MANTOVA. Mantova beats Pro Patria 3-1. Mantova was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Davide Bragantini (11′), Antonio Fiori (37′) and Nicolò Radaelli (69′). Pro Patria reduced the distance with a goal (81′) by Jonathan Pitou, but there was not much to do for them. Mantova was much superior in terms of ball possession (79%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadio Danilo Martelli stadium in Mantova on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Carlo Rinaldi. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.92 degrees Celsius or 57.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.
Match Statistics
- ! 79 Ball Possession 21
Shots
- 11 Total 8
- 4 On Target 5
- 4 Off Target 2
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 125 Attack 42
- 40 Dangerous attack 25
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 3
Fouls
- 7 Total 11
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
Mantova had a superior ball possession 79% while Pro Patria was struggling with a 21% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Mantova was putting more pressure with 40 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Mantova won the match.
Mantova shot 11 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Pro Patria shot 8 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Mantova received 3 yellow cards (Marco Festa, Davis Mensah and Fabrizio Brignani). On the other side, Pro Patria received 2 yellow cards (Andrea Moretti and Luca Bertoni).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Mantova has 66 points to remain in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Pro Patria will stays with 35 points to remain in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie C: Girone A, Mantova will play away with Novara on the 25th of February with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Novara (0 draws).
Pro Patria will host Renate on the 25th of February with a 4-4 head to head statistic.
Mantova – Formation
Mantova started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Davide Possanzini decided to play with the following team: Marco Festa, Davide Bragantini, Sebastien De Maio, Christian Celesia, Fabrizio Brignani, Mattia Muroni, Nicolò Radaelli, Antonio Fiori, Simone Trimboli, Davis Mensah and Francesco Galuppini.
The home team had on the bench: Cristiano Bani, Salvatore Burrai, Alessandro Debenedetti, David Wieser, Luca Sonzogni, Francesco Bombagi, Giacomo Fedel, Alessio Napoli, Erik Panizzi, Gabriele Argint, Tommaso Maggioni, Gaetano Monachello, Stefano Giacomelli and Cosimo Inguscio.
Substitutions
Mantova made 5 changes: Christian Celesia for Cristiano Bani (58′), Davide Bragantini for Stefano Giacomelli (72′), Mattia Muroni for David Wieser (73′), Antonio Fiori for Francesco Bombagi (72′) and Davis Mensah for Gaetano Monachello (78′).
Pro Patria – Formation
Pro Patria started with a 3-5-1-1 line-up (3-5-1-1).
Riccardo Colombo played with: Giulio Mangano, Andrea Moretti, Alessandro Minelli, Giovanni Fietta, Guillaume Philippe Renault, Luca Bertoni, Francesco Marano, Andrea Mallamo, Angelo Ndrecka, Leonardo Stanzani and D. Curatolo.
These were the players on the bench: William Rovida, Ervin Bashi, Sean Parker, Gianluca Nicco, Jonathan Pitou, Giorgio Citterio, Leonardo Piran, Filippo Ghioldi, Davide Ferri, Christophe Renault and Marco Somma.
Substitutions
Pro Patria made 5 changes: Guillaume Philippe Renault for Leonardo Piran (52′), Andrea Mallamo for Gianluca Nicco (88′), Francesco Marano for Jonathan Pitou (66′), Luca Bertoni for Davide Ferri (67′) and Leonardo Stanzani for Giorgio Citterio (88′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie C: Girone A.
- Virtus Verona – AlbinoLeffe – 1-1
- Pro Vercelli – Giana Erminio – 0-3
- Renate – Vicenza – 0-2
- Union ArzignanoChiampo – Novara – 0-0
- Mantova – Pro Patria – 3-1
- Calcio Padova – Pro Sesto – 1-0