BENEVENTO. Monopoli prevails over Benevento 1-0 after C. Tommasini scored just 1 goal (72′). Benevento lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Stadio Ciro Vigorito stadium in Benevento on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Dario Madonia. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.65 degrees Celsius or 63.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Benevento was in firm control of the ball 60% while Monopoli was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Benevento had a more offensive attitude with 87 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Monopoli was capable to find the solution to win this contest.​

Benevento shot 8 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Monopoli shot 12 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Benevento received 4 yellow cards (Filippo Nardi, Filippo Berra, Michele Fornasier and Christian Pastina). On the opposite side, Monopoli received 5 yellow cards (Nicola Bizzotto, Orlando Viteritti, Gennaro Iaccarino, Christian Tommasini and Ludovico Gelmi).

Standings

After this contest, Benevento stays with 61 points to sit in the 2nd place. On the other side, Monopoli will has 33 points like Turris to hold in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie C: Girone C, Benevento will play away against Nuova Monterosi on the 30th of March with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Benevento (0 draws).

Monopoli will host Sorrento on the 30th of March with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Sorrento (0 draws).

Benevento – Formation

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

The manager Gaetano Auteri decided to play with the following team: Alberto Paleari, Christian Pastina, Emanuele Terranova , Filippo Berra, Pier Luigi Simonetti , Angelo Talia , Nermin Karić , Riccardo Improta, Camillo Ciano , Eric Lanini and Amato Ciciretti .

The home team had on the bench: Alessandro Nunziante, Amedeo Benedetti, Edoardo Masciangelo, Krzysztof Kubica, Alessandro Marotta, Alexis Ferrante, Nicolò Manfredini, Davide Agazzi, Angelo Viscardi, Ernesto Starita, Lorenzo Carfora, Filippo Nardi, Francesco Perlingieri, Riccardo Capellini and Don Bolsius.

Substitutions

Benevento made 4 changes: Eric Lanini for Ernesto Starita (46′), Camillo Ciano  for Alessandro Marotta (57′), Nermin Karić  for Filippo Nardi (58′) and Angelo Talia  for Lorenzo Carfora (77′).

Monopoli – Formation

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

Roberto Taurino played with: Ludovico Gelmi, Michele Fornasier, Nicola Bizzotto, Luca Barlocco, Orlando Viteritti, Carlo De Risio, Gennaro Iaccarino, Manuel Ferrini, Giuseppe Borello, Christian Tommasini and Francesco Grandolfo.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Antony Angileri, Franco Sosa, Andrea De Paoli, Joaquin Domingo Dalmasso, Claudio Cristallo, Giuseppe Simone, Zaccaria Hamlili, Alessandro Arioli, Danilo Bulevardi, Mattia Vitale and Franco Sosa.

Substitutions

Monopoli made 5 changes: Luca Barlocco for Antony Angileri (46′), Francesco Grandolfo for Franco Sosa (72′), Giuseppe Borello for Danilo Bulevardi (71′), Carlo De Risio for Zaccaria Hamlili (89′) and Gennaro Iaccarino for Mattia Vitale (89′).

Results of the day

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

• SSC Giugliano – Avellino – 3-2
• ACR Messina – Foggia – 0-3
• Sorrento – Juve Stabia – 1-2
• Picerno – Latina – 0-2
• Benevento – Monopoli – 0-1
• Virtus Francavilla – Nuova Monterosi – 2-0