Italian Serie B

Spezia vs Cremonese, 2019-20 Italian Serie B, Regular Season

· Italian Serie B
Spezia
  • 56': Giulio Maggiore
  • 72': Antonio Di Gaudio
  • 84': M'Bala Nzola
FT
3 - 2
Cremonese
  • 27': Claiton Machado
  • 87': Vittorio Parigini

About

Spezia are hosting Cremonese at Alberto Picco, La Spezia, 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': Foul by Federico Ricci (Spezia).
  • 1': Matteo Bianchetti (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Mariano Arini (Cremonese).
  • 2': Gennaro Acampora (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Antonio Piccolo (Cremonese).
  • 3': Matteo Ricci (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Salvador Ferrer.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Federico Ricci (Spezia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Riccardo Marchizza with a cross.
  • 9': Offside, Cremonese. Nicola Ravaglia tries a through ball, but Fabio Ceravolo is caught offside.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Federico Ricci (Spezia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Giulio Maggiore.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Antonio Piccolo (Cremonese) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Samuel Gustafson.
  • 13': Antonio Piccolo (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Gennaro Acampora (Spezia).
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Zan Celar (Cremonese) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mariano Arini.
  • 13': Foul by Zan Celar (Cremonese).
  • 13': Riccardo Marchizza (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Antonio Piccolo (Cremonese).
  • 15': Gennaro Acampora (Spezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Claudio Terzi (Spezia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gennaro Acampora with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 16': Foul by Giulio Maggiore (Spezia).
  • 16': Francesco Migliore (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Gennaro Acampora (Spezia).
  • 20': Francesco Deli (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Gennaro Acampora (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by M'Bala Nzola.
  • 21': M'Bala Nzola (Spezia) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Soufiane Bidaoui.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Federico Ricci (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matteo Ricci.
  • 24': Foul by Francesco Deli (Cremonese).
  • 24': Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Elio Capradossi (Spezia) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Federico Ricci with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 26': Corner, Cremonese. Conceded by Simone Scuffet.
  • 27': Francesco Deli (Cremonese) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Alessandro Crescenzi with a cross following a corner.
  • 27': Goal! Spezia 0, Cremonese 1. Claiton (Cremonese) header from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 30': Foul by Matteo Ricci (Spezia).
  • 30': Francesco Deli (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Matteo Ricci (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Soufiane Bidaoui (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matteo Ricci.
  • 33': Foul by Alessandro Crescenzi (Cremonese).
  • 33': Soufiane Bidaoui (Spezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Foul by Alessandro Crescenzi (Cremonese).
  • 34': Soufiane Bidaoui (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Zan Celar (Cremonese) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Gustafson.
  • 37': Foul by Antonio Piccolo (Cremonese).
  • 37': Soufiane Bidaoui (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Elio Capradossi (Spezia).
  • 39': Francesco Deli (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Elio Capradossi (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Fabio Ceravolo (Cremonese) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Zan Celar (Cremonese) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 41': Foul by Giulio Maggiore (Spezia).
  • 41': Zan Celar (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Francesco Deli (Cremonese).
  • 41': Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Francesco Deli (Cremonese) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Samuel Gustafson (Cremonese) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabio Ceravolo.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Federico Ricci (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Salvador Ferrer.
  • 45': Alessandro Crescenzi (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Soufiane Bidaoui (Spezia).
  • 45'+1': Elio Capradossi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Zan Celar (Cremonese).
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Federico Ricci (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gennaro Acampora.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Spezia 0, Cremonese 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Spezia 0, Cremonese 1.
  • 47': Offside, Spezia. Federico Ricci tries a through ball, but M'Bala Nzola is caught offside.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Gennaro Acampora (Spezia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Salvador Ferrer with a cross.
  • 50': Foul by Mariano Arini (Cremonese).
  • 50': Gennaro Acampora (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Federico Ricci.
  • 51': Corner, Cremonese. Conceded by Salvador Ferrer.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Riccardo Marchizza (Spezia) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 53': Offside, Spezia. Gennaro Acampora tries a through ball, but Soufiane Bidaoui is caught offside.
  • 55': Antonio Piccolo (Cremonese) is shown the yellow card.
  • 55': Substitution, Cremonese. Vittorio Parigini replaces Antonio Piccolo.
  • 56': Attempt saved. M'Bala Nzola (Spezia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Ricci.
  • 56': Goal! Spezia 1, Cremonese 1. Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  • 57': Claiton (Cremonese) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 57': Federico Ricci (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Foul by Claiton (Cremonese).
  • 60': Substitution, Spezia. Andrej Galabinov replaces Federico Ricci.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Soufiane Bidaoui (Spezia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gennaro Acampora.
  • 62': Fabio Ceravolo (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Claudio Terzi (Spezia).
  • 62': Substitution, Cremonese. Luca Valzania replaces Francesco Deli.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Luca Valzania (Cremonese) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 64': Foul by Vittorio Parigini (Cremonese).
  • 64': Soufiane Bidaoui (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Andrej Galabinov (Spezia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by M'Bala Nzola.
  • 67': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Nicola Ravaglia.
  • 67': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Mariano Arini.
  • 68': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Vittorio Parigini.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Andrej Galabinov (Spezia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 69': Substitution, Cremonese. Luca Ravanelli replaces Fabio Ceravolo.
  • 69': Substitution, Spezia. Antonio Di Gaudio replaces Soufiane Bidaoui.
  • 69': Substitution, Spezia. Paolo Bartolomei replaces Gennaro Acampora.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Andrej Galabinov (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 72': Goal! Spezia 2, Cremonese 1. Antonio Di Gaudio (Spezia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 73': Foul by Giulio Maggiore (Spezia).
  • 73': Francesco Migliore (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Andrej Galabinov.
  • 73': Samuel Gustafson (Cremonese) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Antonio Di Gaudio (Spezia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 76': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Claiton.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Andrej Galabinov (Spezia) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Paolo Bartolomei with a cross following a corner.
  • 78': Elio Capradossi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Alessandro Crescenzi (Cremonese).
  • 80': Offside, Spezia. Giulio Maggiore tries a through ball, but Andrej Galabinov is caught offside.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Antonio Di Gaudio (Spezia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paolo Bartolomei.
  • 84': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Luca Ravanelli.
  • 84': Goal! Spezia 3, Cremonese 1. M'Bala Nzola (Spezia) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paolo Bartolomei with a cross following a corner.
  • 86': Foul by Claudio Terzi (Spezia).
  • 86': Luca Valzania (Cremonese) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 87': Goal! Spezia 3, Cremonese 2. Vittorio Parigini (Cremonese) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner following a set piece situation.
  • 89': Foul by M'Bala Nzola (Spezia).
  • 89': Matteo Bianchetti (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Andrej Galabinov (Spezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Foul by Luca Ravanelli (Cremonese).
  • 90'+2': Foul by Francesco Migliore (Cremonese).
  • 90'+2': Matteo Ricci (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Luca Ravanelli (Cremonese).
  • 90'+3': M'Bala Nzola (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Luca Ravanelli (Cremonese) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Andrej Galabinov (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Samuel Gustafson (Cremonese).
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Spezia 3, Cremonese 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Spezia 3, Cremonese 2.

