Cremonese prevails over Cittadella 2-0 on Saturday

CITTADELLA. Cremonese beats Cittadella with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. Casasola (22') and a goal from C. Buonaiuto (54').

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February 13, 2022

CITTADELLA. Cremonese conquers Cittadella with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. Casasola (22′) and a goal from C. Buonaiuto (54′). Cittadella was surely better in terms of ball possession (62%).

The match was played at the Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato stadium in Cittadella on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Daniele Minelli with the help of Davide Moro and Marco Ceccon. The 4th official was William Villa. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 11.5 degrees Celsius or 52.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 38%.

Match Statistics

Cittadella

0 - 2

Cremonese

! 62 Ball Possession 38

Shots

16 Total 11
5 On Target 4
11 Off Target 7
4 Shots blocked 5

140 Attack 90
43 Dangerous attack 41
123 Ball safe 111

0 Penalties 0
5 Corners 5
6 Off Sides 2

Fouls

17 Total 12
6 Yellow Cards 2
1 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 7

Ball possession

Cittadella had a strong ball possession 62% while Cremonese was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Cittadella was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Cremonese was capable to find the solution to win this match.

Cittadella shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Cremonese shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Cittadella received 5 yellow cards (A. Mattioli, M. Antonucci, D. Del Fabro, M. Tounkara and A. Vita). Talking about the opposition, Cremonese received 2 yellow cards (M. Castagnetti and M. Bianchetti).

M. Tounkara (Cittadella) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (73′).

Match Timeline

22'

45'

46'

Michele Castagnetti- sub ->N. Fagioli

46'

54'

Cristian Buonaiuto(goal)L. Zanimacchia

55'

61'

62'

Michele Castagnetti- Yellow

64'

68'

Valerio Mastrantonio- sub ->M. Antonucci

70'

73'

77'

Alessio Vita- Yellow

77'

80'

89'

Matteo Bianchetti - Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Cittadella will stay with 32 points like Ascoli to hold in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Cremonese will have 41 points like Lecce and Pisa to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie B, Cittadella will play away with Pordenone on the 15th of February with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Cittadella (1 draw).

Cremonese will host Parma on the 15th of February with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Cremonese (0 draws).

Cittadella – Formation

Cittadella

Elhan Kastrati 36.Albania

6.2

Romano Perticone 2.Italy

6.7

D. Donnarumma 17.Italy

5.8

Dario Del Fabro 5.Italy

6.7

46'

A. Mattioli 18.Italy

6.5

45'

K. Laribi 20.Tunisia

7.3

Alessio Vita 16.Italy

5.9

77'

Enrico Baldini 92.Italy

7.6

77'

Mirko Antonucci 48.Italy

6.3

70'

45'

I. Lores 33.Uruguay

6.8

61'

O. Okwonkwo 22.Nigeria

6.3

61'

Substitutes

Filippo Manfrin 1.Italy

Luca Maniero 77.Italy

S. Visentin 6.Argentina

V. Ciriello 19.Italy

Tommaso Cassandro 84.Italy

Valerio Mastrantonio 29.Italy

6.6

70'

D. Mazzocco 8.Italy

6.8

77'

Nicola Pavan 26.Italy

C. Tavernelli 21.Italy

6.7

77'

Giacomo Beretta 11.Italy

6.7

61'

Mamadou Tounkara 9.Spain

5.1

61'

64'

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

The manager Edoardo Gorini decided to play with the following team: Elhan Kastrati (6.2), Alessandro Mattioli (6.5), Dario Del Fabro (6.7), Romano Perticone (6.7), Daniele Donnarumma (5.8), Alessio Vita (5.9), Karim Laribi (7.3), Enrico Baldini (7.6), Mirko Antonucci (6.3), Ignacio Lores (6.8) and Orji Okwonkwo (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Camillo Tavernelli (6.7), Valerio Mastrantonio (6.6), Davide Mazzocco (6.8), Giacomo Beretta (6.7), Santiago Visentin, Filippo Manfrin, Nicola Pavan, Vincenzo Ciriello, Luca Maniero, Tommaso Cassandro and Mamadou Tounkara (5.1).

Substitutions

Cittadella made 5 changes: I. Lores for M. Tounkara (61′), O. Okwonkwo for G. Beretta (61′), M. Antonucci for V. Mastrantonio (70′), A. Vita for C. Tavernelli (77′) and E. Baldini for D. Mazzocco (77′).

Best player: Enrico Baldini

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cittadella was Enrico Baldini.

His rating is (7.6) with 42 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.

Cremonese – Formation

Cremonese

Marco Carnesecchi 12.Italy

7.6

Matteo Bianchetti 15.Italy

7.4

89'

Tiago Casasola 5.Argentina

8.1

22'

Luca Ravanelli 6.Italy

7.4

Emanuele Valeri 3.Italy

7.1

Cristian Buonaiuto 10.Italy

8.3

80'

54'

Luca Valzania 14.Italy

7.4

Gianluca Gaetano 70.Italy

6.8

55'

Nicolò Fagioli 21.Italy

6.3

46'

Luca Zanimacchia 98.Italy

7.2

68'

Daniel Ciofani 9.Italy

6.7

46'

Substitutes

Dorian Ciężkowski 22.Poland

Mouhamadou Sarr 45.Senegal

Andrea Meroni 13.Italy

Alessandro Fiordaliso 2.Italy

Hamza Rafia 99.Tunisia

Dennis Politic 20.Romania

Paolo Bartolomei 16.Italy

6.4

80'

Michele Castagnetti 19.Italy

6.4

46'

62'

Luca Strizzolo 11.Italy

Jaime Báez 7.Uruguay

6.7

68'

S. Di Carmine 29.Italy

6.8

46'

Cedric Gondo 8.Ivory Coast

6.5

55'

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

Fabio Pecchia played with: Marco Carnesecchi (7.6), Tiago Casasola (8.1), Matteo Bianchetti (7.4), Luca Ravanelli (7.4), Emanuele Valeri (7.1), Luca Valzania (7.4), Gianluca Gaetano (6.8), Luca Zanimacchia (7.2), Nicolò Fagioli (6.3), Cristian Buonaiuto (8.3) and Daniel Ciofani (6.7).

They had on the bench: Luca Strizzolo, Jaime Báez (6.7), Hamza Rafia, Andrea Meroni, Samuel Di Carmine (6.8), Dorian Cieżkowski, Dennis Politic, Alessandro Fiordaliso, Mouhamadou Sarr, Cedric Gondo (6.5), Paolo Bartolomei (6.4) and Michele Castagnetti (6.4).

Substitutions

Cremonese made 5 changes: D. Ciofani for S. Di Carmine (46′), N. Fagioli for M. Castagnetti (46′), G. Gaetano for C. Gondo (55′), L. Zanimacchia for J. Baez (68′) and C. Buonaiuto for P. Bartolomei (80′).