FERRARA. Genoa overcomes SPAL with a 2-0 win with a goal from (19′) and a goal from A. Gudmundsson (88′).
The match was played at the Stadio Paolo Mazza stadium in Ferrara on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Andrea Colombo with the help of Damiano Margani and Tiziana Trasciatti. The 4th official was Roberto Lovison. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.2 degrees Celsius or 71.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. SPAL was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Genoa that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Genoa was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Genoa won the contest.
SPAL shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Genoa shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
SPAL received 3 yellow cards (, and G. Moncini). Regarding the opposition, Genoa received 3 yellow cards (, and ).
(SPAL) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (76′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, SPAL will stay with 9 points to remain in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Genoa will have 14 points to sit in the 4th place.
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 (3 draws).
Genoa will host Bari 1908 on the 19th of May with a 1-1 head to head stats.
SPAL – Formation
SPAL
76'
82'
36'
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 , Lorenzo Dickmann , Biagio Meccariello , Christian Dalle Mura , Raffaele Celia , Federico Proia , Salvatore Esposito , Luca Valzania , Niccolò Zanellato , Andrea La Mantia and Gabriele Moncini .
The home team had on the bench: Mattia Finotto, Filippo Saiani, Alessandro Fiordaliso, Demba Thiam, Nicola Rauti, Alberto Almici, Franco Zuculini, Matteo Prati, Georgi Tunjov , Patryk Peda, Matteo Arena and Simone Rabbi .
Substitutions
SPAL made 5 changes: L. Valzania for S. Rabbi (59′), F. Proia for G. Tunjov (70′), C. Dalle Mura for M. Arena (71′), L. Dickmann for P. Peda (82′) and G. Moncini for M. Finotto (82′).
Best player: Salvatore Esposito
The player that probably impressed the most for SPAL was Salvatore Esposito.
His rating is with 57 passes (87% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 6 crosses.
Genoa – Formation
Genoa
88'
Genoa started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Alexander Blessin played with: Josep Martínez , Stefano Sabelli , Stefan Ilsanker , Alessandro Vogliacco , Marko Pajač , Morten Frendrup , Kevin Strootman , Güven Yalçın , Mattia Aramu , Albert Guðmundsson and Massimo Coda .
These were the players on the bench: Mattia Bani , Filip Jagiełło , George Pușcaș , Kelvin Yeboah, Manolo Portanova, Giuseppe Agostino, Abdoulaye Touré, Lennart Czyborra, Silvan Hefti, Radu Drăguşin and Adrian Šemper.
Substitutions
Genoa made 5 changes: A. Vogliacco for R. Dragusin (46′), S. Ilsanker for M. Bani (46′), S. Sabelli for F. Jagiello (59′), S. Sabelli for S. Hefti (72′) and F. Jagiello for G. Puscas (78′).
Best player: Kevin Strootman
The most impressive player for Genoa was Kevin Strootman even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 61 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie B.
- Bari 1908 – Brescia – 6-2
- SPAL – Genoa – 0-2
- Perugia – Pisa – 1-3
- Parma – Frosinone – 2-1
- Palermo – Südtirol – 0-1
- Modena – Reggina – 1-0
- Cittadella – Ternana – 0-2
- Cagliari – Venezia – 1-4
