Lugano conquers Sion 3-0

SION. Lugano was after all too strong for Sion.

March 14, 2022

SION. Lugano was ultimately too good for Sion with the goal of M. Facchinetti (42′), M. Bottani (46′) and Z. Celar (60′).

The match was played at the Stade de Tourbillon stadium in Sion on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Sven Wolfensberger assisted by Jan Köbeli and Efe Kurnazca. The 4th official was David Huwiler. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 9 degrees Celsius or 48.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 34%.

Match Statistics

Sion

0 - 3

Lugano

48 Ball Possession 52

Shots

10 Total 10
2 On Target 3
8 Off Target 7
3 Shots blocked 1

106 Attack 90
90 Dangerous attack 63
84 Ball safe 86

0 Penalties 0
9 Corners 2
1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

13 Total 10
5 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Sion was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Lugano that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sion was more aggressive with 90 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Lugano was capable to find the solution to win this match.

Sion shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Lugano shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Sion received 5 yellow cards (L. Benito, A. Kabashi, K. Fickentscher, G. Sio and J. Bamert). On the other side, Lugano received 1 yellow card (N. Lavanchy).

(Sion) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (64′).

Match Timeline

23'

42'

46'

Mattia Bottani(goal)

Numa Lavanchy- Yellow

49'

56'

60'

Zan Celar(goal)S. Lovric

Baltazar- Red

64'

Kevin Fickentscher- Yellow

64'

68'

74'

76'

Ignacio Aliseda- sub ->Z. Celar

Gaetan Karlen- sub ->M. Araz

82'

83'

84'

88'

89'

Milton Valenzuela- sub ->M. Facchinetti

89'

Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud- sub ->K. Ruegg

89'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Sion will stay with 30 points to hold in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Lugano will have 42 points to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Sion will play away with Servette on the 20th of March with a 8-6 head to head stats in favor of Sion (6 draws).

Lugano will host Lausanne Sport on the 20th of March with a 8-4 head to head stats in favor of Lugano (2 draws).

Sion – Formation

Sion

Kevin Fickentscher 18.Switzerland

5.9

64'

G. Berardi 28.Switzerland

7.0

Loris Benito 32.Switzerland

6.4

23'

Jan Bamert 5.Switzerland

6.3

88'

A. Kabashi 4.Kosovo

6.2

74'

56'

Wesley Gasolina 52.Brazil

7.3

Luca Zuffi 7.Switzerland

7.6

Musa Araz 20.Switzerland

6.4

82'

Baltazar 8.Brazil

5.6

64'

Giovanni Sio 13.Côte d'Ivoire

7.1

83'

68'

Filip Stojilkovic 17.Switzerland

7.0

Substitutes

Timothy Fayulu 1.Switzerland

Dennis Iapichino 21.Switzerland

Dimitri Cavaré 97.Guadeloupe

6.7

74'

Sandro Theler 77.Switzerland

Joël Schmied 2.Switzerland

Adryan 10.Brazil

6.3

83'

M. Tosetti 23.Switzerland

Gaetan Karlen 11.Switzerland

6.2

82'

Théo Berdayes 25.Switzerland

Sion started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Paolo Tramezzani decided to play with the following team: Kevin Fickentscher (5.9), Gaetano Berardi (7.0), Arian Kabashi (6.2), Jan Bamert (6.3), Loris Benito (6.4), Baltazar (5.6), Musa Araz (6.4), Luca Zuffi (7.6), Wesley (7.3), Giovanni Sio (7.1) and Filip Stojilković (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Dennis Iapichino, Adryan (6.3), Matteo Tosetti, Gaetan Karlen (6.2), Dimitri Cavaré (6.7), Timothy Fayulu, Sandro Theler, Théo Berdayes and Joel Schmied.

Substitutions

Sion made 3 changes: A. Kabashi for D. Cavare (74′), M. Araz for G. Karlen (82′) and G. Sio for Adryan (83′).

Best player: Luca Zuffi

The player that probably impressed the most for Sion was Luca Zuffi.

His rating is (7.6) with 58 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 6.

Lugano – Formation

Lugano

Amir Saipi 26.Switzerland

7.0

Reto Ziegler 3.Switzerland

7.1

M. Marić 5.Switzerland

7.6

Olivier Custodio 20.Switzerland

7.1

Mickael Facchinetti 7.Switzerland

7.3

89'

42'

Numa Lavanchy 16.Switzerland

6.8

49'

Jonathan Sabbatini 14.Italy

7.3

89'

Kevin Rüegg 27.Switzerland

7.1

89'

Sandi Lovric 24.Slovenia

7.8

Mattia Bottani 10.Switzerland

8.2

84'

46'

Zan Celar 19.Slovenia

7.1

76'

60'

Substitutes

Sebastian Osigwe 58.Nigeria

Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud 29.Tunisia

89'

Milton Valenzuela 17.Argentina

89'

Yuri 21.Brazil

Maren Haile-Selassie 18.Switzerland

6.8

84'

Adrian Durrer 8.Switzerland

89'

Mohamed Amoura 6.Algeria

Ignacio Aliseda 31.Argentina

6.2

76'

Nikolas Muci 99.Switzerland

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

Mattia Croci-Torti played with: Amir Saipi (7.0), Olivier Custodio (7.1), Mijat Marić (7.6), Reto Ziegler (7.1), Sandi Lovrić (7.8), Numa Lavanchy (6.8), Jonathan Sabbatini (7.3), Kevin Rüegg (7.1), Mickaël Facchinetti (7.3), Žan Celar (7.1) and Mattia Bottani (8.2).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Maren Haile-Selassie (6.8), Mohamed Haj Mahmoud, Nikolas Muci, Adrian Durrer, Milton Valenzuela, Mohamed El Amine Amoura, Sebastian Osigwe, Yuri and Ignacio Aliseda (6.2).

Substitutions

Lugano made 5 changes: Z. Celar for I. Aliseda (76′), M. Bottani for M. Haile-Selassie (84′), M. Facchinetti for M. Valenzuela (89′), K. Ruegg for M. Belhaj Mahmoud (89′) and J. Sabbatini for A. Durrer (89′).