Italian Serie A

SPAL vs Cagliari, 2019-20 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
SPAL
    FT
    0 - 1
    Cagliari
    • 90'+3': Giovanni Simeone

    Cagliari end winless run with stoppage time goal

    Cagliari ended a 12-match winless run in Serie A in dramatic style on Wednesday after a stoppage time goal by Giovanni Simeone gave them a 1-0 win.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 4': Corner, SPAL. Conceded by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Francesco Vicari (SPAL) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mirko Valdifiori with a cross following a corner.
    • 6': Foul by Thiago Cionek (SPAL).
    • 6': João Pedro (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Marko Rog (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Artur Ionita.
    • 9': Offside, Cagliari. Marko Rog tries a through ball, but João Pedro is caught offside.
    • 10': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Jacopo Sala.
    • 11': Fabio Pisacane (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Gabriel Strefezza (SPAL).
    • 11': Gabriel Strefezza (SPAL) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 13': Foul by Artur Ionita (Cagliari).
    • 13': Mirko Valdifiori (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Artur Ionita (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Lucas Castro (SPAL) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Strefezza.
    • 15': Foul by Artur Ionita (Cagliari).
    • 15': Mirko Valdifiori (SPAL) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Foul by Gabriel Strefezza (SPAL).
    • 17': Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Marco D'Alessandro.
    • 22': Offside, Cagliari. Robin Olsen tries a through ball, but Giovanni Simeone is caught offside.
    • 22': Foul by Lucas Castro (SPAL).
    • 22': Marko Rog (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Thiago Cionek (SPAL).
    • 26': João Pedro (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Marko Rog (Cagliari) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 27': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Francesco Vicari.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Federico Mattiello (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 28': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Mattia Valoti.
    • 28': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marko Rog with a cross following a corner.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Cagliari) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nahitan Nández.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Mattia Valoti (SPAL) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jacopo Sala.
    • 34': Offside, Cagliari. Luca Pellegrini tries a through ball, but Giovanni Simeone is caught offside.
    • 36': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Thiago Cionek.
    • 37': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Cagliari).
    • 37': Gabriel Strefezza (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 38': Foul by Mirko Valdifiori (SPAL).
    • 38': João Pedro (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Foul by João Pedro (Cagliari).
    • 40': Mirko Valdifiori (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Marko Rog (Cagliari).
    • 40': Mattia Valoti (SPAL) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Marko Rog (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 43': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Thiago Cionek.
    • 45': Foul by Kevin Bonifazi (SPAL).
    • 45': Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45': Kevin Bonifazi (SPAL) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Gabriel Strefezza (SPAL) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Andrea Petagna.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Marko Rog (Cagliari).
    • 45'+2': Gabriel Strefezza (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+4': Offside, Cagliari. Nahitan Nández tries a through ball, but Federico Mattiello is caught offside.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, SPAL 0, Cagliari 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins SPAL 0, Cagliari 0.
    • 46': Attempt saved. Thiago Cionek (SPAL) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mattia Valoti.
    • 47': Foul by Thiago Cionek (SPAL).
    • 47': Luca Pellegrini (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Luca Pellegrini (Cagliari).
    • 49': Thiago Cionek (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Federico Mattiello (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 49': Foul by Jacopo Sala (SPAL).
    • 50': Attempt missed. Luca Pellegrini (Cagliari) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Mattiello with a cross.
    • 51': Artur Ionita (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Mirko Valdifiori (SPAL).
    • 53': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Thiago Cionek.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Artur Ionita.
    • 56': Substitution, SPAL. Simone Missiroli replaces Lucas Castro.
    • 56': Substitution, SPAL. Bryan Dabo replaces Marco D'Alessandro.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Federico Mattiello (Cagliari) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nahitan Nández.
    • 57': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Mattia Valoti.
    • 58': Foul by Luca Pellegrini (Cagliari).
    • 58': Mattia Valoti (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Andrea Petagna (SPAL) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mattia Valoti.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Luca Pellegrini (Cagliari) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Artur Ionita.
    • 61': Andrea Petagna (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Marko Rog (Cagliari).
    • 63': Substitution, SPAL. Arkadiusz Reca replaces Jacopo Sala because of an injury.
    • 63': Substitution, SPAL. Mohamed Fares replaces Mattia Valoti.
    • 65': Hand ball by Thiago Cionek (SPAL).
    • 66': Substitution, Cagliari. Charalampos Lykogiannis replaces Luca Pellegrini.
    • 66': Substitution, Cagliari. Valter Birsa replaces Artur Ionita.
    • 67': Hand ball by Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari).
    • 70': Fabio Pisacane (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Simone Missiroli (SPAL).
    • 72': Substitution, Cagliari. Fabrizio Cacciatore replaces Fabio Pisacane because of an injury.
    • 72': Substitution, Cagliari. Daniele Ragatzu replaces Federico Mattiello.
    • 73': Foul by Francesco Vicari (SPAL).
    • 73': Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 74': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 76': Daniele Ragatzu (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by Mirko Valdifiori (SPAL).
    • 76': Mirko Valdifiori (SPAL) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Daniele Ragatzu (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 79': Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 79': Foul by Gabriel Strefezza (SPAL).
    • 79': Substitution, SPAL. Alberto Cerri replaces Gabriel Strefezza.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Mohamed Fares (SPAL) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Simone Missiroli.
    • 81': Foul by Mohamed Fares (SPAL).
    • 81': Marko Rog (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Kevin Bonifazi.
    • 82': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Cagliari) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Valter Birsa with a cross following a corner.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Alberto Cerri (SPAL) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Fares with a cross.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Andrea Petagna (SPAL) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 85': Foul by Alberto Cerri (SPAL).
    • 85': Ragnar Klavan (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Daniele Ragatzu (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 86': Foul by Mohamed Fares (SPAL).
    • 88': Foul by João Pedro (Cagliari).
    • 88': Thiago Cionek (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Andrea Petagna (SPAL) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mirko Valdifiori.
    • 90': Daniele Ragatzu (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Mohamed Fares (SPAL).
    • 90'+1': Foul by Arkadiusz Reca (SPAL).
    • 90'+1': Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Andrea Petagna (SPAL) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Arkadiusz Reca with a cross.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Marko Rog (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniele Ragatzu.
    • 90'+3': Goal! SPAL 0, Cagliari 1. Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Pedro.
    • 90'+5': Substitution, Cagliari. Andrea Carboni replaces João Pedro.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari).
    • 90'+5': Thiago Cionek (SPAL) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+6': Andrea Carboni (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Andrea Petagna (SPAL).
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, SPAL 0, Cagliari 1.
    • 0': Match ends, SPAL 0, Cagliari 1.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 21
    3 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 0
    9 Corner Kicks 1
    3 Saves 3
    48.3 Possession 51.7
    15 SHOTS 11
    4 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    323 Accurate Passes 367
    400 Passes 433
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 4
    27 Crosses 18
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    60 Long Balls 41
    27 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    5 Blocked Shots 1
    7 Effective Tackles 9
    11 Tackles 23
    0.6 Tackle % 0.4
    4 Interceptions 10
    20 Effective Clearances 22
    20 Clearances 22

