Pescara vs Cittadella, 2019-20 Italian Serie B, Regular Season

· Italian Serie B

Pescara

22': Gabriele Zappa
76':

FT
1 - 2

Cittadella

6': Davide Diaw
75': Manuel Iori (P)

About

Pescara are hosting Cittadella at Stadio Adriatico, Pescara, 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.
1': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Gabriele Zappa.
2': Attempt blocked. Filippo Melegoni (Pescara) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Galano.
4': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Davide Bettella.
6': Goal! Pescara 0, Cittadella 1. Davide Diaw (Cittadella) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Federico Proia with a through ball.
9': Davide Diaw (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Gabriele Zappa (Pescara).
10': Attempt saved. Gabriele Zappa (Pescara) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luca Palmiero with a through ball.
13': Foul by Alberto Rizzo (Cittadella).
13': Ledian Memushaj (Pescara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Attempt blocked. Marco Rosafio (Cittadella) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Davide Diaw with a headed pass.
17': Cristian Galano (Pescara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Foul by Simone Branca (Cittadella).
17': Corner, Pescara. Conceded by Manuel Iori.
17': Foul by Davide Bettella (Pescara).
17': Manuel Iori (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Davide Bettella (Pescara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Davide Diaw (Cittadella).
20': Attempt missed. Federico Proia (Cittadella) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Manuel Iori.
22': Goal! Pescara 1, Cittadella 1. Gabriele Zappa (Pescara) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Filippo Melegoni.
23': Filippo Melegoni (Pescara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Romano Perticone (Cittadella).
23': Romano Perticone (Cittadella) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
25': Foul by Davide Diaw (Cittadella).
25': Mirko Drudi (Pescara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Federico Proia (Cittadella).
26': Ledian Memushaj (Pescara) wins a free kick on the left wing.
26': Corner, Pescara. Conceded by Simone Branca.
26': Attempt missed. Luca Crecco (Pescara) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ledian Memushaj with a cross following a corner.
27': Corner, Pescara. Conceded by Manuel Iori.
30': Foul by Romano Perticone (Cittadella).
30': Milos Bocic (Pescara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Cristian Galano (Pescara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Foul by Romano Perticone (Cittadella).
32': Attempt saved. Ledian Memushaj (Pescara) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
33': Filippo Melegoni (Pescara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Simone Branca (Cittadella).
34': Filippo Melegoni (Pescara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Luca Ghiringhelli (Cittadella).
35': Attempt saved. Simone Branca (Cittadella) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian D'Urso.
36': Davide Diaw (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Foul by Cristiano Del Grosso (Pescara).
37': Attempt saved. Marco Rosafio (Cittadella) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian D'Urso with a through ball.
37': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Cristiano Del Grosso.
39': Foul by Federico Proia (Cittadella).
39': Gabriele Zappa (Pescara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Manuel Iori (Cittadella).
40': Luca Palmiero (Pescara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Substitution, Pescara. Edgar Elizalde replaces Cristiano Del Grosso because of an injury.
44': Corner, Pescara. Conceded by Alberto Rizzo.
45': Foul by Christian D'Urso (Cittadella).
45': Luca Crecco (Pescara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Christian D'Urso (Cittadella) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Filippo Melegoni (Pescara) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45': Foul by Marco Rosafio (Cittadella).
45'+2': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Davide Bettella.
45'+3': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Davide Bettella.
45'+4': First Half ends, Pescara 1, Cittadella 1.
45': Second Half begins Pescara 1, Cittadella 1.
49': Attempt missed. Davide Diaw (Cittadella) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Marco Rosafio with a cross.
54': Foul by Edgar Elizalde (Pescara).
54': Marco Rosafio (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55': Attempt blocked. Simone Branca (Cittadella) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
55': Attempt saved. Simone Branca (Cittadella) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
55': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Vincenzo Fiorillo.
56': Attempt saved. Romano Perticone (Cittadella) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian D'Urso with a cross.
56': Offside, Pescara. Vincenzo Fiorillo tries a through ball, but Milos Bocic is caught offside.
56': Foul by Simone Branca (Cittadella).
56': Ledian Memushaj (Pescara) wins a free kick on the right wing.
58': Attempt blocked. Milos Bocic (Pescara) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriele Zappa.
58': Corner, Pescara. Conceded by Domenico Frare.
58': Attempt saved. Mirko Drudi (Pescara) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ledian Memushaj with a cross.
58': Corner, Pescara. Conceded by Alberto Paleari.
59': Offside, Pescara. Luca Palmiero tries a through ball, but Cristian Galano is caught offside.
61': Foul by Christian D'Urso (Cittadella).
61': Luca Palmiero (Pescara) wins a free kick on the left wing.
63': Corner, Pescara. Conceded by Domenico Frare.
64': Attempt saved. Mirko Drudi (Pescara) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
65': Foul by Davide Diaw (Cittadella).
65': Luca Crecco (Pescara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Cristian Galano (Pescara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Domenico Frare (Cittadella).
67': Foul by Christian D'Urso (Cittadella).
67': Luca Palmiero (Pescara) wins a free kick on the right wing.
68': Substitution, Cittadella. Francesco Stanco replaces Marco Rosafio.
68': Davide Bettella (Pescara) wins a free kick on the right wing.
68': Foul by Simone Branca (Cittadella).
69': Milos Bocic (Pescara) is shown the yellow card.
71': Substitution, Cittadella. Davide Adorni replaces Luca Ghiringhelli because of an injury.
72': Edgar Elizalde (Pescara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Davide Diaw (Cittadella).
73': Penalty Cittadella. Davide Diaw draws a foul in the penalty area.
73': Penalty conceded by Edgar Elizalde (Pescara) after a foul in the penalty area.
74': Filippo Melegoni (Pescara) is shown the yellow card.
75': Goal! Pescara 1, Cittadella 2. Manuel Iori (Cittadella) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
77': Substitution, Pescara. Luca Clemenza replaces Filippo Melegoni.
77': Alberto Rizzo (Cittadella) wins a free kick on the left wing.
77': Foul by Milos Bocic (Pescara).
78': Davide Bettella (Pescara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Francesco Stanco (Cittadella).
78': Davide Adorni (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Foul by Cristian Galano (Pescara).
79': Attempt missed. Davide Diaw (Cittadella) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Christian D'Urso with a through ball.
81': Davide Bettella (Pescara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Francesco Stanco (Cittadella).
82': Davide Bettella (Pescara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Simone Branca (Cittadella).
85': Substitution, Pescara. Riccardo Maniero replaces Luca Crecco.
85': Substitution, Cittadella. Davide Luppi replaces Christian D'Urso.
87': Alberto Rizzo (Cittadella) is shown the yellow card.
90': Corner, Pescara. Conceded by Alberto Rizzo.
90': Offside, Pescara. Gabriele Zappa tries a through ball, but Edgar Elizalde is caught offside.
90'+1': Davide Bettella (Pescara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Davide Diaw (Cittadella).
90'+5': Offside, Cittadella. Romano Perticone tries a through ball, but Davide Diaw is caught offside.
90'+5': Attempt saved. Davide Luppi (Cittadella) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Pescara 1, Cittadella 2.
0': Match ends, Pescara 1, Cittadella 2.
0': Match ends, Pescara 1, Cittadella 2.

