MONOPOLI. Avellino beats Monopoli 1-0 after C. Patierno scored a penalty (16′). Monopoli lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Stadio Vito Simone Veneziani stadium in Monopoli on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Matteo Centi. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.51 degrees Celsius or 54.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Monopoli was in firm control of the ball 57% while Avellino was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Monopoli had a more offensive attitude with 82 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Avellino was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Monopoli shot 9 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Avellino shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Monopoli received 3 yellow cards (Zaccaria Hamlili, Nicola Bizzotto and Mattia Vitale). On the opposite side, Avellino didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After playing this contest, Monopoli stays with 23 points to sit in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Avellino will has 44 points to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie C: Girone C, Monopoli will host Juve Stabia on the 11th of February with a 6-6 head to head record.

Avellino will host ACR Messina on the 11th of February with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of ACR Messina (1 draw).

Monopoli – Formation

Monopoli adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Roberto Taurino decided to play with the following team: Ludovico Gelmi, Antony Angileri, Pasquale Fazio, Nicola Bizzotto, Orlando Viteritti, Zaccaria Hamlili, Samuele Vitale, Danilo Bulevardi, Luca Barlocco, Christian Tommasini and Franco Sosa.

The home team had on the bench: Tamir Berman, Michele Fornasier, Andrea De Paoli, Giuseppe Borello, Francesco Ardizzone, Francesco Ardizzone, Claudio Cristallo, Salvatore Dario La Vardera, Carlo De Risio, Alessandro Arioli, Francesco Grandolfo, Gennaro Iaccarino and Giuseppe Simone.

Substitutions

Monopoli made 4 changes: Danilo Bulevardi for Andrea De Paoli (46′), Antony Angileri for Salvatore Dario La Vardera (77′), Franco Sosa for Giuseppe Borello (46′) and Mattia Vitale for Gennaro Iaccarino (46′).

Avellino – Formation

Also Avellino adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Michele Pazienza played with: Simone Ghidotti, Michele Rigione, Thiago Cionek, Paolo Frascatore, Tommaso Cancellotti, Antonio De Cristofaro, Ignacio Lores Varela, Marco Armellino, Fabio Tito, Lorenzo Sgarbi and Cosimo Patierno.

These were the players on the bench: Pasquale Pane, Luca Palmiero, Michele D’Ausilio, Raffaele Russo, Antonio Pizzella, Erasmo Mulè, Jacopo Dall’Oglio, Michele Marconi, Gabriele Gori, Manuel Llano, Daniele Liotti and Michele Rocca.

Substitutions

Avellino made 6 changes: Ignacio Lores Varela for Luca Palmiero (63′), Antonio De Cristofaro for Jacopo Dall’Oglio (72′), Cosimo Patierno for Gabriele Gori (72′), Fabio Tito for Michele D’Ausilio (88′), Lorenzo Sgarbi for Daniele Liotti (88′) and Lorenzo Sgarbi for Daniele Liotti (88′).

Results of the day

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

• Monopoli – Avellino – 0-1
• Sorrento – Crotone – 1-1
• Taranto – Nuova Monterosi – 2-1
• ACR Messina – Virtus Francavilla – 3-2
• Casertana – Potenza Calcio – 0-0