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie A

    Venue: Paolo Mazza
    Location: Ferrara, Italy

    Serie A Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Internazionale 34 +49 79
    2 Napoli 34 +19 69
    3 AC Milan 34 +21 67
    4 Juventus 34 +28 64
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SPA SPAL (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    25 Karlo Letica (GK)
    41 Kevin Bonifazi Yellow Card
    23 Francesco Vicari
    26 Jacopo Sala
    4 Thiago Cionek
    6 Mirko Valdifiori Yellow Card
    19 Lucas Castro
    8 Mattia Valoti
    37 Andrea Petagna
    21 Gabriel Strefezza Yellow Card
    77 Marco D'Alessandro
    SPAL Substitutes:
    Alberto Cerri, Sergio Floccari, Nenad Tomovic, Felipe, Simone Missiroli, Alessandro Murgia, Mohamed Fares, Bryan Dabo, Marco Meneghetti, Demba Thiam, Georgi Tunjov, Arkadiusz Reca.

    CAG Cagliari (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    90 Robin Olsen (GK)
    19 Fabio Pisacane
    15 Ragnar Klavan
    40 Sebastian Walukiewicz
    21 Artur Ionita Yellow Card
    18 Nahitan Nández Yellow Card
    6 Marko Rog Yellow Card
    33 Luca Pellegrini
    3 Federico Mattiello
    99 Giovanni Simeone
    10 João Pedro
    Cagliari Substitutes:
    Rafael, Riccardo Ladinetti, Andrea Carboni, Luca Gagliano, Alberto Paloschi, Daniele Ragatzu, Alessandro Lombardi, Charalampos Lykogiannis, Alessio Cragno, Fabrizio Cacciatore, Valter Birsa.

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