SPAL prevails over Cagliari 1-0 with a goal scored by A. La. HIGHLIGHTS

FERRARA. SPAL defeats Cagliari 1-0 after A. La scored just 1 goal (37').

August 28, 2022

FERRARA. SPAL beats Cagliari 1-0 after A. La scored just 1 goal (37′). Cagliari was definitely better in terms of ball possession (61%).

SPAL remained in players after P. Peda received a double yellow card in the 80′. Nevertheless, SPAL still succeeded in win this contest playing only in players. On the other side, also A. Di Pardo received a red card (31′). This red card was one of the reason why Cagliari lost the match.

G. Lapadula didn’t convert a decisive penalty (63′). That would have allowed Cagliari to draw the match.

The match was played at the Stadio Paolo Mazza stadium in Ferrara on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Lorenzo Maggioni who was helped by Salvatore Affatato and Claudio Barone. The 4th official was Mattia Caldera. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.9 degrees Celsius or 71.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.

Match Statistics

SPAL

1 - 0

Cagliari

! 39 Ball Possession 61

Shots

10 Total 11
6 On Target 2
4 Off Target 9
2 Shots blocked 6

82 Attack 92
26 Dangerous attack 53
110 Ball safe 143

0 Penalties 1
2 Corners 5
2 Off Sides 3

Fouls

20 Total 15
4 Yellow Cards 2
1 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 1

Other

5 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

Cagliari had a strong ball possession 61% while SPAL was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Cagliari was putting more pressure with 53 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, SPAL was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.

SPAL shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Cagliari shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

SPAL received 3 yellow cards (A. Tripaldelli, P. Peda and A. Murgia). On the opposite side, Cagliari received 3 yellow cards (E. Goldaniga, V. Millico and L. Pavoletti).

P. Peda (SPAL) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (80′).

Also, Cagliari didn’t finish the match with 11 players after A. Di Pardo (Cagliari) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (31′).

Match Timeline

31'

Alessandro Di Pardo- Red

37'

Alessandro Tripaldelli- Yellow

51'

52'

63'

Gianluca Lapadula- missed penalty

Simone Rabbi- sub ->F. Maistro

64'

65'

P. Peda- sub ->M. Arena

67'

P. Peda- Yellow

72'

75'

79'

Zito Luvumbo- sub ->M. Rog

P. Peda(yellowred)

80'

82'

Leonardo Pavoletti - sub ->G. Lapadula

82'

85'

90'

Leonardo Pavoletti - Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this encounter, SPAL has 4 points to occupy the 7th place in the table. Regarding the opposition, Cagliari stays with 4 points (6th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie B, SPAL will host Bari 1908 on the 4th of February with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of SPAL (2 draws).

Cagliari will play away agasint Bari 1908 on the 18th of February with a 5-0 head to head statistic in favor of Cagliari (1 draw).

SPAL – Formation

SPAL

Enrico Alfonso 1.Italy

7.7

Andrea Cardinale 6.Italy

7.9

Lorenzo Dickmann 24.Italy

7.4

Matteo Arena 18.Italy

6.1

67'

Alessandro Tripaldelli 3.Italy

6.4

75'

51'

Federico Proia 8.Italy

7.0

65'

Niccolò Zanellato 10.Italy

7.1

Fabio Maistro 37.Italy

6.4

64'

Salvatore Esposito 5.Italy

7.3

A. La Mantia 19.Italy

7.1

37'

Gabriele Moncini 9.Italy

7.3

75'

Substitutes

D. Thiam 22.Senegal

Raffaele Celia 21.Italy

6.8

75'

Christian Dalle Mura 4.Italy

Alberto Almici 29.Italy

P. Peda 27.Poland

5.0

67'

72'

G. Tunjov 40.Estonia

Matteo Prati 20.Italy

A. Murgia 23.Italy

6.2

65'

90'

F. Puletto 28.Italy

Simone Rabbi 99.Italy

6.6

64'

Nicola Rauti 32.Italy

M. Finotto 11.Italy

6.4

75'

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

The manager Roberto Venturato decided to play with the following team: Enrico Alfonso (7.7), Lorenzo Dickmann (7.4), Matteo Arena (6.1), Biagio Meccariello (7.9), Alessandro Tripaldelli (6.4), Federico Proia (7.0), Salvatore Esposito (7.3), Niccolò Zanellato (7.1), Fabio Maistro (6.4), Andrea La Mantia (7.1) and Gabriele Moncini (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Raffaele Celia (6.8), Georgi Tunjov, Matteo Prati, Christian Dalle Mura, Simone Rabbi (6.6), Nicola Rauti, Mattia Finotto (6.4), Alessandro Murgia (6.2), Demba Thiam, Alberto Almici, Patryk Peda (5.0) and Filippo Puletto.

SPAL could not rely on the presence of P. Peda (injured) and M. Finotto (injured).

Substitutions

SPAL made 5 changes: F. Maistro for S. Rabbi (64′), F. Proia for A. Murgia (65′), M. Arena for P. Peda (67′), G. Moncini for M. Finotto (75′) and A. Tripaldelli for R. Celia (75′).

Best player: Biagio Meccariello

The player that probably impressed the most for SPAL was Biagio Meccariello even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.9) with 36 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10.

Cagliari – Formation

Cagliari

Boris Radunović 1.Serbia

6.6

Edoardo Goldaniga 3.Italy

6.8

90'

52'

Giorgio Altare 15.Italy

6.8

Alessandro Di Pardo 99.Italy

5.3

31'

Adam Obert 33.Slovakia

7.3

79'

Alessandro Deiola 14.Italy

7.4

82'

Marko Rog 6.Croatia

6.4

79'

Antoine Makoumbou 29.France

7.1

Marco Mancosu 5.Italy

7.1

Nahitan Nández 8.Uruguay

7.0

Gianluca Lapadula 9.Peru

6.0

82'

Substitutes

G. Ciocci 22.Italy

Simone Aresti 18.Italy

L. Palomba 2.Italy

Alberto Dossena 4.Italy

Franco Carboni 16.Argentina

6.7

79'

Vincenzo Millico 19.Italy

6.4

82'

85'

Nicolas Viola 10.Italy

C. Kourfalidis 39.Greece

Gastón Pereiro 20.Uruguay

90'

Leonardo Pavoletti 30.Italy

6.5

82'

90'

J. Desogus 17.Italy

Zito Luvumbo 77.Angola

6.4

79'

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

Alessandro Agostini played with: Boris Radunović (6.6), Alessandro Di Pardo (5.3), Edoardo Goldaniga (6.8), Giorgio Altare (6.8), Adam Obert (7.3), Antoine Makoumbou (7.1), Alessandro Deiola (7.4), Marko Rog (6.4), Nahitan Nández (7.0), Gianluca Lapadula (6.0) and Marco Mancosu (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Giuseppe Ciocci, Vincenzo Millico (6.4), Nicolas Viola, Simone Aresti, Gastón Pereiro, Christos Kourfalidis, Luigi Palomba, Alberto Dossena, Franco Carboni (6.7), Leonardo Pavoletti (6.5), Jacopo Desogus and Zito Luvumbo (6.4).

Substitutions

Cagliari made 5 changes: A. Obert for F. Carboni (79′), M. Rog for Z. Luvumbo (79′), G. Lapadula for L. Pavoletti (82′), A. Deiola for V. Millico (82′) and E. Goldaniga for G. Pereiro (90′).