PISA. Venezia prevailed over Pisa to win 2-1. A goal from M. Olivieri was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Venezia to strike first with a goal of Joel Pohjanpalo at the 62′. Then it was a goal in the 68′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Marco Olivieri gave the win to Venezia in the 90′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the Arena Garibaldi – Stadio Romeo Anconetani stadium in Pisa on Saturday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Francesco Cosso who was helped by Davide Imperiale and Mattia Politi. The 4th official was Lorenzo Maccarini. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 12.68 degrees Celsius or 54.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.​

Match Statistics​

Pisa

1 - 2

Venezia

  • 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
  • 15 Total 12
  • 2 On Target 5
  • 9 Off Target 5
  • 5 Shots blocked 3
  • 89 Attack 95
  • 38 Dangerous attack 40
  • 79 Ball safe 66
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 3
  • 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 14 Total 9
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Pisa was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Venezia that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Venezia was putting more pressure with 40 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Venezia won the encounter.​

Pisa shot 15 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Venezia shot 12 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Pisa received 2 yellow cards (Tommaso Barbieri and Marius Marin). Talking about the opposition, Venezia received 4 yellow cards (Marin Šverko, Francesco Zampano, Nicholas Pierini and Paolo Vanoli).

Match Timeline

21'
Nicholas Pierini- Yellow
24'
Francesco Zampano- Yellow
46'
Marco Olivieri- sub ->Nicholas Pierini
M. Marin- Yellow
57'
Alessandro Arena- sub ->Mattia Valoti
59'
Pietro Beruatto- sub ->Tomás Esteves
59'
62'
Joel Pohjanpalo(goal)
65'
Mikael Egill Ellertsson- sub ->Bjarki Steinn Bjarkason
65'
Maximilian Ullmann- sub ->Francesco Zampano
Nicholas Bonfanti(goal)Alessandro Arena
68'
Jan Mlakar- sub ->Nicholas Bonfanti
71'
Tommaso Barbieri- Yellow
74'
78'
Christian Gytkjaer- sub ->Joel Pohjanpalo
82'
Marin Šverko- Yellow
Hjörtur Hermannsson- sub ->Arturo Calabresi
84'
Andrea Barberis- sub ->Miguel Veloso
85'
90'
Marco Olivieri(goal)Gianluca Busio
90'
Mato Jajalo- sub ->Gianluca Busio

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Parma
76
38
Como
73
38
Venezia
70
38
Cremonese
67
38
Catanzaro
60
38
Palermo
56
38
Sampdoria
55
38
Brescia
51
38
Cosenza
47
38
Südtirol
47
38
Modena
47
38
Reggiana
47
38
Pisa
46
38
Cittadella
46
38
Spezia
44
38
Ternana
43
38
Ascoli
41
38
Bari 1908
41
38
FeralpiSalò
33
38
Lecco
26
38

After this encounter, Pisa stays with 30 points to sit in the 15th place. Talking about the opposition, Venezia will has 48 points to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie B, Pisa will host Modena on the 27th of February with a 2-2 head to head.

Venezia will host Cittadella on the 27th of February with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Cittadella (6 draws).

Pisa – Formation

Pisa
G
Nícolas 1.Brazil
6.3
D
Antonio Caracciolo 4.Italy
7.0
D
Simone Canestrelli 5.Italy
7.0
D
Arturo Calabresi 33.Italy
7.1
84'
M
M. Marin 8.Romania
6.8
57'
M
Idrissa Touré 15.Germany
6.7
M
Tomás Esteves 19.Portugal
6.7
59'
M
Mattia Valoti 27.Italy
6.7
59'
M
Tommaso Barbieri 42.Italy
7.0
74'
M
Miguel Veloso 44.Portugal
7.0
85'
F
Nicholas Bonfanti 9.Italy
7.5
71' 68'
Substitutes
G
Leonardo Loria 22.Italy
G
Matteo Campani 34.Italy
D
Maxime Leverbe 3.France
D
Hjörtur Hermannsson 6.Iceland
6.4
84'
D
Pietro Beruatto 20.Italy
6.3
59'
M
Andrea Barberis 51.Italy
6.4
85'
F
Lisandru Tramoni 7.France
F
Jan Mlakar 17.Slovenia
6.6
71'
F
Gaetano Masucci 26.Italy
F
Alessandro Arena 28.Italy
7.0
59'
F
Stefano Moreo 32.Italy
F
Gabriele Piccinini 36.Italy

