Perugia vs Benevento, 2016/17 Italian Serie B, Promotion Semifinals

· 2nd Leg - Benevento win 2-1 on aggregate

Perugia

90'+1': Francesco Nicastro

FT
1 - 1
2nd Leg - Benevento win 2-1 on aggregate

Benevento

81': George Puscas

About

Perugia are hosting Benevento at Renato Curi, Perugia, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie B.

Match Timeline

11': George Puscas (Benevento) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
13': Fabio Lucioni (Benevento) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
40': Jacopo Dezi (Perugia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
41': Substitution, Perugia. Gennaro Acampora replaces Matteo Brighi because of an injury.
47': Mirko Eramo (Benevento) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Substitution, Perugia. Mattia Mustacchio replaces Matteo Ricci.
65': Gennaro Acampora (Perugia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Substitution, Benevento. Emanuele Padella replaces Filippo Falco.
76': Substitution, Perugia. Stefano Guberti replaces Massimo Volta.
79': Alessio Cragno (Benevento) is shown the yellow card.
81': Goal! Perugia 0, Benevento 1. George Puscas (Benevento) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
85': Stefano Guberti (Perugia) is shown the yellow card.
87': Substitution, Benevento. Bright Gyamfi replaces Lorenzo Venuti.
90'+1': Goal! Perugia 1, Benevento 1. Francesco Nicastro (Perugia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
90'+2': Substitution, Benevento. Enrico Pezzi replaces Karamoko Cissè.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

Venue: Renato Curi
Location: Perugia, Italy
Attendance: 18,231

Line-Ups

Perugia (4-3-3)

No.	Name
16	Alberto Brignoli (GK)
23	Gianluca Mancini
14	Massimo Volta
27	Gianluca Di Chiara
18	Lorenzo Del Prete
8	Matteo Ricci
11	Jacopo Dezi
33	Matteo Brighi
10	Samuel Di Carmine
26	Giovanni Terrani
21	Francesco Nicastro

Perugia Substitutes:

Stefano Guberti, Francesco Forte, Masahudu Alhassan, Mattia Mustacchio, Nicolò Fazzi, Salvatore Monaco, Entonjo Elezaj, Eddy Gnahoré, Gennaro Acampora.

Benevento (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Alessio Cragno (GK)
5	Fabio Lucioni
15	Michele Camporese
6	Walter Lopez
23	Lorenzo Venuti
24	George Puscas
35	Nicolas Viola
13	Raman Chibsah
19	Karamoko Cissé
20	Filippo Falco
34	Mirko Eramo

Benevento Substitutes:

Emanuele Padella, Bright Gyamfi, Lorenzo Del Pinto, Enrico Pezzi, Pier Graziano Gori, Andrea De Falco, Fabrizio Melara, Daniele Buzzegoli, Amato Ciciretti.

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