Italian Serie B

Perugia vs Benevento, 2019-20 Italian Serie B, Regular Season

· Italian Serie B
Perugia
  • 90'+1': Federico Melchiorri
FT
1 - 2
Benevento
  • 44': Luca Caldirola
  • 78': Roberto Insigne

About

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

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Marcello Falzerano (Perugia).
  • 2': Nicolas Viola (Benevento) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Massimo Coda (Benevento) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Oliver Kragl with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 4': Foul by Nicola Falasco (Perugia).
  • 4': Oliver Kragl (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Riccardo Improta (Benevento) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pasquale Schiattarella.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Riccardo Improta (Benevento) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolas Viola.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Gaetano Letizia (Benevento) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Perparim Hetemaj.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Riccardo Improta (Benevento) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Viola.
  • 10': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Slobodan Rajkovic.
  • 12': Diego Falcinelli (Perugia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Gaetano Letizia (Benevento).
  • 13': Attempt missed. Pietro Iemmello (Perugia) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Pasquale Mazzocchi with a cross.
  • 14': Foul by Filippo Sgarbi (Perugia).
  • 14': Riccardo Improta (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Marcello Falzerano (Perugia).
  • 19': Gaetano Letizia (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Pietro Iemmello (Perugia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gianluca Di Chiara.
  • 22': Diego Falcinelli (Perugia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 22': Foul by Luca Caldirola (Benevento).
  • 24': Attempt saved. Massimo Coda (Benevento) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolas Viola.
  • 25': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Federico Barba (Benevento) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Massimo Coda following a corner.
  • 27': Foul by Marcello Falzerano (Perugia).
  • 27': Riccardo Improta (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Massimo Coda (Benevento).
  • 28': Nicola Falasco (Perugia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Pietro Iemmello (Perugia).
  • 29': Riccardo Improta (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Amara Konate (Perugia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Nicolas Viola (Benevento).
  • 33': Offside, Perugia. Nicola Falasco tries a through ball, but Diego Falcinelli is caught offside.
  • 34': Foul by Leandro Greco (Perugia).
  • 34': Perparim Hetemaj (Benevento) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Leandro Greco (Perugia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 36': Foul by Pasquale Mazzocchi (Perugia).
  • 36': Riccardo Improta (Benevento) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 36': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Leandro Greco.
  • 38': Foul by Diego Falcinelli (Perugia).
  • 38': Luca Caldirola (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Riccardo Improta (Benevento) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolas Viola with a cross.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Pietro Iemmello (Perugia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicola Falasco.
  • 40': Corner, Perugia. Conceded by Luca Caldirola.
  • 40': Foul by Amara Konate (Perugia).
  • 40': Gaetano Letizia (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Amara Konate (Perugia).
  • 41': Nicolas Viola (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Oliver Kragl (Benevento) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Massimo Coda.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Nicolas Viola (Benevento) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 43': Foul by Filippo Sgarbi (Perugia).
  • 43': Riccardo Improta (Benevento) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 44': Goal! Perugia 0, Benevento 1. Luca Caldirola (Benevento) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Oliver Kragl with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Perugia 0, Benevento 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Perugia 0, Benevento 1.
  • 46': Filippo Sgarbi (Perugia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Riccardo Improta (Benevento).
  • 46': Foul by Diego Falcinelli (Perugia).
  • 46': Nicolas Viola (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Federico Barba (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Pasquale Mazzocchi (Perugia).
  • 50': Corner, Perugia. Conceded by Massimo Volta.
  • 52': Diego Falcinelli (Perugia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 52': Foul by Luca Caldirola (Benevento).
  • 53': Foul by Pasquale Mazzocchi (Perugia).
  • 53': Nicolas Viola (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Diego Falcinelli (Perugia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Massimo Volta (Benevento).
  • 55': Attempt missed. Oliver Kragl (Benevento) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Riccardo Improta.
  • 56': Foul by Pietro Iemmello (Perugia).
  • 56': Massimo Volta (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Massimo Coda (Benevento).
  • 58': Nicola Falasco (Perugia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Corner, Perugia. Conceded by Federico Barba.
  • 61': Substitution, Benevento. Roberto Insigne replaces Oliver Kragl.
  • 61': Amara Konate (Perugia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Dangerous play by Perparim Hetemaj (Benevento).
  • 64': Attempt saved. Roberto Insigne (Benevento) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 65': Offside, Perugia. Pasquale Mazzocchi tries a through ball, but Gianluca Di Chiara is caught offside.
  • 65': Substitution, Perugia. Federico Melchiorri replaces Pietro Iemmello.
  • 68': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Nicola Falasco.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Massimo Coda (Benevento) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolas Viola with a cross following a corner.
  • 69': Corner, Perugia. Conceded by Federico Barba.
  • 70': Substitution, Perugia. Hans Nicolussi Caviglia replaces Amara Konate.
  • 70': Foul by Roberto Insigne (Benevento).
  • 70': Marcello Falzerano (Perugia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 72': Substitution, Benevento. Gabriele Moncini replaces Massimo Coda.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Diego Falcinelli (Perugia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcello Falzerano.
  • 74': Gaetano Letizia (Benevento) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Substitution, Benevento. Alessandro Tuia replaces Perparim Hetemaj because of an injury.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Marcello Falzerano (Perugia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Gianluca Di Chiara with a cross.
  • 76': Corner, Perugia. Conceded by Lorenzo Montipò.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Pasquale Mazzocchi (Perugia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 76': Corner, Perugia. Conceded by Alessandro Tuia.
  • 77': Hand ball by Slobodan Rajkovic (Perugia).
  • 78': Goal! Perugia 0, Benevento 2. Roberto Insigne (Benevento) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gaetano Letizia.
  • 79': Alessandro Tuia (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Diego Falcinelli (Perugia).
  • 80': Attempt saved. Roberto Insigne (Benevento) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 81': Corner, Perugia. Conceded by Federico Barba.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Riccardo Improta (Benevento) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Gaetano Letizia.
  • 82': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
  • 84': Substitution, Perugia. Cristian Buonaiuto replaces Nicola Falasco.
  • 85': Cristian Buonaiuto (Perugia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 85': Foul by Massimo Volta (Benevento).
  • 86': Attempt missed. Gabriele Moncini (Benevento) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Riccardo Improta following a fast break.
  • 87': Foul by Gabriele Moncini (Benevento).
  • 87': Gianluca Di Chiara (Perugia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Perugia 1, Benevento 2. Federico Melchiorri (Perugia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Viola (Benevento) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Insigne.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Leandro Greco (Perugia).
  • 90'+3': Gabriele Moncini (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Leandro Greco (Perugia).
  • 90'+4': Nicolas Viola (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Hans Nicolussi Caviglia (Perugia).
  • 90'+5': Gaetano Letizia (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Hand ball by Marcello Falzerano (Perugia).
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Perugia 1, Benevento 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Perugia 1, Benevento 2.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 22
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 7
1 Saves 4
48.7 Possession 51.3
19 SHOTS 7
6 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
365 Accurate Passes 367
453 Passes 460
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 4
10 Crosses 29
0.6 Cross % 0.1
74 Long Balls 71
43 Accurate Long Balls 34
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 3
6 Effective Tackles 7
10 Tackles 13
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
17 Interceptions 15
30 Effective Clearances 11
30 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