Statistics

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18 Fouls 12
5 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
2 Corner Kicks 5
7 Saves 2
40.8 Possession 59.2
10 SHOTS 26
3 ON GOAL 10
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
313 Accurate Passes 487
383 Passes 558
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 6
13 Crosses 23
0.1 Cross % 0.3
39 Long Balls 58
19 Accurate Long Balls 35
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
6 Blocked Shots 6
10 Effective Tackles 6
15 Tackles 12
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
12 Interceptions 11
25 Effective Clearances 7
25 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

Venue: Alberto Picco
Location: La Spezia, Italy
Attendance: 6,441

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

SPE Spezia (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Simone Scuffet (GK)
13 Elio Capradossi Yellow Card
19 Claudio Terzi
5 Riccardo Marchizza
21 Salvador Ferrer
8 Matteo Ricci Yellow Card
4 Gennaro Acampora
25 Giulio Maggiore
14 M'Bala Nzola
26 Soufiane Bidaoui
10 Federico Ricci
Spezia Substitutes:
Luca Vignali, Juan Ramos, Paolo Bartolomei, Tobías Reinhart, Sveinn Aron Gudjohnsen, Giuseppe Mastinu, Andrej Galabinov, Axel Desjardins, Titas Krapikas, Antonio Di Gaudio, Luca Mora.

CRE Cremonese (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
1 Nicola Ravaglia (GK)
15 Matteo Bianchetti
3 Claiton Machado
17 Francesco Migliore
23 Alessandro Crescenzi
30 Fabio Ceravolo
6 Samuel Gustafsson Yellow Card
7 Antonio Piccolo Yellow Card
18 Francesco Deli Yellow Card
4 Mariano Arini
27 Zan Celar
Cremonese Substitutes:
Vittorio Parigini, Michele Castagnetti, Emanuele Terranova, Emanuele De Bono, Luca Valzania, Simone Palombi, Daniel Ciofani, Gianluca Gaetano, Nadir Zortea, Reda Boultam, Giacomo Volpe, Luca Ravanelli.

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