BENEVENTO. Benevento had a surprising win over Brindisi with a 2-0 win with a goal from E. Lanini (13′) and a goal from E. Starita (22′). Benevento made the most of its better ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Stadio Ciro Vigorito stadium in Benevento on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 14.58 degrees Celsius or 58.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Benevento had a superior ball possession 58% while Brindisi was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Benevento was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Benevento won the match.
Benevento shot 18 times, 10 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Brindisi shot 6 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Benevento received 2 yellow cards (Riccardo Improta and Filippo Nardi). On the other side, Brindisi didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Benevento has 43 points to remain in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Brindisi will stays with 16 points to hold in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie C: Girone C, Benevento will play away against Crotone on the 11th of February with a 6-4 head to head stats in favor of Benevento (1 draw).
Brindisi will host Latina on the 11th of February with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Brindisi (0 draws).
Benevento – Formation
Benevento started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Gaetano Auteri decided to play with the following team: Riccardo Capellini, Alberto Paleari, Christian Pastina, Filippo Berra, Riccardo Improta, Filippo Nardi, Davide Agazzi, Edoardo Masciangelo, Ernesto Starita, Camillo Ciano and Eric Lanini.
The home team had on the bench: Nicolò Manfredini, Angelo Viscardi, Amedeo Benedetti, Krzysztof Kubica, Alessandro Marotta, Alexis Ferrante, Marco Pinato, Pier Luigi Simonetti , Matteo Giangregorio, Francesco Rillo, Emanuele Terranova , Lorenzo Carfora, Angelo Talia , Amato Ciciretti and Don Bolsius.
Substitutions
Benevento made 5 changes: Davide Agazzi for Angelo Talia (58′), Camillo Ciano for Amato Ciciretti (59′), Filippo Nardi for Pier Luigi Simonetti (67′), Eric Lanini for Alexis Ferrante (59′) and Ernesto Starita for Marco Pinato (72′).
Brindisi – Formation
Brindisi started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
Giorgio Roselli played with: Ivan Saio, Franco Gorzelewski, Nicolò Bellucci, Giovanni Pinto, Niccolò Monti, Valerio Labriola, Mattia Speranza, Niccolò Bagatti, M. Calderoni, Cristian Bunino.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Vittorio Antonino, Cristiano Auro, Vincenzo Spingola, Antonello Vona, Angelo Guida, Tommaso Merletti, Carlo Martorelli and Malik Olalekan OPoola.
Substitutions
Brindisi made 4 changes: Franco Gorzelewski for Malik Olalekan OPoola (86′), Niccolò Bagatti for Carlo Martorelli (81′), Niccolò Monti for Angelo Guida (32′) and Valerio Labriola for Antonello Vona (33′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie C: Girone C.