Sampdoria conquers Reggiana 1-0 with a goal scored by S. Esposito. HIGHLIGHTS

GENOVA. Sampdoria tops Reggiana 1-0 after S. Esposito scored just 1 goal (16').

By
Mark Hall
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Sampdoria conquers Reggiana 1-0 with a goal scored by S. Esposito. HIGHLIGHTS

GENOVA. Sampdoria beats Reggiana 1-0 after S. Esposito scored just 1 goal (16′).

Alessandro Nesta received a red card (4′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Reggiana lost the match.

The match was played at the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris stadium in Genova on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Luca Massimi with the assistance of Marcello Rossi and Alex Cavallina. The 4th official was Edoardo Gianquinto. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 17.17 degrees Celsius or 62.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Sampdoria

1 - 0

Team 1

Reggiana

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 13 Total 4
  • 3 On Target 1
  • 9 Off Target 3
  • 1 Shots blocked 0
  • 95 Attack 78
  • 47 Dangerous attack 32
  • 78 Ball safe 84
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 1
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 16 Total 30
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Sampdoria was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Reggiana that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sampdoria had a more offensive attitude with 47 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sampdoria won the match​.

Sampdoria shot 13 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Reggiana shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Sampdoria received 2 yellow cards (Fabio Depaoli and F. González). On the other side, Reggiana received 5 yellow cards (Cedric Gondo, Przemyslaw Szyminski, A. Bianco, Paolo Rozzio  and Lorenzo Libutti).

Also, Reggiana didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Alessandro Nesta (Reggiana) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (4′).

Match Timeline

F. González- Yellow
3'
15'
Paolo Rozzio - Yellow
Sebastiano Esposito(goal)
16'
31'
Cedric Gondo- Yellow
46'
Antonio Vergara - sub ->Filippo Melegoni
60'
A. Bianco- Yellow
64'
M. Pajač- sub ->Edoardo Pieragnolo
65'
Muhamed Varela Djamanca - sub ->Manolo Portanova
Estanis Pedrola- sub ->Manuel De Luca
67'
Leonardo Benedetti- sub ->Ebrima Darboe
68'
70'
Przemyslaw Szyminski- sub ->Paolo Rozzio 
76'
Stefano Pettinari- sub ->Riccardo Fiamozzi
Pajtim Kasami- sub ->Fabio Borini
80'
Matteo Ricci- sub ->Gerard Yepes
80'
83'
Lorenzo Libutti- Yellow
Fabio Depaoli- Yellow
85'
Petar Stojanović- sub ->Estanis Pedrola
88'
90'
Przemyslaw Szyminski- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Parma
76
38
Como
73
38
Venezia
70
38
Cremonese
67
38
Catanzaro
60
38
Palermo
56
38
Sampdoria
55
38
Brescia
51
38
Cosenza
47
38
Südtirol
47
38
Modena
47
38
Reggiana
47
38
Pisa
46
38
Cittadella
46
38
Spezia
44
38
Ternana
43
38
Ascoli
41
38
Bari 1908
41
38
FeralpiSalò
33
38
Lecco
26
38

After playing this match, Sampdoria has 52 points to remain in the 7th place. On the other side, Reggiana will stays with 46 points like Cosenza, Pisa and Cittadella to sit in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie B, Sampdoria will play away against Catanzaro on the 10th of May with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Catanzaro (0 draws).

Reggiana will host Parma on the 10th of May with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Parma (1 draw).

Sampdoria – Formation

Sampdoria
G
Filip Stankovic 1.Serbia
6.8
D
Cristiano Piccini 2.Italy
7.7
D
F. González 33.Uruguay
7.0
3'
D
D. Ghilardi 87.Italy
7.1
M
Sebastiano Esposito 7.Italy
7.9
Goals16'
M
Fabio Borini 16.Italy
7.0
80'
M
Simone Giordano 21.Italy
7.0
M
Fabio Depaoli 23.Italy
7.1
85'
M
Gerard Yepes 28.Spain
7.3
80'
M
Ebrima Darboe 55.Gambia
7.3
68'
F
Manuel De Luca 9.Italy
7.1
67'
Substitutes
G
Nicola Ravaglia 22.Italy
D
Andrea Conti 13.Italy
D
Alex Ferrari 25.Italy
D
Petar Stojanović 40.Slovenia
6.4
88'
D
G. Leoni 46.Italy
M
Kristoffer Askildsen 5.Norway
M
Matteo Ricci 8.Italy
6.8
80'
M
Valerio Verre 10.Italy
M
Pajtim Kasami 14.Switzerland
6.4
80'
M
Leonardo Benedetti 80.Italy
6.8
68'
F
Estanis Pedrola 11.Spain
7.0
67'
F
Agustín Álvarez 19.Uruguay

