LA SPEZIA. Spezia finds its way back against Cremonese with a goal on the C. Dessers 2′ and a goal on the C. Pickel 52′.

The match was played at the Stadio Alberto Picco stadium in La Spezia on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Gianluca Manganiello with the support of Filippo Bercigli and Dario Cecconi. The 4th official was Matteo Gualtieri. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.3 degrees Celsius or 72.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 17 Total 24
  • 7 On Target 5
  • 10 Off Target 19
  • 4 Shots blocked 5
  • 103 Attack 100
  • 75 Dangerous attack 36
  • 75 Ball safe 95
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 8
  • 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 12 Total 11
  • 2 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Spezia was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Cremonese that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Spezia was more pushing with 75 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Spezia to win the match​.

Spezia shot 17 times, 7 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Cremonese shot 24 times, 5 on target, 19 off target.

Cards

Spezia received 2 yellow cards (K. Agudelo and M. Caldara). Regarding the opposition, Cremonese didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

2'
19'
22'
46'
52'
Charles Pickel(goal)L. Sernicola
58'
Felix Afena-Gyan- sub ->L. Zanimacchia
58'
Giacomo Quagliata- sub ->C. Pickel
61'
64'
72'
Daniel Ciofani- sub ->C. Dessers
73'
78'
Daniele Verde- sub ->E. Holm
80'
86'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5

After playing this match, Spezia will have 9 points like Fiorentina to hold in the 15th place. Talking about the opposition, Cremonese will have 4 points to sit in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Spezia will play away against Hellas Verona on the 13th of November with a 8-2 head to head stats in favor of Hellas Verona (3 draws).

Cremonese will host Milan on the 8th of November with a 0-0 head to head.

Spezia – Formation

Spezia
G
6.4
D
6.6
D
Mattia Caldara 29.Italy
6.1
86'
D
Kelvin Amian 27.France
7.4
D
Ethan Ampadu 4.Wales
6.6
M
J. Kiwior 14.Poland
7.3
73'
M
Mehdi Bourabia 6.Morocco
6.8
M
K. Agudelo 33.Colombia
6.4
64' 61'
F
Emil Holm 2.Sweden
7.3
80' 22'
F
M'Bala Nzola 18.Angola
6.8
19'
F
Emmanuel Gyasi 11.Ghana
7.0
Substitutes
G
Jeroen Zoet 1.Netherlands
G
Petar Zovko 40.Bosnia and Herzegovina
D
Salva Ferrer 21.Spain
D
J. Sala 7.Italy
D
Petko Hristov 15.Bulgaria
M
A. Nguiamba 39.France
M
Aimar Sher 31.Sweden
M
Julius Beck 16.Denmark
M
A. Ekdal 8.Sweden
6.6
73'
F
Daniel Maldini 30.Italy
6.3
64'
F
David Strelec 44.Slovakia
F
Leandro Sanca 89.Guinea-Bissau
F
Daniele Verde 10.Italy
80'

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

The manager Luca Gotti decided to play with the following team: Bartłomiej Drągowski (6.4), Kelvin Amian (7.4), Ethan Ampadu (6.6), Mattia Caldara (6.1), Dimitris Nikolaou (6.6), Mehdi Bourabia (6.8), Jakub Kiwior (7.3), Kevin Agudelo (6.4), Emil Holm (7.3), M’Bala Nzola (6.8) and Emmanuel Gyasi (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Salvador Ferrer, Jacopo Sala, Aurelien Nguiamba, Mikael Ellertsson, Jeroen Zoet, Aimar Sher, Daniel Maldini (6.3), Julius Beck, Petar Zovko, Petko Hristov, Albin Ekdal (6.6), David Strelec, Leandro Sanca and Daniele Verde.

Substitutions

Spezia made 3 changes: K. Agudelo for D. Maldini (64′), J. Kiwior for A. Ekdal (73′) and E. Holm for D. Verde (80′).

Best player: Kelvin Amian​

The most impressive player for Spezia was Kelvin Amian.

His rating is (7.4) with 25 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.

Cremonese – Formation

Cremonese
G
6.4
D
7.2
D
Luka Lochoshvili 44.Georgia
7.2
78'
D
7.5
D
Emanuele Valeri 3.Italy
6.6
M
Soualiho Meïté 28.France
6.8
46'
M
7.4
M
Charles Pickel 6.Switzerland
7.3
58' 52'
M
David Okereke 77.Nigeria
6.7
M
Luca Zanimacchia 98.Italy
6.4
58'
F
Cyriel Dessers 90.Nigeria
7.1
72' 2'
Substitutes
G
Gianluca Saro 13.Italy
G
Mouhamadou Sarr 45.Senegal
D
Emanuel Aiwu 4.Austria
D
Johan Vásquez 5.Mexico
6.8
78'
D
6.7
58'
M
Gonzalo Escalante 32.Argentina
M
Tommaso Milanese 62.Italy
M
C. Acella 23.Italy
M
Paolo Ghiglione 18.Italy
M
Santiago Ascacíbar 8.Argentina
7.3
46'
M
F
Daniel Ciofani 9.Italy
6.8
72'
F
Felix Afena-Gyan 20.Ghana
6.8
58'
F
Frank Tsadjout 74.Italy
F
Jaime Báez 7.Uruguay

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

Massimiliano Alvini played with: Marco Carnesecchi (6.4), Leonardo Sernicola (7.5), Matteo Bianchetti (7.2), Luka Lochoshvili (7.2), Emanuele Valeri (6.6), Soualiho Meïté (6.8), Michele Castagnetti (7.4), Luca Zanimacchia (6.4), Charles Pickel (7.3), David Okereke (6.7) and Cyriel Dessers (7.1).

They had on the bench: Giacomo Quagliata (6.7), Tommaso Milanese, Frank Tsadjout, Jaime Báez, Christian Acella, Paolo Ghiglione, Santiago Ascacibar (7.3), Cristian Buonaiuto, Gonzalo Escalante, Emanuel Aiwu, Daniel Ciofani (6.8), Gianluca Saro, Felix Afena-Gyan (6.8), Mouhamadou Sarr and Johan Vásquez (6.8).

Substitutions

Cremonese made 5 changes: S. Meite for S. Ascacibar (46′), L. Zanimacchia for F. Afena-Gyan (58′), C. Pickel for G. Quagliata (58′), C. Dessers for D. Ciofani (72′) and L. Lochoshvili for J. Vasquez (78′).

Best player: Leonardo Sernicola​

The player that probably impressed the most for Cremonese was Leonardo Sernicola.

His rating is (7.5) with 17 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie A.​