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

· Italian Serie B

Cittadella

46': Davide Adorni
76': Manuel Iori (P)

FT
1 - 2

Benevento

70': Gabriele Moncini
86': Christian Maggio

About

Cittadella are hosting Benevento at Pier Cesare Tombolato, Cittadella, 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.
4': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Pasquale Schiattarella.
4': Attempt missed. Davide Adorni (Cittadella) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Amedeo Benedetti with a cross following a corner.
6': Amedeo Benedetti (Cittadella) wins a free kick on the left wing.
6': Foul by Massimo Coda (Benevento).
8': Attempt blocked. Davide Luppi (Cittadella) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian D'Urso.
9': Attempt saved. Massimo Coda (Benevento) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Sau with a cross.
9': Attempt saved. Nicolas Viola (Benevento) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
10': Foul by Davide Adorni (Cittadella).
10': Massimo Coda (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Offside, Benevento. Christian Maggio tries a through ball, but Perparim Hetemaj is caught offside.
14': Foul by Federico Proia (Cittadella).
14': Roberto Insigne (Benevento) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Foul by Amedeo Benedetti (Cittadella).
17': Roberto Insigne (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Christian Maggio (Benevento) wins a free kick on the right wing.
17': Foul by Christian D'Urso (Cittadella).
18': Foul by Perparim Hetemaj (Benevento).
18': Mario Gargiulo (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Attempt blocked. Manuel Iori (Cittadella) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
23': Attempt missed. Mario Gargiulo (Cittadella) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luca Ghiringhelli with a cross.
24': Foul by Luca Ghiringhelli (Cittadella).
24': Marco Sau (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Hand ball by Perparim Hetemaj (Benevento).
26': Attempt saved. Marco Sau (Benevento) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roberto Insigne.
29': Foul by Davide Luppi (Cittadella).
29': Perparim Hetemaj (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Attempt missed. Federico Proia (Cittadella) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
31': Foul by Federico Proia (Cittadella).
31': Gaetano Letizia (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Attempt saved. Marco Sau (Benevento) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Perparim Hetemaj.
33': Christian Maggio (Benevento) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
33': Foul by Davide Adorni (Cittadella).
34': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Federico Proia.
35': Marco Sau (Benevento) is shown the yellow card.
35': Attempt missed. Roberto Insigne (Benevento) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolas Viola following a corner.
36': Attempt missed. Christian D'Urso (Cittadella) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Amedeo Benedetti with a cross.
37': Offside, Cittadella. Alberto Paleari tries a through ball, but Francesco Stanco is caught offside.
37': Offside, Benevento. Gaetano Letizia tries a through ball, but Nicolas Viola is caught offside.
40': Foul by Francesco Stanco (Cittadella).
40': Gaetano Letizia (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Amedeo Benedetti (Cittadella).
41': Perparim Hetemaj (Benevento) wins a free kick on the right wing.
41': Davide Adorni (Cittadella) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
41': Amedeo Benedetti (Cittadella) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43': Attempt blocked. Francesco Stanco (Cittadella) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Mario Gargiulo.
43': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Massimo Volta.
44': Attempt blocked. Davide Luppi (Cittadella) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Proia.
45': Foul by Mario Gargiulo (Cittadella).
45': Massimo Volta (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': First Half ends, Cittadella 0, Benevento 0.
45': Second Half begins Cittadella 0, Benevento 0.
46': Foul by Davide Adorni (Cittadella).
46': Nicolas Viola (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Second yellow card to Davide Adorni (Cittadella) for a bad foul.
48': Substitution, Cittadella. Domenico Frare replaces Christian D'Urso.
49': Foul by Mario Gargiulo (Cittadella).
49': Pasquale Schiattarella (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Luca Ghiringhelli (Cittadella).
53': Nicolas Viola (Benevento) wins a free kick on the left wing.
53': Luca Ghiringhelli (Cittadella) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Federico Proia.
57': Foul by Pasquale Schiattarella (Benevento).
57': Romano Perticone (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Pasquale Schiattarella (Benevento) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58': Substitution, Benevento. Riccardo Improta replaces Perparim Hetemaj.
58': Foul by Federico Proia (Cittadella).
58': Gaetano Letizia (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Romano Perticone (Cittadella).
60': Massimo Coda (Benevento) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61': Mario Gargiulo (Cittadella) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Substitution, Benevento. Gabriele Moncini replaces Marco Sau.
64': Foul by Gabriele Moncini (Benevento).
64': Romano Perticone (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Attempt saved. Francesco Stanco (Cittadella) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amedeo Benedetti with a cross.
67': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Luca Ghiringhelli.
67': Luca Caldirola (Benevento) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Nicolas Viola with a cross following a corner.
67': Attempt saved. Roberto Insigne (Benevento) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
67': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Alberto Paleari.
68': Hand ball by Gaetano Letizia (Benevento).
69': Hand ball by Amedeo Benedetti (Cittadella).
70': Goal! Cittadella 0, Benevento 1. Gabriele Moncini (Benevento) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roberto Insigne with a headed pass.
72': Attempt blocked. Francesco Stanco (Cittadella) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Iori.
72': Foul by Francesco Stanco (Cittadella).
72': Luca Caldirola (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Romano Perticone (Cittadella).
72': Gabriele Moncini (Benevento) wins a free kick on the left wing.
73': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Domenico Frare.
74': Attempt saved. Nicolas Viola (Benevento) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pasquale Schiattarella.
75': Penalty Cittadella. Francesco Stanco draws a foul in the penalty area.
75': Penalty conceded by Gaetano Letizia (Benevento) after a foul in the penalty area.
75': Gaetano Letizia (Benevento) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Goal! Cittadella 1, Benevento 1. Manuel Iori (Cittadella) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
77': Substitution, Benevento. Oliver Kragl replaces Roberto Insigne.
77': Offside, Cittadella. Amedeo Benedetti tries a through ball, but Francesco Stanco is caught offside.
78': Attempt missed. Gabriele Moncini (Benevento) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Massimo Coda.
78': Substitution, Cittadella. Nicola Pavan replaces Davide Luppi.
80': Foul by Massimo Volta (Benevento).
80': Francesco Stanco (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Francesco Stanco (Cittadella).
80': Luca Caldirola (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Attempt missed. Mario Gargiulo (Cittadella) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left.
82': Offside, Benevento. Nicolas Viola tries a through ball, but Massimo Coda is caught offside.
84': Foul by Manuel Iori (Cittadella).
84': Riccardo Improta (Benevento) wins a free kick on the left wing.
84': Manuel Iori (Cittadella) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': Substitution, Cittadella. Michael De Marchi replaces Francesco Stanco.
86': Attempt blocked. Riccardo Improta (Benevento) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Kragl.
86': Goal! Cittadella 1, Benevento 2. Christian Maggio (Benevento) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Oliver Kragl with a cross.
88': Offside, Benevento. Christian Maggio tries a through ball, but Gabriele Moncini is caught offside.
89': Foul by Federico Proia (Cittadella).
89': Lorenzo Montipò (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Attempt blocked. Riccardo Improta (Benevento) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Kragl.
90': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Luca Ghiringhelli.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Amedeo Benedetti (Cittadella) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
90'+2': Foul by Mario Gargiulo (Cittadella).
90'+2': Riccardo Improta (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Hand ball by Mario Gargiulo (Cittadella).
90'+5': Second Half ends, Cittadella 1, Benevento 2.
0': Match ends, Cittadella 1, Benevento 2.
0': Match ends, Cittadella 1, Benevento 2.

