CATANZARO. Catanzaro prevails over Bari 1908 with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Vandeputte (4′) and a goal from P. Iemmello (78′). Bari 1908 was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the Stadio Nicola Ceravolo stadium in Catanzaro on Tuesday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Ivano Pezzuto with the help of Mario Vigile and . The 4th official was Domenico Mirabella. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.07 degrees Celsius or 55.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Bari 1908 had a superior ball possession 62% while Catanzaro was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Bari 1908 was putting more pressure with 86 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, Catanzaro found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Catanzaro shot 7 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Bari 1908 shot 21 times, 4 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
Catanzaro received 2 yellow cards (Nicolò Brighenti and Jari Vandeputte). On the opposite side, Bari 1908 received 3 yellow cards (Valerio Di Cesare, Francesco Vicari and Ahmad Benali).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Catanzaro has 45 points to sit in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Bari 1908 will stays with 33 points like Cosenza to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie B, Catanzaro will play away against Cosenza on the 2nd of March with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Catanzaro (4 draws).
Bari 1908 will host Spezia on the 2nd of March with a 8-6 head to head in favor of Spezia (4 draws).
Catanzaro – Formation
Catanzaro started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Vincenzo Vivarini decided to play with the following team: Andrea Fulignati , Mario Šitum , Nicolò Brighenti , Matias Antonini Lui , Luka Krajnc , Dimitrios Sounas , Jacopo Petriccione , Luca Verna , Jari Vandeputte , Pietro Iemmello and Giuseppe Ambrosino .
The home team had on the bench: Luca D’Andrea , Andrea Sala, Enrico Brignola, Matteo Stoppa, Simone Pontisso , Marco Pompetti , Edoardo Borrelli, Andrea Oliveri , Kevin Miranda and Alfredo Donnarumma.
Substitutions
Catanzaro made 5 changes: Dimitrios Sounas for Andrea Oliveri (46′), Jacopo Petriccione for Marco Pompetti (66′), Giuseppe Ambrosino for Luca D’Andrea (79′), Luca Verna for Simone Pontisso (86′) and Matias Antonini Lui for Kevin Miranda (67′).
Player of the match: Pietro Iemmello
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Catanzaro was Pietro Iemmello.
His rating is with 1 goal, 22 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 1 duel out of 3. He hit the woodwork once times.
Bari 1908 – Formation
Bari 1908 started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Giuseppe Iachini played with: Brenno , Emmanuele Matino , Valerio Di Cesare , Francesco Vicari , Raffaele Pucino , Karlo Lulic , Ahmad Benali , Giuseppe Sibilli , Giacomo Ricci , Marco Nasti and Jérémy Ménez .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Nicola Bellomo, Ismail Achik, Raffaele Maiello, Abdoul Guiebre, Zan Zuzek, Malcom Edjouma , Domenico Dachille, Marco Pissardo, Gennaro Acampora, George Pușcaș , Gregorio Morachioli and Mehdi Dorval .
Substitutions
Bari 1908 made 4 changes: Karlo Lulic for Malcom Edjouma (76′), Marco Nasti for Gregorio Morachioli (76′), Jérémy Ménez for George Pușcaș (67′) and Giacomo Ricci for Mehdi Dorval (67′).
Player of the match: Jérémy Ménez
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Bari 1908 was Jérémy Ménez .
His rating is with 30 passes (100% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie B.
- Catanzaro – Bari 1908 – 2-0
- Ascoli – Brescia – 1-1
- Sampdoria – Cremonese – 1-2
- Reggiana – Südtirol – 1-1
- Parma – Cosenza – 1-1
- Palermo – Ternana – 2-3
- Lecco – Como – 0-3