Statistics

CIT		PES
25	Fouls	7
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	3
6	Corner Kicks	8
4	Saves	5
49.9	Possession	50.1
12	SHOTS	8
7	ON GOAL	5
0.6	On Target %	0.6
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
309	Accurate Passes	301
410	Passes	410
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
4	Accurate Crosses	4
16	Crosses	22
0.3	Cross %	0.2
60	Long Balls	56
29	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	2
12	Effective Tackles	9
16	Tackles	16
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
8	Interceptions	12
18	Effective Clearances	19
18	Clearances	19

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

Venue: Stadio Adriatico
Location: Pescara, Italy
Attendance: 5,162

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

Pescara (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Vincenzo Fiorillo (GK)
16	Mirko Drudi
3	Cristiano Del Grosso
18	Davide Bettella
35	Filippo Melegoni
8	Ledian Memushaj
20	Luca Palmiero
25	Luca Crecco
27	Gabriele Zappa
41	Milos Bocic
11	Cristian Galano

Pescara Substitutes:

Fabrizio Alastra, Fabian Pavone, Gennaro Borrelli, Riccardo Maniero, Simone Farelli, Alessandro Bruno, Ibrahima Mane, Edoardo Masciangelo, Andrea Marafini, Edgar Elizalde, Luca Clemenza.

Cittadella (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Alberto Paleari (GK)
15	Domenico Frare
18	Romano Perticone
13	Alberto Rizzo
24	Luca Ghiringhelli
17	Marco Rosafio
4	Manuel Iori
10	Christian D'Urso
23	Simone Branca
8	Federico Proia
9	Davide Diaw

Cittadella Substitutes:

Amedeo Benedetti, Luca Maniero, Giuseppe Panico, Mario Gargiulo, Cristian Ventola, Alessio Vita, Davide Luppi, Francesco Stanco, Michael De Marchi, Andrea Bussaglia, Davide Adorni.

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