Italian Serie B

FT Sunday, August 23, 2026
Sampdoria DWLWL 1
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Cesena DDLDL 1
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SAM011
CES101
Estadio Dino Manuzzi

Team Stats

8
Fouls
18
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
2
Offsides
1
12
Corner Kicks
0
1
Saves
8
64.7
Possession
35.3
21
SHOTS
7
9
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
444
Accurate Passes
229
513
Passes
297
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
4
Blocked Shots
1
3
Effective Tackles
8
8
Tackles
13
0.4
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
11
Clearances
53

Head to Head

CES leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

CES · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Alessandro SianoG
  2. 4Jacopo GelliCD-L
  3. 6Mihajlo IlicCD-R
  4. 10Riccardo PaganoDM
  5. 3Antonio DavidLB
  6. 15Andrea CiofiRB
  7. 18Matteo GuidiCM-L
  8. 25Dimitri BisoliCM-R
  9. 80Antonio FioriLM
  10. 14Xavello Djave Lyam DruiventakRM
  11. 9Cristian ShpendiF

SAM · 4-3-3

  1. 1Peter Vindahl JensenG
  2. 2Mattia VitiCD-L
  3. 3Stefan GartenmannCD-R
  4. 7Manuel CicconiLB
  5. 29Alessandro Di PardoRB
  6. 94Salvatore EspositoCM
  7. 14Alessandro BellemoLM
  8. 6Liam HendersonRM
  9. 99Gennaro TutinoF
  10. 23Fabio DepaoliLF
  11. 20Danel SinaniRF

Timeline

  1. 17' Cristian Shpendi (Cesena) Goal at 17'
  2. 38' Manuel Cicconi (Sampdoria) Yellow Card at 38'
  3. 43' Antonio David (Cesena) Yellow Card at 43'
  4. 50' Antonio David (Cesena) Red Card at 50'
  5. 51' Gianluca Frabotta (Cesena) Substitution at 51'
  6. 57' Cristian Shpendi (Cesena) Yellow Card at 57'
  7. 58' Tjas Begic (Sampdoria) Substitution at 58'
  8. 68' Vittorio Magni (Cesena) Substitution at 68'
  9. 70' Yari Verschaeren (Sampdoria) Substitution at 70'
  10. 76' Alessandro Debenedetti (Cesena) Substitution at 76'
  11. 76' Matteo Francesconi (Cesena) Substitution at 76'
  12. 76' Luca Schirone (Cesena) Substitution at 76'
  13. 83' Liam Henderson (Sampdoria) Goal at 83'

Italian Serie B News

All news
News ESPN News Services USMNT's Gianluca Busio helps Venezia return to Serie A Venezia will be back in Italy's Serie A next season, after a 2-2 draw at Spezia on Friday secured promotion back to the top tier with a game to spare. News ESPN Ashley Cole 'discouraged' by coaching opportunities in England Former Chelsea defender Ashley Cole has said he felt "discouraged" by the lack of managerial opportunities in England and is grateful for Serie B side Cesena for the "massive leap of faith" in appointing him. News Tom Masters Ashley Cole wins first match in management as Cesena defeat Catanzaro Ashley Cole has won his first match as a senior professional football manager as Serie B side Cesena defeated Catanzaro 3-1. News ESPN Ashley Cole named head coach of Italian Serie B side Cesena Former England and Chelsea defender Ashley Cole has been appointed head coach of Serie B club Cesena.