UDINE. Spezia defeated Udinese. Udinese was much superior in terms of ball possession (62%).
R. Manaj didn’t score a penalty (90′) for Spezia.
The match was played at the Dacia Arena stadium in Udine on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Gianluca Aureliano with the assistance of Damiano Margani and Andrea Zingarelli. The 4th official was Alessandro Prontera. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22 degrees Celsius or 71.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Udinese had a strong ball possession 62% while Spezia was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Udinese had a more offensive attitude with 72 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Spezia succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
Udinese shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Spezia shot 11 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Udinese received 3 yellow cards (B. Nuytinck, R. Pereyra and T. Arslan). On the opposite side, Spezia received 2 yellow cards (E. Gyasi and J. Kiwior).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Udinese will stay with 44 points to hold in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Spezia will have 36 points to hold in the 15th place.
Next matches
Udinese – Formation
Udinese started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Gabriele Cioffi decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Udinese made 5 changes: I. Pussetto for I. Nestorovski (53′), J. Makengo for L. Samardzic (53′), R. Pereyra for T. Arslan (76′), D. Udogie for B. Soppy (76′) and B. Nuytinck for F. Benkovic (87′).
Spezia – Formation
Spezia started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Thiago Motta played with: .
Spezia could not rely on the presence of S. Ferrer (injured).
Substitutions
Spezia made 5 changes: A. Reca for S. Ferrer (31′), D. Verde for J. Antiste (67′), K. Agudelo for N. Bertola (67′), G. Maggiore for E. Salcedo (84′) and E. Gyasi for V. Kovalenko (84′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.