LA SPEZIA. Fiorentina overcame Spezia to win 2-1. A goal from A. Cabral was decisive in the 90min. It was Fiorentina to strike first with a goal of N. Milenkovic at the 14′. Then it was a goal in the 35′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Cabral gave the win to Fiorentina in the 90′ minute with a goal.

D. Nikolaou received a red card (84′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Spezia lost the match.

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 Davide Massa who was helped by Matteo Passeri and Alessandro Costanzo. The 4th official was Alberto Santoro. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.6 degrees Celsius or 70.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

Spezia

1 - 2

Fiorentina

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 10 Total 23
  • 6 On Target 4
  • 4 Off Target 19
  • 0 Shots blocked 3
  • 94 Attack 94
  • 42 Dangerous attack 37
  • 86 Ball safe 96
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 5
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 19 Total 14
  • 5 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Spezia was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Fiorentina that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Spezia was more aggressive with 42 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyhow, Fiorentina was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Spezia shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Fiorentina shot 23 times, 4 on target, 19 off target.

Cards

Spezia received 5 yellow cards (D. Nikolaou, E. Gyasi, A. Ekdal, K. Amian and M. Nzola). Talking about the opposition, Fiorentina received 3 yellow cards (J. Ikone, S. Amrabat and Y. Maleh).

(Spezia) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (84′).

Match Timeline

Dimitrios Nikolaou - Yellow
7'
14'
Nikola Milenković(goal)C. Biraghi
21'
Jonathan Ikoné- Yellow
22'
25'
35'
M'Bala Nzola(goal)
46'
Alfred Duncan- sub ->S. Amrabat
60'
61'
63'
68'
70'
78'
78'
Dimitrios Nikolaou - Red
84'
Petko Hristov- sub ->E. Gyasi
87'
90'
90'
90'
M'Bala Nzola- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Napoli
90
38
Lazio
74
38
Inter
72
38
Milan
70
38
Atalanta
64
38
Roma
63
38
Juventus
62
38
Fiorentina
56
38
Bologna
54
38
Torino
53
38
Monza
52
38
Udinese
46
38
Sassuolo
45
38
Empoli
43
38
Salernitana
42
38
Lecce
36
38
Spezia
31
38
Hellas Verona
31
38
Cremonese
27
38
Sampdoria
19
38

After this match, Spezia will stay with 9 points to sit in the 16th place. Talking about the opposition, Fiorentina will have 13 points to sit in the 12th place.

Next matches

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

Fiorentina will play away agasint Milan on the 13th of November with a 16-9 head to head record in favor of Milan (9 draws).

Spezia – Formation

Spezia
G
Bartlomiej Dragowski 69.Poland
6.6
D
Dimitrios Nikolaou 43.Greece
6.4
7' 84'
D
Ethan Ampadu 4.Wales
6.5
D
J. Kiwior 14.Poland
7.1
M
Emil Holm 2.Sweden
6.1
68'
M
A. Ekdal 8.Sweden
7.2
61'
M
Mehdi Bourabia 6.Morocco
7.1
M
Arkadiusz Reca 13.Poland
6.9
60'
M
K. Agudelo 33.Colombia
7.0
F
M'Bala Nzola 18.Angola
6.6
90' 35'
F
Emmanuel Gyasi 11.Ghana
6.4
87' 25'
Substitutes
G
Jeroen Zoet 1.Netherlands
G
Petar Zovko 40.Bosnia and Herzegovina
D
Kelvin Amian 27.France
6.1
60' 70'
D
Salva Ferrer 21.Spain
D
J. Sala 7.Italy
D
Mattia Caldara 29.Italy
D
Petko Hristov 15.Bulgaria
87'
M
A. Nguiamba 39.France
M
Mikael Egill Ellertsson 28.Iceland
M
Julius Beck 16.Denmark
M
Aimar Sher 31.Sweden
F
Leandro Sanca 89.Guinea-Bissau
F
David Strelec 44.Slovakia
6.5
68'
F
Daniele Verde 10.Italy
F
Daniel Maldini 30.Italy

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 (6.6), Ethan Ampadu (6.5), Jakub Kiwior (7.1), Dimitris Nikolaou (6.4), Emil Holm (6.1), Mehdi Bourabia (7.1), Albin Ekdal (7.2), Kevin Agudelo (7.0), Arkadiusz Reca (6.9), M’Bala Nzola (6.6) and Emmanuel Gyasi (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Leandro Sanca, David Strelec (6.5), Daniele Verde, Aurelien Nguiamba, Daniel Maldini, Kelvin Amian (6.1), Salvador Ferrer, Mikael Ellertsson, Jacopo Sala, Jeroen Zoet, Petar Zovko, Mattia Caldara, Julius Beck, Petko Hristov and Aimar Sher.

Substitutions

Spezia made 3 changes: A. Reca for K. Amian (60′), E. Holm for D. Strelec (68′) and E. Gyasi for P. Hristov (87′).

Best player: Albin Ekdal​

The most impressive player for Spezia was Albin Ekdal.

His rating is (7.2) with 22 passes (54% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 11.

Fiorentina – Formation

Fiorentina
G
Pietro Terracciano 1.Italy
7.5
D
Cristiano Biraghi 3.Italy
7.7
D
Lucas Martínez Quarta 28.Argentina
7.6
D
Dodô 2.Brazil
6.8
78'
D
Nikola Milenković 4.Serbia
7.4
14'
M
Giacomo Bonaventura 5.Italy
6.3
63'
M
Sofyan Amrabat 34.Morocco
6.1
46' 22'
M
Rolando Mandragora 38.Italy
7.3
F
Jonathan Ikoné 11.France
7.3
90' 21'
F
Luka Jović 7.Serbia
7.6
78'
F
Christian Kouamé 99.Ivory Coast
6.7
Substitutes
G
Pierluigi Gollini 95.Italy
G
Michele Cerofolini 31.Italy
D
Lorenzo Venuti 23.Italy
D
Igor 98.Brazil
D
Luca Ranieri 16.Italy
D
Aleksa Terzic 15.Serbia
6.4
78'
M
Antonín Barák 72.Czech Republic
M
Alfred Duncan 32.Ghana
7.0
46'
M
A. Bianco 42.Italy
M
Riccardo Saponara 8.Italy
6.8
63'
M
Youssef Maleh 14.Morocco
90' 90'
M
Szymon Żurkowski 27.Poland
F
Arthur Cabral 9.Brazil
7.8
78' 90'

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

Vincenzo Italiano played with: Pietro Terracciano (7.5), Dodô (6.8), Nikola Milenković (7.4), Lucas Martínez Quarta (7.6), Cristiano Biraghi (7.7), Giacomo Bonaventura (6.3), Sofyan Amrabat (6.1), Rolando Mandragora (7.3), Jonathan Ikoné (7.3), Luka Jović (7.6) and Christian Kouamé (6.7).

They had on the bench: Antonín Barák, Alfred Duncan (7.0), Alessandro Bianco, Lorenzo Venuti, Igor Júlio, Arthur Cabral (7.8), Riccardo Saponara (6.8), Youssef Maleh, Luca Ranieri, Aleksa Terzić (6.4), Szymon Żurkowski, Pierluigi Gollini and Michele Cerofolini.

Substitutions

Fiorentina made 5 changes: S. Amrabat for A. Duncan (46′), G. Bonaventura for R. Saponara (63′), Dodo for A. Terzic (78′), L. Jovic for A. Cabral (78′) and J. Ikone for Y. Maleh (90′).

Best player: Arthur Cabral​

The player that probably impressed the most for Fiorentina was Arthur Cabral.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 2 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 78′.

Results of the day

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