LA SPEZIA. Spezia was able to reverse the score against Sampdoria to win 2-1. It was Sampdoria to strike first with a goal of A. Sabiri at the 11′. Then it was an own goal in the 12′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, M. Nzola gave the win to Spezia in the 72′ minute.
The match was played at the Stadio Alberto Picco stadium in La Spezia on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Simone Sozza with the support of Alessandro Cipressa and Domenico Fontemurato. The 4th official was Gianluca Manganiello. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19.5 degrees Celsius or 67.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Spezia was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Sampdoria that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Spezia was more pushing with 60 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Spezia won the match.
Spezia shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Sampdoria shot 11 times, 8 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Spezia received 4 yellow cards (S. Bastoni, V. Kovalenko, M. E. Ellertsson and M. Nzola). Talking about the opposition, Sampdoria received 5 yellow cards (A. Ferrari, G. Villar, M. Leris, F. Djuricic and J. Murillo).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Spezia will have 8 points to hold in the 11th place. On the other side, Sampdoria will stay with 2 points like Cremonese to remain in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Spezia will play away with Lazio on the 2nd of October with a 4-0 head to head stats in favor of Lazio (0 draws).
Sampdoria will play away agasint Bologna on the 8th of October with a 11-9 head to head statistic in favor of Bologna (5 draws).
Spezia – Formation
Spezia started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Luca Gotti decided to play with the following team: Bartłomiej Drągowski , Ethan Ampadu , Jakub Kiwior , Dimitris Nikolaou , Emil Holm , Viktor Kovalenko , Mehdi Bourabia , Simone Bastoni , Arkadiusz Reca , M’Bala Nzola and Emmanuel Gyasi .
The home team had on the bench: Petar Zovko, Petko Hristov , Julius Beck, Salvador Ferrer, Mattia Caldara , David Strelec, Leandro Sanca, Aimar Sher, Kevin Agudelo , Albin Ekdal , Jeroen Zoet and Mikael Ellertsson .
Substitutions
Spezia made 5 changes: S. Bastoni for K. Agudelo (60′), V. Kovalenko for A. Ekdal (71′), A. Reca for P. Hristov (71′), E. Ampadu for M. E. Ellertsson (87′) and E. Gyasi for M. Caldara (87′).
Best player: Bartłomiej Drągowski
The most impressive player for Spezia was the goalkeeper: Bartłomiej Drągowski. His rating is 8.05. He performed 7 saves.
Sampdoria – Formation
Sampdoria started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Marco Giampaolo played with: Emil Audero , Bartosz Bereszyński , Alex Ferrari , Jeison Murillo , Tommaso Augello , Gonzalo Villar , Mehdi Léris , Tomás Rincón , Abdelhamid Sabiri , Filip Đuričić and Francesco Caputo .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Gerard Yepes, Fabio Quagliarella , Manolo Gabbiadini , Ignacio Pussetto, Bruno Amione, Nicola Murru, Nikita Contini, Andrea Conti, Ronaldo Vieira , Omar Colley and Valerio Verre .
Substitutions
Sampdoria made 5 changes: A. Ferrari for O. Colley (46′), G. Villar for R. Vieira (61′), M. Leris for M. Gabbiadini (71′), F. Caputo for V. Verre (81′) and F. Djuricic for F. Quagliarella (81′).
Best player: Abdelhamid Sabiri
The player that probably impressed the most for Sampdoria was Abdelhamid Sabiri.
His rating is with 1 goal, 37 passes (70% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 22. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.