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

The manager Alberto Aquilani decided to play with the following team: Nicolas (6.3), Arturo Calabresi (7.1), Antonio Caracciolo (7.0), Simone Canestrelli (7.0), Tommaso Barbieri (7.0), Miguel Veloso (7.0), Marius Marin (6.8), Tomás Esteves (6.7), Idrissa Touré (6.7), Mattia Valoti (6.7) and Nicholas Bonfanti (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Maxime Leverbe, Hjörtur Hermannsson (6.4), Lisandru Tramoni, Jan Mlakar (6.6), Pietro Beruatto (6.3), Leonardo Loria, Gaetano Masucci, Alessandro Arena (7.0), Stefano Moreo, Matteo Campani, Gabriele Piccinini and Andrea Barberis (6.4).

Substitutions

Pisa made 5 changes: Mattia Valoti for Alessandro Arena (59′), Nicholas Bonfanti for Jan Mlakar (71′), Tomás Esteves for Pietro Beruatto (59′), Arturo Calabresi for Hjörtur Hermannsson (84′) and Miguel Veloso for Andrea Barberis (85′).

Player of the match: Nicholas Bonfanti​

The player that probably impressed the most for Pisa was Nicholas Bonfanti.

His rating is 7.5 with 1 goal, 17 passes (65% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 6.

Venezia – Formation

Venezia
G
Jesse Joronen 1.Finland
6.4
D
Jay Idzes 4.Netherlands
7.3
D
Michael Svoboda 30.Austria
7.3
D
Marin Šverko 33.Croatia
7.9
82'
M
G. Busio 6.United States
7.0
90'
M
Francesco Zampano 7.Italy
8.4
65' 24'
M
T. Tessmann 8.United States
7.1
M
Bjarki Bjarkason 19.Iceland
6.4
65'
M
Antonio Candela 27.Italy
7.3
F
Nicholas Pierini 10.Italy
6.8
46' 21'
F
Joel Pohjanpalo 20.Finland
7.0
78' 62'
Substitutes
G
Bruno Bertinato 12.Brazil
G
M. Grandi 23.Italy
D
Marco Modolo 13.Italy
D
Giorgio Altare 15.Italy
D
Ali Dembélé 25.France
D
Maximilian Ullmann 31.Austria
6.6
65'
M
Mato Jajalo 18.Bosnia and Herzegovina
90'
M
Denis Cheryshev 21.Russia
M
Magnus Kofod Andersen 38.Denmark
M
Mikael Egill Ellertsson 77.Iceland
7.0
65'
F
Christian Gytkjaer 9.Denmark
6.4
78'
F
Marco Olivieri 99.Italy
7.0
46' 90'

Venezia started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Paolo Vanoli played with: Jesse Joronen (6.4), Jay Idzes (7.3), Michael Svoboda (7.3), Marin Šverko (7.9), Antonio Candela (7.3), Bjarki Steinn Bjarkason (6.4), Tanner Tessmann (7.1), Gianluca Busio (7.0), Francesco Zampano (8.4), Joel Pohjanpalo (7.0) and Nicholas Pierini (6.8).

They had on the bench: Christian Gytkjær (6.4), Bruno Bertinato, Marco Modolo, Giorgio Altare, Mato Jajalo, Denis Cheryshev, Matteo Grandi, Ali Dembélé, Maximilian Ullmann (6.6), Magnus Kofod Andersen, Mikael Ellertsson (7.0) and Marco Olivieri (7.0).

Substitutions

Venezia made 5 changes: Nicholas Pierini for Marco Olivieri (46′), Bjarki Steinn Bjarkason for Mikael Ellertsson (65′), Francesco Zampano for Maximilian Ullmann (65′), Joel Pohjanpalo for Christian Gytkjær (78′) and Gianluca Busio for Mato Jajalo (90′).

Player of the match: Francesco Zampano​

The most impressive player for Venezia was Francesco Zampano even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.4 with 20 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie B.​