REGGIO EMILIA. Cosenza overcomes Reggiana 4-0 after playing a incredible match. Tommaso D’Orazio (6′), Gennaro Tutino (44′), Francesco Forte (82′) and Francesco Forte (90′). Reggiana lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the MAPEI Stadium – Città del Tricolore stadium in Reggio Emilia on Friday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Simone Sozza who had the assistance of Marco Bresmes and Tiziana Trasciatti. The 4th official was Luca Cherchi. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 15.18 degrees Celsius or 59.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Reggiana was in firm control of the ball 59% while Cosenza was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Reggiana had a more offensive attitude with 58 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Cosenza found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
Reggiana shot 18 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Cosenza shot 14 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Reggiana received 1 yellow card (Onur Cinel). On the opposite side, Cosenza received 4 yellow cards (Mateusz Praszelik, Manuel Marras, Michael Venturi and Idriz Voca).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Reggiana stays with 40 points to remain in the 12th place. On the other side, Cosenza will has 39 points like Modena to remain in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie B, Reggiana will play away against Palermo on the 27th of April with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Palermo (0 draws).
Cosenza will host Bari 1908 on the 27th of April with a 3-0 head to head statistic in favor of Bari 1908 (1 draw).
Reggiana – Formation
Reggiana
77'
86'
Reggiana started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Alessandro Nesta decided to play with the following team: Giacomo Satalino , Mario Sampirisi , Paolo Rozzio , Alessandro Marcandalli , Riccardo Fiamozzi , Onur Cinel , Elvis Kabashi , Edoardo Pieragnolo , Janis Antiste , Filippo Melegoni and O. Okwonkwo .
The home team had on the bench: A. Sposito, Muhamed Varela Djamanca , Luca Vido , Cedric Gondo , Edoardo Motta, Tobías Reinhart, Lorenzo Libutti, Filippo Romagna , Álex Blanco, Stefano Pettinari, M. Pajač and Manolo Portanova .
Reggiana could not rely on the presence of Filippo Romagna (injured).
Substitutions
Reggiana made 5 changes: Mario Sampirisi for Filippo Romagna (15′), Janis Antiste for Cedric Gondo (46′), Edoardo Pieragnolo for Manolo Portanova (62′), Filippo Melegoni for M. Pajač (62′) and Paolo Rozzio for Muhamed Varela Djamanca (77′).
Player of the match: Onur Cinel
The player that probably impressed the most for Reggiana was Onur Cinel.
His rating is with 84 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.
Cosenza – Formation
Cosenza
6'
Cosenza started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
William Viali played with: Alessandro Micai , Andrea Meroni , Michele Camporese , Michael Venturi , Manuel Marras , Federico Zuccon , Giacomo Calò , Mirko Antonucci , Tommaso D’Orazio , Simone Mazzocchi and Gennaro Tutino .
These were the players on the bench: A. Fontanarosa, Francesco Forte , Baldovino Cimino, Bright Gyamfi, Valerio Crespi, Mattia Viviani, Mateusz Praszelik , Luigi Canotto , Aldo Florenzi, Idriz Voca , Leonardo Marson and Gianluca Frabotta .
Cosenza could not rely on the presence of Gianluca Frabotta (injured).
Substitutions
Cosenza made 5 changes: Simone Mazzocchi for Luigi Canotto (85′), Gennaro Tutino for Francesco Forte (77′), Tommaso D’Orazio for Gianluca Frabotta (78′), Mirko Antonucci for Mateusz Praszelik (68′) and Federico Zuccon for Idriz Voca (68′).
Player of the match: Francesco Forte
The player that probably impressed the most for Cosenza was Francesco Forte.
His rating is with 2 goals, 5 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 1.
His performance was extraordinary also because he began the encounter from the bench before entering in the 77′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie B.
