VERCELLI. Novara and Mantova draw 1-1. A. Bentivegna scored the first goal (4′) for Novara. F. Galuppini equalized (55′). Mantova was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (78%)
The match was played at the Stadio Silvio Piola stadium in Vercelli on Sunday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Mario Perri. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 9.61 degrees Celsius or 49.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Mantova had a strong ball possession 78% while Novara was struggling with a 22% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Mantova had a more offensive attitude with 121 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Mantova to win the match.
Novara shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Mantova shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Novara received 4 yellow cards (Alessandro Di Munno, Stefano Scappini, Roberto Ranieri and Liam Kerrigan). On the opposite side, Mantova received 2 yellow cards (Fabrizio Brignani and Francesco Galuppini).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Novara has 30 points to hold in the 17th place. On the opposite side, Mantova will has 67 points to sit in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie C: Girone A, Novara will play away against Atalanta II on the 3rd of March with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Atalanta II (0 draws).
Mantova will play away against Pro Vercelli on the 3rd of March with a 3-0 head to head in favor of Mantova (2 draws).
Novara – Formation
Novara
90'
62'
4'
Novara started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Giacomo Gattuso decided to play with the following team: Stefano Minelli, Edoardo Lancini, Davide Bertoncini, Filippo Lorenzini, Liam Kerrigan, Alessandro Di Munno, Roberto Ranieri, Oliver Urso, Niccolò Corti, Accursio Bentivegna and Christian Donadio.
The home team had on the bench: Stefano Scappini, Easton Ongaro, Thomas Schirò, Tommaso Menegaldo, Salvatore Boccia, Adrian Cannavaro, Toni Caravaca, Francesco Migliardi, Axel Desjardins, Harvey St Clair, Alvaro Ngamba and Árni Vilhjálmsson.
Substitutions
Novara made 4 changes: Liam Kerrigan for Salvatore Boccia (46′), Niccolò Corti for Easton Ongaro (62′), Accursio Bentivegna for Thomas Schirò (81′) and Christian Donadio for Stefano Scappini (87′).
Mantova – Formation
Mantova
Mantova started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Davide Possanzini played with: Marco Festa, Nicolò Radaelli, Alex Redolfi, Fabrizio Brignani, Christian Celesia, Mattia Muroni, Salvatore Burrai, Antonio Fiori, Simone Trimboli, Davis Mensah and Francesco Galuppini.
These were the players on the bench: Cristiano Bani, Alessandro Debenedetti, David Wieser, Luca Sonzogni, Francesco Bombagi, Giacomo Fedel, Alessio Napoli, Erik Panizzi, Gabriele Argint, Tommaso Maggioni, Davide Bragantini, Gaetano Monachello, Sebastien De Maio, Stefano Giacomelli and Cosimo Inguscio.
Substitutions
Mantova made 4 changes: Nicolò Radaelli for Fabrizio Brignani (69′), Simone Trimboli for Alessandro Debenedetti (75′), Davis Mensah for Gaetano Monachello (75′) and Antonio Fiori for Francesco Bombagi (80′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie C: Girone A.
- Novara – Mantova – 1-1
- Pro Patria – Renate – 1-3
- Vicenza – Triestina – 2-0
- Fiorenzuola – Virtus Verona – 1-1
