PICERNO. Picerno tops Catania 1-0 after A. Gallo scored just 1 goal (20′).

The match was played at the Stadio Comunale Donato Curcio stadium in Picerno on Tuesday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Alberto Arena. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 14.27 degrees Celsius or 57.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Catania had a superior ball possession 55% while Picerno was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Catania was putting more pressure with 37 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Picerno succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.​

Picerno shot 7 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Catania shot 12 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Picerno received 2 yellow cards (Giuseppe D’Agostino and Andrea Allegretto). On the opposite side, Catania received 2 yellow cards (Andrés Tello and Emanuele Cicerelli).

Standings

After playing this match, Picerno has 45 points to remain in the 2nd place. On the other side, Catania will stays with 30 points like Potenza Calcio to hold in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie C: Girone C, Picerno will play away against Sorrento on the 11th of February with a 0-0 head to head record.

Catania will host Casertana on the 11th of February with a 5-4 head to head record in favor of Casertana (3 draws).

Picerno – Formation

Picerno adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Emilio Longo decided to play with the following team: Elia Summa, Gabriele Pagliai, Matteo Gilli, Andrea Allegretto, Walter Guerra, Andrea Gallo, Rodrigo De Ciancio, Vittorio Graziani, Diego Albadoro, Jacopo Murano and Emmanuele Esposito.

The home team had on the bench: Davide Merelli, Francesco Pitarresi, Tommaso Ceccarelli, Pasquale Maiorino, Andrea Esposito, Andrea Santarcangelo, Sevo Ciko, Francesco Pio Petito, Alessandro Albertini, Eric Biasiol, Mattia Novella, Andrea Cadili and Giuseppe D’Agostino.

Substitutions

Picerno made 5 changes: Jacopo Murano for Andrea Santarcangelo (46′), Andrea Allegretto for Eric Biasiol (49′), Diego Albadoro for Pasquale Maiorino (65′), Vittorio Graziani for Alessandro Albertini (78′) and Emmanuele Esposito for Giuseppe D’Agostino (78′).

Catania – Formation

Also Catania adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Cristiano Lucarelli played with: Marco Albertoni, Devid Eugene Bouah, Marcos Curado, Salvatore Monaco, Alessio Castellini, Nana Welbeck, Alessandro Quaini, Andrés Tello, Emanuele Cicerelli, Rocco Costantino and Cosimo Chiricò.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Francesco Rapisarda, Víctor Sánchez Lladò, Ivan Kontek, Diego Peralta, Jacopo Furlan, Marco Chiarella and Ettore Donato.

Substitutions

Catania made 4 changes: Alessandro Quaini for Víctor Sánchez Lladò (61′), Emanuele Cicerelli for Diego Peralta (71′), Andrés Tello for Ivan Kontek (71′) and Cosimo Chiricò for Marco Chiarella (71′).

Results of the day

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

• Picerno – Catania – 1-0