COMO. SPAL prevails over Como with a 2-0 win with a goal from L. Vido (32′) and a goal from F. Melchiorri (71′).
The match was played at the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia stadium in Como on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Matteo Gariglio with the collaboration of Michele Grossi and Mario Vigile. The 4th official was Michele Giordano. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9 degrees Celsius or 48.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 40%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Como was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. SPAL that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
SPAL was more aggressive with 73 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why SPAL won the match.
Como shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, SPAL shot 20 times, 7 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
Como didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, SPAL received 2 yellow cards (L. Colombo and B. Meccariello).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Como will stay with 36 points to remain in the 12th place. On the opposite side, SPAL will have 31 points to remain in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie B, Como will play away with Perugia on the 20th of March with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Como (0 draws).
SPAL will host Cremonese on the 20th of March with a 1-1 head to head.
Como – Formation
Como
77'
Como started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Giacomo Gattuso decided to play with the following team: Davide Facchin , Luca Vignali , Davide Bertoncini , Matteo Solini , Nicholas Ioannou , Amato Ciciretti , Alessandro Bellemo , Tommaso Arrigoni , Álex Blanco , Ettore Gliozzi and Antonino La Gumina .
The home team had on the bench: Lorenzo Peli, Elvis Kabashi , Alessio Iovine , Filippo Nardi, Edoardo Bovolon, Alessandro Gabrielloni , Pierre Bolchini, Luca Zanotti and Andrea Cagnano.
Substitutions
Como made 3 changes: A. La Gumina for A. Gabrielloni (58′), L. Vignali for E. Kabashi (77′) and A. Blanco for A. Iovine (77′).
Best player: Davide Facchin
The player that probably impressed the most for Como was the goalkeeper: Davide Facchin. His rating is 7.13. He performed 5 saves.
SPAL – Formation
SPAL
32'
53'
SPAL started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Roberto Venturato played with: Demba Thiam , Lorenzo Dickmann , Francesco Vicari , Elio Capradossi , Raffaele Celia , Jacopo Da Riva , Federico Viviani , Niccolò Zanellato , Marco Mancosu , Lorenzo Colombo and Luca Vido .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Salvatore Esposito , Marco Pinato , Federico Melchiorri , Alberto Almici, Patryk Peda, Luca Mora, Emmanuel Latte Lath, Alberto Pomini, Biagio Meccariello , Alessandro Tripaldelli, Giuseppe Rossi and Giovanni Crociata.
SPAL could not rely on the presence of B. Meccariello (injured) and M. Pinato (injured).
Substitutions
SPAL made 5 changes: F. Vicari for B. Meccariello (18′), M. Mancosu for M. Pinato (53′), L. Colombo for F. Melchiorri (65′), L. Vido for G. Rossi (65′) and F. Viviani for S. Esposito (65′).
Best player: Federico Viviani
The most impressive player for SPAL was Federico Viviani even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 39 passes (87% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 8 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie B.
- Como – SPAL – 0-2
- Parma – Reggina – 1-1
- Pordenone – Pisa – 0-1
- Cittadella – Monza – 1-2
- Cremonese – Brescia – 2-1
