LA SPEZIA. Spezia overcomes Cagliari with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Erlic (55′) and a goal from R. Manaj (74′). Cagliari lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

D. Verde didn’t score a penalty (36′) for Spezia.​

The match was played at the Stadio Alberto Picco stadium in La Spezia on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Daniele Orsato with the help of Emanuele Prenna and Pietro Dei Giudici. The 4th official was Matteo Gariglio. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.9 degrees Celsius or 55.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Cagliari had a superior ball possession 57% while Spezia was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Cagliari was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 1 were on target. Still, Spezia was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Spezia shot 13 times, 8 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Cagliari shot 11 times, 1 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Spezia received 1 yellow card (R. Manaj). On the opposite side, Cagliari received 4 yellow cards (L. Pavoletti, Joao Pedro, E. Goldaniga and G. Zappa).

Standings

After playing this match, Spezia will have 29 points to sit in the 15th place. On the other side, Cagliari will stay with 25 points to remain in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Spezia will play away against Sassuolo on the 18th of March with a 5-1 head to head in favor of Sassuolo (1 draw).

Cagliari will host Milan on the 19th of March with a 24-1 head to head record in favor of Milan (6 draws).

Spezia – Formation

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

The manager Thiago Motta decided to play with the following team: Ivan Provedel (7.3), Kelvin Amian (7.0), Martin Erlić (7.8), Dimitris Nikolaou (6.6), Arkadiusz Reca (7.1), Giulio Maggiore (6.3), Jakub Kiwior (7.5), Simone Bastoni (7.8), Daniele Verde (6.7), Emmanuel Gyasi (6.6) and Kevin Agudelo (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Rey Manaj (7.2), Janis Antiste, Salvador Ferrer, Viktor Kovalenko (6.8), Suf Podgoreanu, Petko Hristov (6.5), Petar Zovko, Jeroen Zoet, Nicolò Bertola, Aurelien Nguiamba, Aimar Sher and Mehdi Bourabia.

Substitutions

Spezia made 4 changes: D. Verde for R. Manaj (68′), K. Agudelo for V. Kovalenko (68′), S. Bastoni for P. Hristov (83′) and E. Gyasi for S. Ferrer (90′).

Best player: Martin Erlić​

The most impressive player for Spezia was Martin Erlić.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 17 passes (47% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9.

Cagliari – Formation

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

Walter Mazzarri played with: Alessio Cragno (8.1), Edoardo Goldaniga (6.7), Matteo Lovato (6.6), Giorgio Altare (8.0), Raoul Bellanova (6.6), Alberto Grassi (7.2), Alessandro Deiola (6.6), Dalbert (6.3), Daniele Baselli (6.2), Leonardo Pavoletti (7.3) and João Pedro (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Gastón Pereiro (6.7), Simone Aresti, Luca Ceppitelli, Adam Obert, Gabriele Zappa (6.1), Boris Radunović, Keita Baldé (6.3), Andrea Carboni, Charalampos Lykogiannis and Răzvan Marin (7.1).

Substitutions

Cagliari made 4 changes: H. Dalbert for G. Zappa (46′), D. Baselli for R. Marin (62′), A. Deiola for G. Pereiro (62′) and M. Lovato for K. Balde (72′).

Best player: Alessio Cragno​

The player that probably impressed the most for Cagliari was the goalkeeper: Alessio Cragno. His rating is 8.05. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Milan – Empoli – 1-0
• Salernitana – Sassuolo – 2-2
• Sampdoria – Juventus – 1-3
• Spezia – Cagliari – 2-0