions

Hellas Verona made 4 changes: Thomas Henry for Milan Đurić (46′), Riccardo Saponara for Darko Lazović (68′), Cyril Ngonge for Jordi Mboula (77′) and Filippo Terracciano for Josh Doig (46′).

Player of the match: Milan Đurić

The player that probably impressed the most for Hellas Verona was Milan Đurić.

His rating is 8.2 with 1 goal, 13 passes (69% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 9.

His performance was amazing also because he began the match from the bench before entering in the 46′.

Cagliari – Formation

Cagliari

Simone Scuffet 22.Italy

6.7

Pantelis Hatzidiakos 17.Greece

6.7

77'

Edoardo Goldaniga 3.Italy

6.8

86'

Alberto Dossena 4.Italy

7.1

Nahitan Nández 8.Uruguay

7.0

Nicolas Viola 10.Italy

7.5

59'

57'

Matteo Prati 16.Italy

7.0

Tommaso Augello 27.Italy

6.7

59'

Antoine Makoumbou 29.France

5.4

12'

Leonardo Pavoletti 30.Italy

7.3

Gaetano Oristanio 19.Italy

6.7

77'

Substitutes

Boris Radunović 1.Serbia

Simone Aresti 18.Italy

Mateusz Wieteska 23.Poland

Gabriele Zappa 28.Italy

6.8

77'

Adam Obert 33.Slovakia

Paulo Azzi 37.Brazil

6.3

77'

Alessandro Di Pardo 99.Italy

Marco Mancosu 5.Italy

Alessandro Deiola 14.Italy

Ibrahim Sulemana 25.Ghana

6.8

59'

90'

Jakub Jankto 21.Czech Republic

Gianluca Lapadula 9.Peru

6.6

86'

Gastón Pereiro 20.Uruguay

Andrea Petagna 32.Italy

Zito Luvumbo 77.Angola

6.7

59'

Cagliari started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Claudio Ranieri played with: Simone Scuffet (6.7), Edoardo Goldaniga (6.8), Alberto Dossena (7.1), Pantelis Hatzidiakos (6.7), Nahitan Nández (7.0), Matteo Prati (7.0), Antoine Makoumbou (5.4), Tommaso Augello (6.7), Nicolas Viola (7.5), Gaetano Oristanio (6.7), Leonardo Pavoletti (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Jakub Jankto, Zito Luvumbo (6.7), Boris Radunović, Marco Mancosu, Gianluca Lapadula (6.6), Alessandro Deiola, Simone Aresti, Gastón Pereiro, Mateusz Wieteska, Ibrahim Sulemana (6.8), Gabriele Zappa (6.8), Andrea Petagna, Adam Obert, Paulo Azzi (6.3) and Alessandro Di Pardo.

Substitutions

Cagliari made 5 changes: Pantelis Hatzidiakos for Paulo Azzi (77′), Nicolas Viola for Ibrahim Sulemana (59′), Tommaso Augello for Zito Luvumbo (59′), Edoardo Goldaniga for Gianluca Lapadula (86′) and Gaetano Oristanio for Gabriele Zappa (77′).