PERUGIA. Spezia was eventually too good for Perugia with the goal of Carmelo Limonelli (39′), Kevin Bright (43′) and Simone Mazzocchi (84′). Spezia capitalized on its better ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Stadio Renato Curi stadium in Perugia on Wednesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Riccardo Tropiano who was helped by Gregorio Maria Galieni and Ludovico Esposito. The 4th official was Erminio Cerbasi. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was quite cold at degrees Celsius or 32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.​

Match Statistics​

Perugia

0 - 3

Spezia

• 41 Ball Possession 59

Shots

• 7 Total 14
• 2 On Target 5
• 4 Off Target 4
• 1 Shots blocked 5

• 67 Attack 90
• 30 Dangerous attack 40
• 0 Ball safe 0

• 13 Free Kicks 20
• 0 Penalties 0
• 4 Corners 5
• 4 Off Sides 3

Fouls

• 20 Total 13
• 4 Yellow Cards 2
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 0 Red Card 0

Other

• 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Spezia had a strong ball possession 59% while Perugia was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Spezia had a more offensive attitude with 40 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Spezia won the encounter.​

Perugia shot 7 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Spezia shot 14 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Perugia received 4 yellow cards (Christian Langella, Antonio Sabbatani, Diego Stramaccioni and Davide Riccardi). Regarding the opposition, Spezia received 2 yellow cards (Mert Durmush and Samuele Capolupo).

Standings

After this encounter, Perugia stays with 7 points to occupy the 12th place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Spezia has 13 points (1st).

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie C: Girone B, Perugia will play away against Grosseto on the 20th of September with a 0-0 head to head stats.

Spezia will host Vis Pesaro on the 21st of September with a 0-0 head to head.

Perugia – Formation

Perugia

G

Radoslaw Zelezny 1.Poland

5.9

D

Alessandro Tozzuolo 4.Italy

6.3

D

Diego Stramaccioni 5.Italy

6.3

73'

D

Davide Riccardi 28.Italy

6.5

78'

M

Riccardo Ladinetti 8.Italy

6.4

M

Luigi Canotto 10.Italy

6.4

58'

M

Ettore Quirini 14.Italy

6.4

58'

M

Giuseppe Carriero 20.Italy

6.5

M

Guillaume Renault 29.Italy

6.4

46'

M

Gabriele Conti 31.

6.4

46'

F

Antonio Sabbatani 9.

6.8

71' 22'

Substitutes

G

Luca Moro 12.Italy

G

Sebastian Strappini 55.Italy

D

Matteo Angeli 6.Italy

D

Dimitar Papazov 15.Bulgaria

D

Matteo Borsoi 98.Italy

6.3

46'

M

Andrea Cisco  11.Italy

6.4

58'

M

Christian Dottori 19.Italy

M

Christian Langella 33.Italy

6.4

46' 62'

M

Matteo Cortesi 72.Italy

F

Sayha Seha 26.Madagascar

F

Edoardo Vergani 96.Italy

6.5

58'

F

Pelle van Amersfoort 97.Netherlands

6.5

71'

Perugia started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Aimo Diana decided to play with the following team: Radoslaw Zelezny (5.9), Alessandro Tozzuolo (6.3), Davide Riccardi (6.5), Diego Stramaccioni (6.3), Ettore Quirini (6.4), Giuseppe Carriero (6.5), Gabriele Conti (6.4), Riccardo Ladinetti (6.4), Guillaume Renault (6.4), Luigi Canotto (6.4) and Antonio Sabbatani (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Matteo Angeli, Andrea Cisco (6.4), Luca Moro, Dimitar Papazov, Christian Dottori, Sayha Seha, Christian Langella (6.4), Sebastian Strappini, Matteo Cortesi, Edoardo Vergani (6.5), Pelle van Amersfoort (6.5), Matteo Borsoi (6.3) and Alessandro Cesarini.

Substitutions

Perugia made 5 changes: Gabriele Conti for Matteo Borsoi (46′), Guillaume Renault for Christian Langella (46′), Ettore Quirini for Andrea Cisco  (58′), Luigi Canotto for Edoardo Vergani (58′) and Antonio Sabbatani for Pelle van Amersfoort (71′).

Player of the match: Antonio Sabbatani​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Perugia was Antonio Sabbatani.

His rating is 6.8 with 12 passes (33% accurate) and 0 key passes.

Spezia – Formation

Spezia

G

Alessandro Micai 1.Italy

6.8

D

Riccardo Sganzerla 6.Italy

6.8

D

Motiejus Šapola 13.Lithuania

6.9

D

Jérémy Oyono 31.Gabon

6.9

M

Alessandro Cardinali 11.

6.8

80'

M

Galo Capomaggio  14.Argentina

7.0

M

Carmelo Limonelli 24.Italy

7.4

46' 39'

M

Kevin Bright 70.Italy

7.5

43'

M

Samuele Capolupo 72.Italy

6.7

51' 38'

M

Mert Durmush 77.Bulgaria

6.6

51' 18'

F

Simone Mazzocchi 9.Italy

7.4

87' 84'

Substitutes

G

Giuseppe Ciocci 22.Italy

G

Tommaso Altemura 91.

D

Ales Mateju 37.Czech Republic

D

Mattia Benvenuto 44.

D

Jonathan Spedalieri 55.Italy

D

Simone Giorgeschi 65.Italy

M

Joselito 5.Spain

M

Kevin Cannavò 7.Italy

6.5

80'

M

Kaleb Jiménez 8.Italy

6.5

46'

M

Simone Bastoni 20.Italy

6.7

51'

F

Giuseppe Di Serio 17.Italy

87'

F

Massimo Zilli 28.Italy

F

Riccardo Fontanarosa 90.Italy

F

Denis Cazzadori 97.Italy

6.5

51'

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

Marco Turati played with: Alessandro Micai (6.8), Jérémy Oyono (6.9), Motiejus Šapola (6.9), Riccardo Sganzerla (6.8), Samuele Capolupo (6.7), Kevin Bright (7.5), Galo Capomaggio (7.0), Mert Durmush (6.6), Carmelo Limonelli (7.4), Alessandro Cardinali (6.8) and Simone Mazzocchi (7.4).

These were the players on the bench: Joselito, Kevin Cannavò (6.5), Kaleb Jiménez (6.5), Giuseppe Di Serio, Simone Bastoni (6.7), Giuseppe Ciocci, Massimo Zilli, Ales Mateju, Mattia Benvenuto, Jonathan Spedalieri, Simone Giorgeschi, Riccardo Fontanarosa, Tommaso Altemura and Denis Cazzadori (6.5).

Substitutions

Spezia made 5 changes: Carmelo Limonelli for Kaleb Jiménez (46′), Samuele Capolupo for Simone Bastoni (51′), Mert Durmush for Denis Cazzadori (51′), Alessandro Cardinali for Kevin Cannavò (80′) and Simone Mazzocchi for Giuseppe Di Serio (87′).

Player of the match: Kevin Bright​

The most impressive player for Spezia was Kevin Bright.

His rating is 7.5 with 1 goal, 31 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie C: Girone B.​

• Sassari Torres – Pianese – 2-1
• Sambenedettese – Atalanta II – 2-3
• Pineto – Forlì – 1-1
• Ostia Mare Lidocalcio – Ravenna – 0-1
• Latina – Guidonia Montecelio 1937 FC – 1-1
• Grosseto – Campobasso – 2-2
• Vis Pesaro – Reggiana – 1-4
• Pescara – Gubbio – 1-1
• Perugia – Spezia – 0-3
• Livorno – Vado – 3-2