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

· Italian Serie B

Venezia

76': Pietro Ceccaroni
85': Mattia Aramu

FT
1 - 2

Cittadella

10': Davide Diaw
20': Christian D'Urso

About

Venezia are hosting Cittadella at Pier Luigi Penzo, Venezia, 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': Foul by Davide Diaw (Cittadella).
4': Michele Cremonesi (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Attempt missed. Alessio Vita (Cittadella) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Davide Luppi with a headed pass.
6': Foul by Adriano Montalto (Venezia).
6': Romano Perticone (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Nicola Pavan (Cittadella).
7': Luca Fiordilino (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Nicola Pavan (Cittadella) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
8': Davide Diaw (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Marco Modolo (Venezia).
8': Davide Diaw (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8': Foul by Luca Fiordilino (Venezia).
9': Adriano Montalto (Venezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
9': Foul by Romano Perticone (Cittadella).
9': Offside, Venezia. Alessandro Capello tries a through ball, but Adriano Montalto is caught offside.
10': Goal! Venezia 0, Cittadella 1. Davide Diaw (Cittadella) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Alessio Vita with a through ball.
12': Domenico Frare (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Mattia Aramu (Venezia).
12': Mattia Aramu (Venezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
13': Foul by Domenico Frare (Cittadella).
13': Mattia Aramu (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by Christian D'Urso (Cittadella).
15': Michele Cremonesi (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Adriano Montalto (Venezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15': Foul by Domenico Frare (Cittadella).
16': Davide Luppi (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Foul by Marco Modolo (Venezia).
16': Attempt blocked. Alessio Vita (Cittadella) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicola Pavan.
16': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Youssef Maleh.
17': Luca Ghiringhelli (Cittadella) is shown the yellow card.
18': Alessio Vita (Cittadella) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
18': Alessio Vita (Cittadella) is shown the yellow card.
20': Goal! Venezia 0, Cittadella 2. Christian D'Urso (Cittadella) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Davide Luppi.
23': Foul by Mario Gargiulo (Cittadella).
23': Luca Fiordilino (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Luca Ghiringhelli (Cittadella).
23': Youssef Maleh (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Dangerous play by Mario Gargiulo (Cittadella).
24': Luca Lezzerini (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Mario Gargiulo (Cittadella) is shown the yellow card for dangerous play.
27': Foul by Marco Modolo (Venezia).
27': Mario Gargiulo (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Attempt blocked. Youssef Maleh (Venezia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adriano Montalto.
28': Corner, Venezia. Conceded by Alessio Vita.
30': Offside, Venezia. Luca Fiordilino tries a through ball, but Adriano Montalto is caught offside.
31': Attempt blocked. Sergiu Suciu (Venezia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adriano Montalto.
31': Attempt missed. Luca Fiordilino (Venezia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
32': Attempt saved. Alessandro Capello (Venezia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mattia Aramu.
34': Davide Diaw (Cittadella) is shown the yellow card.
35': Foul by Adriano Montalto (Venezia).
35': Nicola Pavan (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Alessio Vita (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Venezia).
37': Corner, Venezia. Conceded by Mario Gargiulo.
37': Attempt missed. Mattia Aramu (Venezia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
37': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Luca Fiordilino.
41': Attempt saved. Youssef Maleh (Venezia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alessandro Capello.
41': Foul by Mattia Aramu (Venezia).
41': Mario Gargiulo (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Corner, Venezia. Conceded by Mario Gargiulo.
45': Foul by Davide Diaw (Cittadella).
45': Ivan Lakicevic (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': First Half ends, Venezia 0, Cittadella 2.
45': Second Half begins Venezia 0, Cittadella 2.
45': Substitution, Cittadella. Simone Branca replaces Mario Gargiulo.
45': Substitution, Venezia. Francesco Di Mariano replaces Sergiu Suciu.
47': Foul by Nicola Pavan (Cittadella).
47': Francesco Di Mariano (Venezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47': Christian D'Urso (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Venezia).
48': Foul by Simone Branca (Cittadella).
48': Youssef Maleh (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Ivan Lakicevic.
50': Attempt blocked. Alessio Vita (Cittadella) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
52': Attempt missed. Alessandro Capello (Venezia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
53': Attempt saved. Davide Diaw (Cittadella) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian D'Urso with a through ball.
53': Attempt saved. Simone Branca (Cittadella) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
53': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Luca Lezzerini.
53': Attempt blocked. Luca Ghiringhelli (Cittadella) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
53': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Francesco Di Mariano.
55': Attempt missed. Alessio Vita (Cittadella) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Christian D'Urso with a cross.
55': Attempt missed. Francesco Di Mariano (Venezia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alessandro Capello.
57': Foul by Simone Branca (Cittadella).
57': Youssef Maleh (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Domenico Frare (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Venezia).
58': Offside, Cittadella. Luca Ghiringhelli tries a through ball, but Davide Luppi is caught offside.
61': Foul by Cristian Ventola (Cittadella).
61': Mattia Aramu (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Substitution, Venezia. Yuri Senesi replaces Alessandro Capello.
62': Attempt missed. Youssef Maleh (Venezia) left footed shot from long range on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Francesco Di Mariano with a headed pass.
63': Adriano Montalto (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Domenico Frare (Cittadella).
63': Foul by Luca Fiordilino (Venezia).
63': Nicola Pavan (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Offside, Cittadella. Nicola Pavan tries a through ball, but Davide Diaw is caught offside.
65': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Ivan Lakicevic.
65': Substitution, Cittadella. Marco Rosafio replaces Christian D'Urso.
66': Attempt missed. Davide Diaw (Cittadella) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Simone Branca with a cross following a corner.
67': Corner, Venezia. Conceded by Simone Branca.
67': Attempt missed. Marco Modolo (Venezia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Francesco Di Mariano with a cross following a corner.
67': Foul by Francesco Di Mariano (Venezia).
67': Luca Ghiringhelli (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Cristian Ventola (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Foul by Yuri Senesi (Venezia).
68': Attempt blocked. Marco Rosafio (Cittadella) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicola Pavan.
71': Foul by Romano Perticone (Cittadella).
71': Francesco Di Mariano (Venezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
72': Foul by Alessio Vita (Cittadella).
72': Luca Fiordilino (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Simone Branca (Cittadella).
72': Francesco Di Mariano (Venezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
73': Simone Branca (Cittadella) is shown the yellow card.
74': Hand ball by Davide Luppi (Cittadella).
75': Substitution, Cittadella. Federico Proia replaces Davide Diaw.
76': Corner, Venezia. Conceded by Nicola Pavan.
76': Goal! Venezia 1, Cittadella 2. Pietro Ceccaroni (Venezia) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mattia Aramu with a cross following a corner.
78': Substitution, Venezia. Fabrizio Caligara replaces Michele Cremonesi.
78': Attempt saved. Marco Rosafio (Cittadella) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luca Ghiringhelli with a headed pass.
80': Cristian Ventola (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Fabrizio Caligara (Venezia).
80': Fabrizio Caligara (Venezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81': Foul by Luca Ghiringhelli (Cittadella).
81': Mattia Aramu (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Attempt missed. Adriano Montalto (Venezia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mattia Aramu with a cross.
83': Foul by Luca Fiordilino (Venezia).
83': Marco Rosafio (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83': Luca Fiordilino (Venezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Pietro Ceccaroni.
84': Attempt missed. Luca Ghiringhelli (Cittadella) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alessio Vita with a cross following a corner.
84': Attempt missed. Simone Branca (Cittadella) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nicola Pavan following a corner.
85': Alessio Vita (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Mattia Aramu (Venezia).
85': Second yellow card to Mattia Aramu (Venezia) for a bad foul.
88': Attempt missed. Adriano Montalto (Venezia) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Francesco Di Mariano with a cross.
88': Offside, Cittadella. Simone Branca tries a through ball, but Davide Luppi is caught offside.
89': Foul by Federico Proia (Cittadella).
89': Marco Modolo (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Francesco Di Mariano (Venezia).
90'+1': Luca Ghiringhelli (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Pietro Ceccaroni.
90'+3': Alessio Vita (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Fabrizio Caligara (Venezia).
90'+3': Attempt missed. Davide Luppi (Cittadella) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Venezia 1, Cittadella 2.
0': Match ends, Venezia 1, Cittadella 2.