Sampdoria started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Andrea Pirlo decided to play with the following team: Filip Stankovic (6.8), Cristiano Piccini (7.7), D. Ghilardi (7.1), F. González (7.0), Fabio Depaoli (7.1), Gerard Yepes (7.3), Ebrima Darboe (7.3), Simone Giordano (7.0), Sebastiano Esposito (7.9), Manuel De Luca (7.1) and Fabio Borini (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Kristoffer Askildsen, Matteo Ricci (6.8), Valerio Verre, Estanis Pedrola (7.0), Andrea Conti, Pajtim Kasami (6.4), Agustín Álvarez, Nicola Ravaglia, Alex Ferrari, Petar Stojanović (6.4), G. Leoni and Leonardo Benedetti (6.8).

Sampdoria could not rely on the presence of Petar Stojanović (injured).

Substitutions

Sampdoria made 5 changes: Fabio Borini for Pajtim Kasami (80′), Gerard Yepes for Matteo Ricci (80′), Manuel De Luca for Estanis Pedrola (67′), Ebrima Darboe for Leonardo Benedetti (68′) and Estanis Pedrola for Petar Stojanović (88′).

Player of the match: Sebastiano Esposito​

The most impressive player for Sampdoria was Sebastiano Esposito.

His rating is 7.9 with 1 goal, 33 passes (73% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 13. He performed 7 crosses.

Reggiana – Formation

Reggiana
G
Francesco Bardi 22.Italy
6.8
D
Edoardo Pieragnolo 3.Italy
6.4
64'
D
Paolo Rozzio  4.Italy
6.8
70' 15'
D
Riccardo Fiamozzi 15.Italy
6.6
76'
D
Lorenzo Libutti 17.Italy
6.4
83'
D
Alessandro Marcandalli 27.Italy
7.0
M
A. Bianco 42.Italy
7.7
60'
M
Filippo Melegoni 72.Italy
6.4
46'
M
Elvis Kabashi  77.Albania
7.5
M
Manolo Portanova 90.Italy
6.7
65'
F
Cedric Gondo 11.Ivory Coast
6.3
31'
Substitutes
G
Giacomo Satalino 12.Italy
D
Filippo Romagna 19.Italy
D
Przemyslaw Szyminski 25.Poland
7.0
70' 90'
D
M. Pajač 29.Croatia
7.0
64'
M
Onur Cinel 8.Italy
M
Tobías Reinhart 16.Argentina
M
Antonio Vergara  30.Italy
6.4
46'
F
Muhamed Varela Djamanca  7.Portugal
6.8
65'
F
Luca Vido  9.Italy
F
O. Okwonkwo 18.Nigeria
F
Stefano Pettinari 23.Italy
6.7
76'
F
Janis Antiste 28.France

Reggiana started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Alessandro Nesta played with: Francesco Bardi (6.8), Riccardo Fiamozzi (6.6), Lorenzo Libutti (6.4), Paolo Rozzio  (6.8), Alessandro Marcandalli (7.0), Edoardo Pieragnolo (6.4), Manolo Portanova (6.7), A. Bianco (7.7), Elvis Kabashi  (7.5), Filippo Melegoni (6.4) and Cedric Gondo (6.3).

They had on the bench: Muhamed Varela Djamanca  (6.8), Onur Cinel, Luca Vido , Giacomo Satalino, Tobías Reinhart, O. Okwonkwo, Filippo Romagna, Stefano Pettinari (6.7), Przemyslaw Szyminski (7.0), Janis Antiste, M. Pajač (7.0) and Antonio Vergara  (6.4).

Reggiana could not rely on the presence of Przemyslaw Szyminski (injured).

Substitutions

Reggiana made 5 changes: Filippo Melegoni for Antonio Vergara  (46′), Paolo Rozzio  for Przemyslaw Szyminski (70′), Riccardo Fiamozzi for Stefano Pettinari (76′), Edoardo Pieragnolo for M. Pajač (64′) and Manolo Portanova for Muhamed Varela Djamanca  (65′).

Player of the match: A. Bianco​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Reggiana was A. Bianco.

His rating is 7.7 with 60 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie B.​