Catania tops Benevento 4-0 after playing a incredible match. HIGHLIGHTS

BENEVENTO. Catania conquers Benevento 4-0 after playing a incredible match.

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David Brown
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Catania tops Benevento 4-0 after playing a incredible match. HIGHLIGHTS

BENEVENTO. Catania defeats Benevento 4-0 after playing a incredible match. Cosimo Chiricò (38′ pen), Roberto Zammarini (46′), Cosimo Chiricò (69′) and Francesco Deli (79′).

The match was played at the Stadio Ciro Vigorito stadium in Benevento on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 14.21 degrees Celsius or 57.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Benevento

0 - 4

Team 1

Catania

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 9 Total 12
  • 2 On Target 7
  • 6 Off Target 3
  • 1 Shots blocked 2
  • 98 Attack 122
  • 52 Dangerous attack 70
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 5 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 16 Total 9
  • 4 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 2 Red Card 0

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Benevento was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Catania that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Catania had a more offensive attitude with 70 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Catania won the match.​

Benevento shot 9 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Catania shot 12 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Benevento received 3 yellow cards (Riccardo Improta, Nermin Karić and Angelo Talia). Talking about the opposition, Catania didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Nermin Karić- Yellow
34'
Nermin Karić(yellowredcard)
35'
38'
C. Chiricò(penalty)
46'
Roberto Zammarini(goal)
Angelo Talia- Yellow
50'
Angelo Viscardi- sub ->Francesco Rillo
60'
61'
Angelo Talia(yellowredcard)
60'
Davide Agazzi- sub ->Marco Pinato
64'
66'
67'
Riccardo Improta- Yellow
66'
69'
C. Chiricò(goal)
D. Bolsius- sub ->Riccardo Improta
69'
70'
F. Rapisarda- sub ->Marco Chiarella
77'
77'
79'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Juve Stabia
79
38
Avellino
69
38
Benevento
66
38
Taranto
65
38
Casertana
65
38
Picerno
58
38
Audace Cerignola
53
38
SSC Giugliano
53
38
Crotone
52
38
Latina
51
38
Foggia
48
38
Sorrento
48
38
Catania
45
38
ACR Messina
45
38
Turris
44
38
Potenza Calcio
43
38
Monopoli
42
38
Nuova Monterosi
35
38
Virtus Francavilla
35
38
Brindisi
25
38

After playing this match, Benevento stays with 30 points to sit in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Catania will has 25 points like Foggia and SSC Giugliano to hold in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie C: Girone C, Benevento will host Turris on the 6th of January with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Turris (0 draws).

Catania will play away against Crotone on the 7th of January with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Crotone (2 draws).

Benevento – Formation

Benevento
G
Alberto Paleari 24.Italy
D
Hamza El Kaouakibi 2.Morocco
D
Edoardo Masciangelo 5.Italy
D
Francesco Rillo 23.Italy
60'
D
Riccardo Capellini 96.Italy
M
Nermin Karić 7.Sweden
34'
M
Marco Pinato 14.Italy
64'
M
Riccardo Improta 16.Italy
69' 66'
M
Angelo Talia 38.Italy
50'
F
A. Marotta 9.Italy
66'
F
Alexis Ferrante 11.Italy
61'
Substitutes
G
Nicolò Manfredini 12.Italy
D
Amedeo Benedetti 3.Italy
D
Angelo Viscardi 25.Italy
60'
M
V. Alfieri 4.Italy
66'
M
Davide Agazzi 21.Italy
64'
M
Lorenzo Carfora 30.Italy
M
Davide Masella 78.Italy
M
D. Bolsius 98.Netherlands
69'
F
Camillo Ciano  10.Italy
F
S. Sorrentino 26.Italy
61'

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

The manager Matteo Andreoletti decided to play with the following team: Alexis Ferrante, Alberto Paleari, Hamza El Kaouakibi, Riccardo Capellini, Francesco Rillo, Riccardo Improta, Angelo Talia, Marco Pinato, Nermin Karić, Edoardo Masciangelo and Alessandro Marotta.

The home team had on the bench: Amedeo Benedetti, Vincenzo Alfieri, Camillo Ciano, Nicolò Manfredini, Davide Agazzi, Matteo Giangregorio, Angelo Viscardi, Samuele Sorrentino, Lorenzo Carfora, Davide Masella and Don Bolsius.

Substitutions

Benevento made 5 changes: Alessandro Marotta for Vincenzo Alfieri (66′), Francesco Rillo for Angelo Viscardi (60′), Alexis Ferrante for Samuele Sorrentino (61′), Riccardo Improta for Don Bolsius (69′) and Marco Pinato for Davide Agazzi (64′).

Catania – Formation

Catania
G
K. Bethers 1.Latvia
D
M. Curado 2.Argentina
D
F. Lorenzini 26.Italy
D
A. Castellini 27.Italy
M
Niccolò Zanellato 6.Italy
M
M. Rocca 8.Italy
67'
M
A. Quaini 16.Italy
77'
M
Roberto Zammarini 33.Italy
Goals46'
F
E. Dubickas 17.Lithuania
F
M. Chiarella 31.Italy
70'
F
C. Chiricò 32.Italy
77' Goals38', 69'
Substitutes
G
Alessandro Livieri 22.Italy
D
F. Rapisarda 5.Italy
70'
M
M. Maffei 3.Italy
77'
M
Francesco Deli 19.Italy
67' Goals79'
F
G. De Luca 7.Italy
77'
F
G. Popović 20.Australia
F
D. Marsura 77.Italy

Catania started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Cristiano Lucarelli played with: Klavs Bethers, Filippo Lorenzini, Marcos Curado, Alessio Castellini, Roberto Zammarini, Niccolò Zanellato, Alessandro Quaini, Michele Rocca, Cosimo Chiricò, Marco Chiarella and Edgaras Dubickas.

These were the players on the bench: Mattia Maffei, Francesco Rapisarda, Giuseppe De Luca, Francesco Deli, Gabriel Popovic, Alessandro Livieri and Davide Marsura.

Substitutions

Catania made 4 changes: Michele Rocca for Francesco Deli (67′), Marco Chiarella for Francesco Rapisarda (70′), Cosimo Chiricò for Giuseppe De Luca (77′) and Alessandro Quaini for Mattia Maffei (77′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie C: Girone C.​