Virtus Francavilla defeats Nuova Monterosi 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

FRANCAVILLA FONTANA. Virtus Francavilla defeats Nuova Monterosi with a 2-0 win with a goal from K. Biondi (73') and a goal from G. Artistico (85').

David Brown

March 24, 2024

FRANCAVILLA FONTANA. Virtus Francavilla beats Nuova Monterosi with a 2-0 win with a goal from K. Biondi (73′) and a goal from G. Artistico (85′). Virtus Francavilla capitalized on its superior ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Stadio Giovanni Paolo II stadium in Francavilla Fontana on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Stefano Nicolini. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.41 degrees Celsius or 63.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.

Match Statistics

Virtus Francavilla

2 - 0

Nuova Monterosi

57 Ball Possession 43

Shots

15 Total 2
7 On Target 1
3 Off Target 1
5 Shots blocked 1

81 Attack 69
54 Dangerous attack 33
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
1 Corners 2
2 Off Sides 2

Fouls

15 Total 20
3 Yellow Cards 6
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 1

Ball possession

Virtus Francavilla had a strong ball possession 57% while Nuova Monterosi was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Virtus Francavilla had a more offensive attitude with 54 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Virtus Francavilla won the match.

Virtus Francavilla shot 15 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Nuova Monterosi shot 2 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Virtus Francavilla received 2 yellow cards (Juan Cruz Monteagudo and Mohamed Laaribi). Talking about the opposition, Nuova Monterosi received 6 yellow cards (Samuele Parlati, Lorenzo Gavioli, Lorenzo Gavioli, Simone Sini, Luca Bittante and Francesco Verde).

Also, Nuova Monterosi didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Umberto Eusepi (Nuova Monterosi) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (32′).

Match Timeline

G. Artistico- Yellow

17'

27'

L. Bittante- Yellow

32'

U. Eusepi- Red

37'

T. Fantacci- sub ->Fabio Scarsella

38'

L. Gavioli- Yellow

M. Laaribi- Yellow

43'

J. Monteagudo- Yellow

55'

56'

S. Parlati- Yellow

76'

S. Sini- Yellow

63'

A. Crescenzi- sub ->Simone Sini

Kevin Biondi- sub ->Tommaso Di Marco

66'

V. Garofalo- sub ->Nicolas Izzillo

66'

F. Carella- sub ->Simone Nicoli

70'

Kevin Biondi(goal)

73'

76'

F. Verde- Yellow

G. Artistico(goal)Gianluca Contini

85'

G. Contini- sub ->Alessandro Polidori

80'

D. Di Francesco- sub ->Alessandro Rossi

80'

M. Frediani- sub ->Luca Bittante

A. Risolo- sub ->Mohamed Laaribi

80'

A. Silipo- sub ->Lorenzo Gavioli

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Virtus Francavilla has 30 points to remain in the 18th place. Regarding the opposition, Nuova Monterosi will stays with 27 points to remain in the 19th place.

Next matches

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

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

Virtus Francavilla – Formation

Virtus Francavilla

P. Branduani 89.Italy

J. Monteagudo 5.Argentina

55'

A. Gasbarro 6.Italy

E. Duțu 15.Romania

T. Di Marco 8.Italy

66'

N. Izzillo 19.Italy

66'

S. Nicoli 23.Italy

70'

M. Laaribi 27.Morocco

80'

43'

F. Macca 30.Italy

G. Artistico 9.Italy

17'

85'

A. Polidori 10.Italy

80'

Substitutes

F. Carretta 1.Italy

I. Lucatelli 12.Italy

D. De Marino 3.Italy

F. Gavazzi 4.Italy

I. Molnar 14.Croatia

Kevin Biondi 7.Italy

66'

73'

F. Carella 17.Italy

70'

A. Risolo 21.Italy

80'

V. Garofalo 99.Italy

66'

C. Cardoselli 70.Italy

S. Neglia 11.Italy

G. Contini 18.Italy

80'

A. Vapore 29.Italy

Virtus Francavilla adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Alberto Villa decided to play with the following team: Paolo Branduani, Eduard Dutu, A. Gasbarro, Juan Cruz Monteagudo, Federico Macca, Tommaso Di Marco, Simone Nicoli, Nicolas Izzillo, Mohamed Laaribi, Gabriele Artistico and Alessandro Polidori.

The home team had on the bench: Francesco Carretta, Davide De Marino, Fabio Gavazzi, Kevin Biondi, Samuele Neglia, Ivo Molnar, Francesco Carella, Gianluca Contini, Andrea Risolo, Angelo Vapore, Vincenzo Garofalo, Igor Lucatelli and Cassio Cardoselli.

Substitutions

Virtus Francavilla made 5 changes: Simone Nicoli for Francesco Carella (70′), Tommaso Di Marco for Kevin Biondi (66′), Nicolas Izzillo for Vincenzo Garofalo (66′), Alessandro Polidori for Gianluca Contini (82′) and Mohamed Laaribi for Andrea Risolo (82′).

Nuova Monterosi – Formation

Nuova Monterosi

F. Forte 67.Italy

F. Verde 4.Italy

76'

D. Piroli 19.Italy

L. Bittante 20.Italy

80'

27'

S. Sini 23.Italy

63'

76'

M. Mbende 33.Germany

S. Parlati 18.Italy

56'

L. Gavioli 21.Italy

80'

38'

F. Scarsella 32.Italy

37'

U. Eusepi 9.Italy

32'

A. Rossi 11.Italy

80'

Substitutes

A. Rigon 12.Italy

A. Di Renzo 3.Italy

A. Crescenzi 5.Italy

63'

T. Fantacci 17.Italy

37'

D. Di Francesco 8.Italy

80'

M. Frediani 10.Italy

80'

A. Silipo 99.Italy

80'

Also Nuova Monterosi adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Cristiano Scazzola played with: Francesco Forte, Emmanuel Mbende, Lorenzo Gavioli, Simone Sini, Danilo Piroli, Samuele Parlati, Fabio Scarsella, Francesco Verde, Luca Bittante, Umberto Eusepi and Alessandro Rossi.

These were the players on the bench: Alessandro Di Renzo, Alessandro Crescenzi, Davide Di Francesco, Marco Frediani, Andrea Rigon, Tommaso Fantacci and Andrea Silipo.

Substitutions

Nuova Monterosi made 5 changes: Fabio Scarsella for Tommaso Fantacci (37′), Simone Sini for Alessandro Crescenzi (63′), Alessandro Rossi for Davide Di Francesco (81′), Lorenzo Gavioli for Andrea Silipo (81′) and Luca Bittante for Marco Frediani (81′).