Statistics

CIT		VEN
22	Fouls	19
6	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	1
3	Offsides	2
8	Corner Kicks	5
2	Saves	3
47.9	Possession	52.1
15	SHOTS	13
5	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
277	Accurate Passes	310
400	Passes	434
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
4	Accurate Crosses	6
21	Crosses	23
0.2	Cross %	0.3
82	Long Balls	87
27	Accurate Long Balls	45
0.3	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	2
13	Effective Tackles	10
18	Tackles	14
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
12	Interceptions	7
21	Effective Clearances	16
21	Clearances	16

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

Venue: Pier Luigi Penzo
Location: Venezia, Italy
Attendance: 3,734

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

Venezia (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
12	Luca Lezzerini (GK)
21	Michele Cremonesi
13	Marco Modolo
32	Pietro Ceccaroni
33	Ivan Lakicevic
9	Adriano Montalto
16	Luca Fiordilino
10	Mattia Aramu
23	Youssef Maleh
6	Sergiu Suciu
28	Alessandro Capello

Venezia Substitutes:

Alberto Pomini, Riccardo Bocalon, Yuri Senesi, Nicolo Simeoni, Nicolo Casale, Mario De Marino, Bruno, Domenico Rossi, Fabrizio Caligara, Francesco Di Mariano, Gianmarco Zigoni, Lorenzo Gavioli.

Cittadella (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Alberto Paleari (GK)
15	Domenico Frare
18	Romano Perticone
25	Cristian Ventola
24	Luca Ghiringhelli
14	Davide Luppi
26	Nicola Pavan
10	Christian D'Urso
20	Mario Gargiulo
16	Alessio Vita
9	Davide Diaw

Cittadella Substitutes:

Zan Celar, Giacomo Vrioni, Manuel Iori, Andrea Bussaglia, Christian Mora, Luca Maniero, Amedeo Benedetti, Federico Proia, Agostino Camigliano, Simone Branca, Marco Rosafio, Alberto Rizzo.

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