SALERNO. Salernitana overcame Fiorentina to win 2-1. It was Salernitana to strike first with an early goal of M. Djuric at the 9′. Then it was a goal in the 64′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, F. Bonazzoli gave the win to Salernitana in the 79′ minute with a goal. Fiorentina was surely better in terms of ball possession (72%).
The match was played at the Stadio Arechi stadium in Salerno on Sunday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Davide Massa assisted by Alberto Tegoni and Valerio Colarossi. The 4th official was Giacomo Camplone. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 16.5 degrees Celsius or 61.66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 38%.
Match Statistics
- ! 28 Ball Possession 72
Shots
- 10 Total 8
- 4 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 77 Attack 121
- 13 Dangerous attack 46
- 80 Ball safe 100
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 15 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
Fiorentina had a superior ball possession 72% while Salernitana was struggling with a 28% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Fiorentina had a more offensive attitude with 46 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Salernitana found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Salernitana shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Fiorentina shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Salernitana received 1 yellow card (N. Gyomber). On the opposite side, Fiorentina received 1 yellow card (N. Milenkovic).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Salernitana will have 25 points like Genoa to hold in the 19th place. Talking about the opposition, Fiorentina will stay with 56 points like Lazio to sit in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Salernitana will play away against Atalanta on the 2nd of May with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Atalanta (0 draws).
Fiorentina will play away agasint Milan on the 1st of May with a 15-9 head to head stats in favor of Milan (9 draws).
Salernitana – Formation
Salernitana started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Davide Nicola decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Salernitana made 4 changes: S. Verdi for F. Ribery (46′), L. Coulibaly for G. Kastanos (75′), M. Djuric for F. Bonazzoli (75′) and N. Zortea for M. Ruggeri (75′).
Fiorentina – Formation
Fiorentina started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Vincenzo Italiano played with: .
Substitutions
Fiorentina made 5 changes: J. Ikone for R. Saponara (46′), A. Cabral for K. Piatek (59′), L. Venuti for A. Odriozola (59′), C. Biraghi for A. Terzic (67′) and Y. Maleh for J. Callejon (67′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Bologna – Udinese – 2-2
- Empoli – Napoli – 3-2
- Genoa – Cagliari – 1-0
- Lazio – Milan – 1-2
- Salernitana – Fiorentina – 2-1