Statistics

BEN		CIT
8	Fouls	24
3	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	1
4	Offsides	2
6	Corner Kicks	2
1	Saves	6
52.5	Possession	47.5
13	SHOTS	13
8	ON GOAL	2
0.6	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
284	Accurate Passes	244
386	Passes	356
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
4	Accurate Crosses	10
20	Crosses	17
0.2	Cross %	0.6
64	Long Balls	82
27	Accurate Long Balls	32
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	5
9	Effective Tackles	8
14	Tackles	11
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
13	Interceptions	11
20	Effective Clearances	16
20	Clearances	16

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

Venue: Pier Cesare Tombolato
Location: Cittadella, Italy
Attendance: 5,057

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

Cittadella (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Alberto Paleari (GK)
5	Davide Adorni
18	Romano Perticone
3	Amedeo Benedetti
24	Luca Ghiringhelli
14	Davide Luppi
4	Manuel Iori
10	Christian D'Urso
20	Mario Gargiulo
8	Federico Proia
30	Francesco Stanco

Cittadella Substitutes:

Davide Diaw, Andrea Bussaglia, Michael De Marchi, Domenico Frare, Christian Mora, Giacomo Vrioni, Nicola Pavan, Marco Rosafio, Cristian Ventola, Luca Maniero, Alberto Rizzo, Simone Branca.

Benevento (4-3-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Lorenzo Montipò (GK)
5	Luca Caldirola
14	Massimo Volta
3	Gaetano Letizia
11	Christian Maggio
28	Pasquale Schiattarella
10	Nicolas Viola
21	Perparim Hetemaj
9	Massimo Coda
25	Marco Sau
19	Roberto Insigne

Benevento Substitutes:

Abdallah Basit, Lorenzo Del Pinto, Niccolò Manfredini, Pier Graziano Gori, Giuseppe Di Serio, Bright Gyamfi, Riccardo Improta, Oliver Kragl, Christian Pastina, Gabriele Moncini, Samuel Armenteros, Federico Barba.

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