Venue: Renato Curi
Location: Perugia, Italy
Attendance: 6,699

Italian Serie B Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Venezia 38 +46 82
2 Frosinone 38 +42 81
3 Monza 38 +29 76
4 Palermo 38 +28 72
Full Table

Line-Ups

PER Perugia (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Guglielmo Vicario (GK)
35 Slobodan Rajkovic
25 Nicola Falasco
6 Filippo Sgarbi
19 Leandro Greco Yellow Card
23 Marcello Falzerano
15 Amara Konate
27 Gianluca Di Chiara
7 Pasquale Mazzocchi
8 Diego Falcinelli
9 Pietro Iemmello
Perugia Substitutes:
Vlad Dragomir, Christian Kouan, Marco Albertoni, Cristian Buonaiuto, Hans Nicolussi Caviglia, Romario Benzar, Mardochee Nzita, Aleandro Rosi, Marco Carraro, Andrea Fulignati, Federico Melchiorri, Christian Capone.

BEN Benevento (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Lorenzo Montipò (GK)
5 Luca Caldirola
14 Massimo Volta
35 Federico Barba
3 Gaetano Letizia Yellow Card
28 Pasquale Schiattarella
10 Nicolas Viola
21 Perparim Hetemaj
9 Massimo Coda
16 Riccardo Improta
7 Oliver Kragl
Benevento Substitutes:
Abdallah Basit, Roberto Insigne, Christian Pastina, Pier Graziano Gori, Giuseppe Di Serio, Marco Sau, Alessandro Tuia, Lorenzo Del Pinto, Niccolò Manfredini, Christian Maggio, Francesco Rillo, Gabriele Moncini.

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