Italian Serie B

FT Sunday, April 9, 2017
SPAL WWLLW 3
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Brescia LDDDD 1
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SPA213
BRE101
Stadio Mario Rigamonti · 9,010 att.

Match Report

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Head to Head

SPA leads series 1-0

Lineups

BRE · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Michele ArcariG
  2. 6Leonardo BlanchardCD
  3. 19Filippo RomagnaCD-L
  4. 17Arturo CalabresiCD-R
  5. 3Giampiero PinziCM-L
  6. 34Alessandro MartinelliCM-R
  7. 14Giovanni CrociataAM
  8. 11Nicola LanciniLM
  9. 25Dimitri BisoliRM
  10. 18Alexis FerranteCF-L
  11. 9Andrea CaraccioloCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Emanuele NdojSUB
  2. 2Joel UnterseeSUB
  3. 4Racine ColySUB
  4. 15Stefano MinelliSUB
  5. 16Franjo PrceSUB
  6. 32Ernesto TorregrossaSUB
  7. 7Gaston CamaraSUB
  8. 21Federico BonazzoliSUB
  9. 23Stefano MauriSUB

SPA · 5-3-2

  1. 1Alex MeretG
  2. 23Francesco VicariCD
  3. 5Nicholas GianiCD-L
  4. 6Michele CremonesiCD-R
  5. 33Filippo CostaLB
  6. 29Manuel LazzariRB
  7. 20Michele CastagnettiCM
  8. 19Luca MoraCM-L
  9. 28Pasquale SchiattarellaCM-R
  10. 17Gianmarco ZigoniCF-L
  11. 7Mirco AntenucciCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Cristiano Del GrossoSUB
  2. 27Paolo GhiglioneSUB
  3. 34Tommaso CostantiniSUB
  4. 4Mariano AriniSUB
  5. 18Eros SchiavonSUB
  6. 2Daniele GasparettoSUB
  7. 3Tommaso SilvestriSUB
  8. 12Gabriele MarchegianiSUB
  9. 11Mattia FinottoSUB

Timeline

  1. 15' Goal! Brescia 0, SPAL 1. Luca Mora (SPAL) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Manuel Lazzari.
  2. 29' Goal! Brescia 1, SPAL 1. Alexis Ferrante (Brescia) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Alessandro Martinelli.
  3. 45' Gianmarco Zigoni (SPAL) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 45'+2' Goal! Brescia 1, SPAL 2. Mirco Antenucci (SPAL) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  5. 45' Substitution, Brescia. Joel Untersee replaces Giampiero Pinzi.
  6. 54' Alessandro Martinelli (Brescia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 57' Substitution, Brescia. Ernesto Torregrossa replaces Alexis Ferrante.
  8. 60' Substitution, SPAL. Mariano Arini replaces Michele Castagnetti.
  9. 68' Goal! Brescia 1, SPAL 3. Luca Mora (SPAL) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Filippo Costa with a cross following a corner.
  10. 69' Substitution, Brescia. Gaston Camara replaces Leonardo Blanchard.
  11. 72' Mariano Arini (SPAL) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 76' Substitution, SPAL. Eros Schiavon replaces Pasquale Schiattarella.
  13. 83' Substitution, SPAL. Paolo Ghiglione replaces Manuel Lazzari.

Italian Serie B News

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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.