Cittadella vs Spezia, 2017-18 Italian Serie B, Regular Season

· Italian Serie B

Cittadella

44': Andrea Arrighini

FT
1 - 2

Spezia

40': Alberto Gilardino
62': Alberto Gilardino

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Cittadella are hosting Spezia at Pier Cesare Tombolato, Cittadella, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie B.

Match Timeline

32': Matteo Pessina (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
40': Goal! Cittadella 0, Spezia 1. Alberto Gilardino (Spezia) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Wálter López with a cross following a corner.
44': Goal! Cittadella 1, Spezia 1. Andrea Arrighini (Cittadella) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
62': Goal! Cittadella 1, Spezia 2. Alberto Gilardino (Spezia) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Guido Marilungo.
69': Substitution, Cittadella. Cristian Kouame replaces Andrea Arrighini.
73': Substitution, Cittadella. Lucas Chiaretti replaces Simone Pasa.
76': Substitution, Spezia. Francesco Forte replaces Alberto Gilardino.
77': Substitution, Cittadella. Luca Vido replaces Luca Strizzolo.
79': Substitution, Spezia. Alberto De Francesco replaces Najib Ammari.
87': Substitution, Spezia. Daniele Capelli replaces Matteo Pessina.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

Venue: Pier Cesare Tombolato
Location: Cittadella, Italy
Attendance: 3,087

Italian Serie B Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Modena	2	+4	6
2	Mantova	2	+3	6
3	Palermo	2	+2	6
4	Ascoli	2	+1	4

Full Table

Line-Ups

Cittadella (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Enrico Alfonso (GK)
6	Filippo Scaglia
24	Davide Adorni
3	Amedeo Benedetti
19	Carlo Pelagatti
18	Andrea Arrighini
4	Manuel Iori
7	Andrea Schenetti
20	Simone Pasa
27	Andrea Settembrini
17	Luca Strizzolo

Cittadella Substitutes:

Antimo Iunco, Christian Kouamé, Enrico Pezzi, Alberto Paleari, Luca Maniero, Lucas Chiaretti, Marco Varnier, Giulio Fasolo, Luca Vido, Filippo Lora.

Spezia (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
43	Niccolò Manfredini (GK)
5	Nicholas Giani
19	Claudio Terzi
3	Walter Lopez
23	Filippo De Col
10	Alberto Gilardino
8	Juande
42	Najib Ammari
21	Matteo Pessina
25	Giulio Maggiore
39	Guido Marilungo

Spezia Substitutes:

Francesco Bolzoni, Raffaele Di Gennaro, Alberto Masi, Daniele Capelli, Samuele Mulattieri, Gabriele Corbo, Pietro Ceccaroni, Davide Bassi, Alberto De Francesco, Francesco Forte, Tommaso Augello, Pablo Granoche.

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