Ascoli surprises Como with a 2-0 win. HIGHLIGHTS

COMO. Ascoli had a surprising win over Como with a 2-0 win with a goal from P. Mendes (82') and an own goal from T. Cassandro (89').

Mark Hall

January 28, 2024

COMO. Ascoli had a surprising win over Como with a 2-0 win with a goal from P. Mendes (82′) and an own goal from T. Cassandro (89′).

The match was played at the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia stadium in Como on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Giuseppe Collu with the support of Salvatore Affatato and Antonio Severino. The 4th official was Emanuele Ceriello.

Match Statistics

Como

0 - 2

Ascoli

52 Ball Possession 48

Shots

9 Total 14
5 On Target 2
4 Off Target 5
1 Shots blocked 7

64 Attack 98
27 Dangerous attack 65
99 Ball safe 68

0 Penalties 0
2 Corners 8
1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

17 Total 19
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Como was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Ascoli that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Ascoli had a more offensive attitude with 65 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ascoli won the contest.

Como shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Ascoli shot 14 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Como received 2 yellow cards (Alessandro Bellemo and Oliver Abildgaard). Talking about the opposition, Ascoli received 4 yellow cards (Samuel Giovane, Luca Valzania , Jeremiah Streng and Giuseppe Bellusci).

(Como) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (60′).

Match Timeline

Giuseppe Bellusci- Yellow

14'

Oliver Abildgaard- Yellow

33'

34'

S. Giovane- Yellow

Alessandro Gabrielloni(VAR)

45'

Alessandro Bellemo - Yellow

45'

Jean-Pierre Nsame- sub ->Patrick Cutrone

53'

Cas Odenthal(VAR_CARD)

60'

Cas Odenthal- Red

60'

62'

Luca Valzania- Yellow

66'

S. D'Uffizi- sub ->Samuel Giovane

66'

Jeremiah Streng- sub ->Pablo Rodríguez

Daniele Baselli- sub ->Alessandro Gabrielloni

67'

Tommaso Cassandro- sub ->Álex Blanco

67'

Moutir Chajia- sub ->Alessandro Bellemo

67'

76'

Jeremiah Streng- Yellow

82'

Pedro Mendes (goal)Marcello Falzerano

87'

Riccardo Gagliolo- sub ->Luca Valzania

87'

Yehiya Maiga Silvestri- sub ->Raffaele Celia

Tommaso Cassandro(own-goal)

89'

90'

Danilo Quaranta- sub ->Sauli Väisänen

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this encounter, Como stays with 39 points to hold in the 4th place. On the other side, Ascoli will has 22 points to remain in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie B, Como will play away with Ternana on the 3rd of February with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of Como (2 draws).

Ascoli will host Südtirol on the 3rd of February with a 1-1 head to head.

Como – Formation

Como

Adrian Semper 1.Croatia

6.4

Marco Sala 3.Italy

6.6

Marco Curto 5.Italy

7.0

Cas Odenthal 26.Netherlands

6.4

60'

Federico Barba 93.Italy

6.8

Alessandro Bellemo 14.Italy

6.7

67'

45'

Oliver Abildgaard 28.Denmark

7.7

33'

Lucas Da Cunha 33.France

6.7

Simone Verdi 90.Italy

7.0

14'

Alessandro Gabrielloni 9.Italy

6.4

67'

Patrick Cutrone 10.Italy

7.5

53'

Substitutes

Pierre Bolchini 12.Italy

Mauro Vigorito 22.Italy

Matteo Solini 4.Italy

Nikolas Ioannou 44.Cyprus

Tommaso Cassandro 84.Italy

6.4

67'

Alessio Iovine 6.Italy

Moutir Chajia 7.Belgium

6.0

67'

Daniele Baselli 8.Italy

6.6

67'

Álex Blanco 11.Spain

6.7

14'

Nicholas Gioacchini 23.France

Jean-Pierre Nsame 77.Cameroon

6.8

53'

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

The manager Francesc Fàbregas i Soler decided to play with the following team: Adrian Semper (6.4), Marco Curto (7.0), Cas Odenthal (6.4), Federico Barba (6.8), Marco Sala (6.6), Oliver Abildgaard (7.7), Alessandro Bellemo (6.7), Lucas Da Cunha (6.7), Simone Verdi (7.0), Patrick Cutrone (7.5) and Alessandro Gabrielloni (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Matteo Solini, Alessio Iovine, Moutir Chajia (6.0), Daniele Baselli (6.6), Álex Blanco (6.7), Pierre Bolchini, Mauro Vigorito, Nicholas Gioacchini, Nikolas Ioannou, Jean-Pierre Nsame (6.8) and Tommaso Cassandro (6.4).

Como could not rely on the presence of Álex Blanco (injured).

Substitutions

Como made 5 changes: Simone Verdi for Álex Blanco (14′), Patrick Cutrone for Jean-Pierre Nsame (53′), Alessandro Bellemo for Moutir Chajia (67′), Alessandro Gabrielloni for Daniele Baselli (67′) and Álex Blanco for Tommaso Cassandro (67′).

Player of the match: Oliver Abildgaard

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Como was Oliver Abildgaard.

His rating is 7.7 with 31 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.

Ascoli – Formation

Ascoli

Emiliano Viviano 2.Italy

8.1

Sauli Väisänen 16.Finland

6.8

90'

Eric Botteghin 33.Brazil

7.3

Giuseppe Bellusci 55.Italy

7.1

S. Giovane 8.Italy

7.0

66'

34'

Raffaele Celia 13.Italy

7.0

87'

Francesco Di Tacchio 18.Italy

7.3

Marcello Falzerano 23.Italy

8.4

Luca Valzania 41.Italy

6.8

87'

62'

Pedro Mendes 90.Portugal

7.8

82'

Pablo Rodríguez 99.Spain

6.7

66'

Substitutes

L. Bolletta 12.Italy

Devis Vásquez 32.Colombia

Riccardo Gagliolo 5.Sweden

7.7

87'

Danilo Quaranta 14.Italy

90'

Claud Adjapong 17.Italy

Fabrizio Caligara 10.Italy

Tommaso Milanese 20.Italy

Yehiya Maiga Silvestri 94.

6.8

87'

Jeremiah Streng 11.Finland

7.0

66'

76'

S. D'Uffizi 15.Italy

6.6

66'

G. Manzari 28.Italy

Ilija Nestorovski 30.Macedonia

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

Fabrizio Castori played with: Emiliano Viviano (8.1), Giuseppe Bellusci (7.1), Eric Botteghin (7.3), Sauli Väisänen (6.8), Marcello Falzerano (8.4), Luca Valzania (6.8), Francesco Di Tacchio (7.3), Samuel Giovane (7.0), Raffaele Celia (7.0), Pablo Rodríguez (6.7) and Pedro Mendes (7.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Riccardo Gagliolo (7.7), Fabrizio Caligara, Jeremiah Streng (7.0), Luca Bolletta, Danilo Quaranta, Simone D’Uffizi (6.6), Claud Adjapong, Tommaso Milanese, Giacomo Manzari, Ilija Nestorovski, Devis Vasquez and Yehiya Maiga Silvestri (6.8).

Substitutions

Ascoli made 4 changes: Luca Valzania for Riccardo Gagliolo (87′), Samuel Giovane for Simone D’Uffizi (66′), Pablo Rodríguez for Jeremiah Streng (66′) and Sauli Väisänen for Danilo Quaranta (90′).