Italian Serie A

Hellas Verona vs Cagliari, 2019-20 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Hellas Verona
  • 14': Samuel Di Carmine
  • 26': Samuel Di Carmine
  • Red Card 35': Fabio Borini
FT
2 - 1
Cagliari
  • 43': Giovanni Simeone
  • Red Card 70': Luca Cigarini

Verona hold on for win after VAR controversy

Verona scored twice in the first half hour but had to hang on for a 2-1 win over Cagliari on Saturday amid some VAR controversy.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt saved. Darko Lazovic (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sofyan Amrabat.
  • 2': Alan Empereur (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari).
  • 3': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Cagliari).
  • 3': Sofyan Amrabat (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Amir Rrahmani (Verona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Marco Faraoni.
  • 5': Hand ball by Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari).
  • 7': Fabio Borini (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Artur Ionita (Cagliari).
  • 7': Fabio Pisacane (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 7': Foul by Samuel Di Carmine (Verona).
  • 8': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Verona).
  • 8': Gastón Pereiro (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luca Pellegrini.
  • 11': Artur Ionita (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Verona).
  • 12': Hand ball by Gastón Pereiro (Cagliari).
  • 14': Goal! Verona 1, Cagliari 0. Samuel Di Carmine (Verona) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Darko Lazovic with a cross.
  • 15': Emmanuel Badu (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Gastón Pereiro (Cagliari).
  • 15': Gastón Pereiro (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 16': Offside, Verona. Marash Kumbulla tries a through ball, but Samuel Di Carmine is caught offside.
  • 17': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
  • 18': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Marash Kumbulla.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Darko Lazovic (Verona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sofyan Amrabat.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Valerio Verre (Verona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gastón Pereiro.
  • 23': Foul by Artur Ionita (Cagliari).
  • 23': Samuel Di Carmine (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Luca Ceppitelli.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Alan Empereur (Verona) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Fabio Borini with a cross following a corner.
  • 25': Foul by Luca Cigarini (Cagliari).
  • 25': Valerio Verre (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Goal! Verona 2, Cagliari 0. Samuel Di Carmine (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Valerio Verre.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Marco Faraoni (Verona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valerio Verre.
  • 31': Foul by Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari).
  • 31': Samuel Di Carmine (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Foul by Fabio Borini (Verona).
  • 32': Marko Rog (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card.
  • 34': Emmanuel Badu (Verona) is shown the yellow card.
  • 34': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Fabio Borini (Verona).
  • 35': Fabio Borini (Verona) is shown the red card.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Gastón Pereiro (Cagliari) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 37': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Marco Silvestri.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 41': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Marco Faraoni.
  • 43': Goal! Verona 2, Cagliari 1. Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luca Pellegrini with a headed pass.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Verona 2, Cagliari 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Verona 2, Cagliari 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Cagliari. Valter Birsa replaces Gastón Pereiro.
  • 45': Substitution, Verona. Miguel Veloso replaces Valerio Verre.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Marko Rog (Cagliari) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Fabrizio Cacciatore.
  • 48': Substitution, Verona. Mattia Zaccagni replaces Samuel Di Carmine.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Marko Rog (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Luca Ceppitelli.
  • 50': Foul by Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari).
  • 50': Mattia Zaccagni (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Emmanuel Badu (Verona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Foul by Fabio Pisacane (Cagliari).
  • 51': Fabio Pisacane (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 52': Foul by Marko Rog (Cagliari).
  • 52': Mattia Zaccagni (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Artur Ionita.
  • 58': Foul by Luca Cigarini (Cagliari).
  • 58': Sofyan Amrabat (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Luca Cigarini (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Foul by Marko Rog (Cagliari).
  • 62': Sofyan Amrabat (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Offside, Verona. Darko Lazovic tries a through ball, but Emmanuel Badu is caught offside.
  • 66': Amir Rrahmani (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Artur Ionita (Cagliari).
  • 68': Attempt missed. Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luca Cigarini.
  • 68': Substitution, Cagliari. Alberto Paloschi replaces Artur Ionita.
  • 68': Substitution, Cagliari. Federico Mattiello replaces Fabrizio Cacciatore.
  • 70': Foul by Luca Cigarini (Cagliari).
  • 70': Mattia Zaccagni (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Second yellow card to Luca Cigarini (Cagliari) for a bad foul.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luca Ceppitelli.
  • 74': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Fabio Pisacane (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valter Birsa with a cross.
  • 78': Emmanuel Badu (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Valter Birsa (Cagliari).
  • 78': Foul by Luca Pellegrini (Cagliari).
  • 78': Sofyan Amrabat (Verona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 80': Foul by Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari).
  • 80': Mattia Zaccagni (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Amir Rrahmani (Verona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Faraoni.
  • 84': Substitution, Cagliari. Charalampos Lykogiannis replaces Luca Pellegrini.
  • 85': Substitution, Verona. Federico Dimarco replaces Darko Lazovic.
  • 86': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Federico Dimarco.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari) header from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Valter Birsa with a cross following a corner.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Fabio Pisacane (Cagliari) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Giovanni Simeone following a corner.
  • 88': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Federico Dimarco.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Valter Birsa with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Federico Mattiello (Cagliari) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Verona 2, Cagliari 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Verona 2, Cagliari 1.

Statistics

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19 Fouls 4
4 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 1
0 Offsides 2
7 Corner Kicks 1
2 Saves 2
52.7 Possession 47.3
15 SHOTS 9
3 ON GOAL 4
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
371 Accurate Passes 348
441 Passes 422
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 2
37 Crosses 10
0.1 Cross % 0.2
38 Long Balls 52
22 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 3
9 Effective Tackles 8
15 Tackles 15
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
9 Interceptions 8
10 Effective Clearances 43
10 Clearances 43

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Location: Verona, 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

VER Hellas Verona (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Marco Silvestri (GK)
24 Marash Kumbulla
33 Alan Empereur
13 Amir Rrahmani
34 Sofyan Amrabat
7 Emmanuel Badu Yellow Card
88 Darko Lazovic
5 Davide Faraoni
10 Samuel Di Carmine
16 Fabio Borini Red Card
14 Valerio Verre
Hellas Verona Substitutes:
Alessandro Berardi, Claud Adjapong, Giampaolo Pazzini, Lucas Felippe Martello Nascimento, Eddie Salcedo, Mattia Zaccagni, Koray Günter, Miguel Veloso, Boris Radunovic, Federico Dimarco, Mariusz Stepinski, Salvatore Bocchetti.

CAG Cagliari (3-5-2)

No. Name
28 Alessio Cragno (GK)
23 Luca Ceppitelli Yellow Card
19 Fabio Pisacane Yellow Card
12 Fabrizio Cacciatore
6 Marko Rog
18 Nahitan Nández Yellow Card
8 Luca Cigarini Yellow Card
33 Luca Pellegrini
21 Artur Ionita
20 Gastón Pereiro Yellow Card
99 Giovanni Simeone
Cagliari Substitutes:
Sebastian Walukiewicz, Robin Olsen, Valter Birsa, Alberto Paloschi, Andrea Carboni, Riccardo Ladinetti, Rafael, Ragnar Klavan, Alessandro Lombardi, Federico Mattiello, Charalampos Lykogiannis.

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