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

· Italian Serie B

Ascoli

53': Christian D'Urso
85': Gianluca Carpani
90'+5': Andrea Favilli (P)

FT
3 - 1

Spezia

90'+3': Claudio Terzi

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Ascoli are hosting Spezia at Cino e Lillo Del Duca, Ascoli Piceno, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie B.

Match Timeline

27': Wálter López (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
30': Daniele Mignanelli (Ascoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
53': Goal! Ascoli 1, Spezia 0. Christian D'Urso (Ascoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Tommaso Bianchi with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
55': Substitution, Ascoli. Ignacio Lores replaces Claudio Santini.
58': Substitution, Spezia. Guido Marilungo replaces Alberto Gilardino.
62': Substitution, Ascoli. Gianluca Carpani replaces Christian D'Urso.
63': Daniele Buzzegoli (Ascoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Substitution, Spezia. David Okereke replaces Luigi Giorgi.
67': Substitution, Spezia. Pablo Granoche replaces Francesco Forte.
69': Substitution, Ascoli. Andrea Mengoni replaces Luca Clemenza.
81': Ivan Lanni (Ascoli) is shown the yellow card.
85': Goal! Ascoli 2, Spezia 0. Gianluca Carpani (Ascoli) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emanuele Padella following a corner.
90': Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+3': Goal! Ascoli 2, Spezia 1. Claudio Terzi (Spezia) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giuseppe Mastinu with a cross following a corner.
90'+5': Goal! Ascoli 3, Spezia 1. Andrea Favilli (Ascoli) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

Venue: Cino e Lillo Del Duca
Location: Ascoli Piceno, Italy
Attendance: 5,147

Italian Serie B Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Palermo	3	+4	9
2	Mantova	3	+3	7
3	Sudtirol	3	+3	7
4	Ascoli	3	+2	7

Full Table

Line-Ups

Ascoli (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Ivan Lanni (GK)
13	Guillaume Gigliotti
24	Emanuele Padella
33	Daniele Mignanelli
14	Vasile Mogos
20	Daniele Buzzegoli
28	Christian D'Urso
6	Tommaso Bianchi
30	Andrea Favilli
27	Luca Clemenza
7	Claudio Santini

Ascoli Substitutes:

Fabio Castellano, Bright Addae, Gianluca Carpani, Ivan De Santis, Davide Cinaglia, Riccardo Ragni, Gianmarco De Feo, Valerio Rosseti, Andrea Mengoni, Filippo Florio, Samuele Parlati, Ignacio Lores.

Spezia (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
22	Thomas Saloni (GK)
5	Nicholas Giani
19	Claudio Terzi
3	Walter Lopez
23	Filippo De Col
9	Francesco Forte
14	Luigi Giorgi
26	Giuseppe Mastinu
21	Matteo Pessina
25	Giulio Maggiore
10	Alberto Gilardino

Spezia Substitutes:

Daniele Capelli, Axel Desjardins, David Okereke, Arturo Calabresi, Alberto Masi, Luca Vignali, Pietro Ceccaroni, Tommaso Augello, Pablo Granoche, Guido Marilungo, Edoardo Soleri, Gennaro Acampora.

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