Pescara tops Lucchese 1-0 with a goal scored by D. Merola. HIGHLIGHTS

PESCARA. Pescara conquers Lucchese 1-0 after D. Merola scored just 1 goal (25').

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Luke Meyer
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Pescara tops Lucchese 1-0 with a goal scored by D. Merola. HIGHLIGHTS

PESCARA. Pescara beats Lucchese 1-0 after D. Merola scored just 1 goal (25′).

The match was played at the Stadio Adriatico-Giovanni Cornacchia stadium in Pescara on Saturday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Enrico Cappai. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 14.06 degrees Celsius or 57.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Pescara

1 - 0

Team 1

Lucchese

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 11 Total 10
  • 4 On Target 4
  • 7 Off Target 6
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 111 Attack 124
  • 68 Dangerous attack 62
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 23 Total 14
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Pescara was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Lucchese that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Pescara was more pushing with 68 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Pescara won the match​.

Pescara shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Lucchese shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Pescara received 3 yellow cards (Antonino De Marco, Lorenzo Milani and Georgi Tunjov). Talking about the opposition, Lucchese received 4 yellow cards (Giorgio Tumbarello, Alessio Sabbione, Malik Djibril and Malik Djibril).

Match Timeline

D. Merola(goal)
25'
30'
M. Djibril- Yellow
46'
F. Russo- sub ->Vincent De Maria
46'
E. Visconti- sub ->Alessio Sabbione
63'
G. Guadagni- sub ->Andrea Rizzo Pinna
69'
M. Djibril- sub ->Simone Cangianiello
S. Franchini- sub ->Matteo Dagasso
69'
76'
E. Quirini- sub ->Francesco Disanto
L. Meazzi- sub ->Gianmarco Cangiano
78'
A. De Marco- Yellow
83'
A. De Marco- sub ->Georgi Tunjov
85'
L. Milani- Yellow
84'
90'
A. Sabbione- Yellow
90'
G. Tumbarello- Yellow
G. Tunjov- Yellow
90'
L. Sasanelli- sub ->Luigi Cuppone
85'
90'
M. Djibril- Yellow
A. De Marco- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Cesena
96
38
Sassari Torres
75
38
Carrarese
73
38
Perugia
63
38
Gubbio
59
38
Pescara
55
38
Juventus Next Gen
54
38
Arezzo
53
38
Pontedera
52
38
Rimini
50
38
SPAL
49
38
Virtus Entella
45
38
Pineto
45
38
Lucchese
45
38
Sestri Levante
44
38
Ancona
42
38
Vis Pesaro
39
38
Recanatese
38
38
Fermana
31
38
Olbia
26
38

After playing this match, Pescara has 44 points like Gubbio to remain in the 6th place. On the other side, Lucchese will stays with 32 points like Vis Pesaro to sit in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie C: Girone B, Pescara will play away with Sassari Torres on the 3rd of March with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Sassari Torres (0 draws).

Lucchese will host Rimini on the 3rd of March with a 2-2 head to head stats.

Pescara – Formation

Pescara
G
A. Plizzari 22.Italy
D
L. Milani 2.Italy
84'
D
D. Di Pasquale 5.Italy
D
Mauricio Caranta 13.Italy
D
R. Floriani Mussolini 15.Italy
M
S. Aloi 8.Italy
M
G. Tunjov 17.Estonia
85' 90'
M
M. Dagasso 30.Italy
69'
F
D. Merola 10.Italy
Goals25'
F
L. Cuppone 29.Italy
85'
F
G. Cangiano 32.Italy
78'
Substitutes
G
M. Gasparini 1.Italy
D
R. Pierno 18.Italy
D
F. Pellacani 23.Italy
D
I. Mesík 24.Slovakia
D
C. Staver 25.Moldova
D
B. Moruzzi 27.Italy
M
N. Squizzato 6.Italy
M
A. Capone 21.Italy
M
A. De Marco 28.Italy
85' 90'
M
S. Franchini 33.Italy
69'
F
Michele Masala 7.Italy
F
L. Sasanelli 19.Italy
85'
F
L. Meazzi 20.Italy
78'

Pescara started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Giovanni Bucaro decided to play with the following team: Alessandro Plizzari, Romano Floriani, Davide Di Pasquale, Mauricio Caranta, Lorenzo Milani, Salvatore Aloi, Matteo Dagasso, Georgi Tunjov, Davide Merola, Luigi Cuppone and Gianmarco Cangiano.

The home team had on the bench: Manuel Gasparini, Niccolo Squizzato, Michele Masala, Roberto Pierno, Luca Sasanelli, Lorenzo Meazzi, Andrea Capone, Filippo Pellacani, Ivan Mesík, Cornelius Staver, Brando Moruzzi, Antonino De Marco and Simone Franchini.

Substitutions

Pescara made 4 changes: Matteo Dagasso for Simone Franchini (69′), Georgi Tunjov for Antonino De Marco (86′), Luigi Cuppone for Luca Sasanelli (85′) and Gianmarco Cangiano for Lorenzo Meazzi (78′).

Lucchese – Formation

Lucchese
G
N. Chiorra 22.Italy
D
F. Benassai 23.Italy
M
A. Rizzo Pinna 7.Italy
63'
M
G. Tumbarello 8.Italy
90'
M
F. Disanto 11.Italy
76'
M
N. Fazzi 20.Italy
M
A. Sabbione 21.Italy
46' 90'
M
Robert Gucher 27.Austria
M
S. Cangianiello 30.Italy
69'
M
V. De Maria 97.Italy
46'
F
S. Magnaghi 99.Italy
Substitutes
G
J. Coletta 1.Italy
G
F. Berti 12.Italy
D
M. Alagna 2.Italy
D
E. Quirini 14.Italy
76'
M
M. Djibril 17.Italy
69' 90'
M
F. Russo 19.Italy
46'
M
E. Visconti 72.Italy
46'
M
A. Astrologo 16.Italy
F
G. Guadagni 77.Italy
63'

Lucchese started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Giorgio Gorgone played with: Niccolò Chiorra, Alessio Sabbione, Robert Gucher, Francesco Benassai, Nicolò Fazzi, Simone Cangianiello, Giorgio Tumbarello, Vincent De Maria, Andrea Rizzo Pinna, Simone Magnaghi and Francesco Disanto.

They had on the bench: Jacopo Coletta, Manuel Alagna, Filippo Berti, Ettore Quirini, Andrea Astrologo, Malik Djibril, Federico Russo, Elia Visconti, Giuseppe Guadagni and Andrea Astrologo.

Substitutions

Lucchese made 5 changes: Vincent De Maria for Federico Russo (46′), Alessio Sabbione for Elia Visconti (46′), Andrea Rizzo Pinna for Giuseppe Guadagni (63′), Francesco Disanto for Ettore Quirini (76′) and Simone Cangianiello for Malik Djibril (69′).

Results of the day

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