NOVARA. Novara snatched a late win Alessandria 1-0 after S. Scappini scored just 1 goal (90′). Novara capitalized on its better ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Stadio Comunale Silvio Piola stadium in Novara on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Roberto Lovison. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.39 degrees Celsius or 45.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

Novara

1 - 0

Alessandria

  • 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
  • 16 Total 4
  • 7 On Target 1
  • 6 Off Target 3
  • 3 Shots blocked 0
  • 77 Attack 58
  • 77 Dangerous attack 58
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 4
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 7 Total 20
  • 0 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0

Ball possession

Novara had a superior ball possession 57% while Alessandria was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Novara had a more offensive attitude with 77 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Novara won the match​.

Novara shot 16 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Alessandria shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Novara received 1 yellow card (Simone Ciancio ). On the other side, Alessandria received 4 yellow cards (Enrico Rossi, Giovanni Foresta, Simone Ciancio  and Marwen Gazoul).

Match Timeline

17'
Marwen Gazoul- Yellow
58'
Enrico Rossi- sub ->Leonardo Nunzella
60'
Enrico Rossi- sub ->Leonardo Nunzella
Á. Vilhjálmsson- sub ->Ludovico D\'Orazio
68'
75'
Doudou Mangni- sub ->Marwen Gazoul
76'
Giovanni Foresta - Yellow
90'
Simone Ciancio - Yellow
S. Scappini- sub ->Niccolò Corti
75'
F. Gerardini- sub ->Salvatore Boccia
83'
S. Scappini(goal)
90'
90'
Simone Ciancio - Yellow
82'
Enrico Rossi- Yellow
E. Lancini- sub ->Salvatore Boccia
83'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Mantova
80
38
Calcio Padova
77
38
Vicenza
71
38
Triestina
64
38
Atalanta II
59
38
Legnago Salus
56
38
Pro Vercelli
53
38
Giana Erminio
53
38
Lumezzane
53
38
Trento Calcio 1921
51
38
Virtus Verona
47
38
Pro Patria
46
38
AlbinoLeffe
45
38
Pergolettese
45
38
Renate
45
38
Union ArzignanoChiampo
44
38
Novara
43
38
Fiorenzuola
38
38
Pro Sesto
35
38
Alessandria
20
38

After playing this contest, Novara has 18 points to sit in the 17th place. Talking about the opposition, Alessandria will stays with 13 points to hold in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie C: Girone A, Novara will play away with Pro Patria on the 14th of January with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of Novara (3 draws).

Alessandria will host Virtus Verona on the 14th of January with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Virtus Verona (0 draws).

Novara – Formation

Novara
G
A. Desjardins 31.Canada
D
S. Bonaccorsi 5.Italy
D
O. Khailoti 15.Italy
D
R. Calcagni 16.Italy
D
S. Boccia 26.Italy
83'
M
O. Urso 3.Denmark
M
A. Di Munno 8.Italy
M
R. Ranieri 21.Italy
F
C. Donadio 10.Italy
F
N. Corti 11.Italy
75'
F
L. D'Orazio 33.Italy
68'
Substitutes
G
G. Boscolo Palo 12.Italy
G
T. Menagaldo 22.Italy
D
D. Bertoncini 6.Italy
D
F. Migliardi 30.Italy
D
L. Caradonna 32.Italy
D
E. Lancini 79.Italy
83'
M
L. Prinelli 4.Italy
M
Samuele Gerbino 25.Italy
M
N. Bagatti 98.Italy
F
F. Gerardini 7.Italy
83'
F
S. Scappini 9.Italy
75' 90'
F
Á. Vilhjálmsson 77.Iceland
68'

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

The manager Giacomo Gattuso decided to play with the following team: Axel Desjardins, Omar Khailoti, Samuele Bonaccorsi, Salvatore Boccia, Riccardo Calcagni, Roberto Ranieri, Alessandro Di Munno, Oliver Urso, Christian Donadio, Niccolò Corti and Ludovico D’Orazio.

The home team had on the bench: Luca Prinelli, Davide Bertoncini, Filippo Gerardini, Stefano Scappini, Giacomo Boscolo Palo, Tommaso Menegaldo, Samuele Gerbino, Francesco Migliardi, Harvey St Clair, Árni Vilhjálmsson, Edoardo Lancini and Niccolò Bagatti.

Substitutions

Novara made 4 changes: Niccolò Corti for Stefano Scappini (75′), Ludovico D’Orazio for Árni Vilhjálmsson (68′), Salvatore Boccia for Filippo Gerardini (83′) and Salvatore Boccia for Edoardo Lancini (83′).

Alessandria – Formation

Alessandria
G
L. Liverani 1.Italy
D
Arensi Rota 8.Greece
D
Leonardo Nunzella 21.Italy
60'
D
L. Ercolani 31.Italy
D
Simone Ciancio 23.Italy
90'
M
Marco Nichetti 4.Italy
M
Lorenzo Pellegrini 18.Italy
M
Alessandro Mastalli 24.Italy
M
Giovanni Foresta 28.Italy
76'
M
Alfonso Sepe 66.Italy
F
Marwen Gazoul 7.Morocco
75' 17'
Substitutes
G
E. Piana 12.Italy
D
Enrico Rossi 3.Italy
60' 82'
D
Ertijon Gega 17.Albania
D
Ndir Mame Ass 26.Senegal
M
Alessandro Pellitteri 14.Italy
M
Théo Parrinello 16.France
M
C. Vaughn 72.United States
F
Gennaro Anatriello 11.Italy
F
Doudou Mangni 79.Italy
75'

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

Marco Banchini played with: Simone Ciancio , Luca Liverani, Arensi Rota , Luca Ercolani, Leonardo Nunzella, Alessandro Mastalli, Marco Nichetti, Alfonso Sepe, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Marwen Gazoul and Giovanni Foresta.

They had on the bench: Enrico Rossi, Gennaro Anatriello, Edoardo Piana, Alessandro Pellitteri, Théo Parrinello, Ertijon Gega, Rimbu, Ndir Mame Ass, Diego Gueli, Claudio Alexander Vaughn and Doudou Mangni.

Substitutions

Alessandria made 3 changes: Marwen Gazoul for Doudou Mangni (75′), Leonardo Nunzella for Enrico Rossi (60′) and Leonardo Nunzella for Enrico Rossi (58′).

Results of the day

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