Spezia vs Crotone, 2020-21 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AAbout
Spezia are hosting Crotone
at Alberto Picco, La Spezia, Italy, starting on
. The match is a part of the Italian Serie A.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Spezia. Ardian Ismajli tries a through ball, but M'Bala Nzola is caught offside.
- 6': Daniele Verde (Spezia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Foul by Arkadiusz Reca (Crotone).
- 7': Attempt blocked. Daniele Verde (Spezia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Gyasi.
- 10': Foul by Ardian Ismajli (Spezia).
- 10': Simy (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt saved. Ahmad Benali (Crotone) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jacopo Petriccione with a through ball.
- 14': Foul by Martin Erlic (Spezia).
- 14': Simy (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Offside, Crotone. Sebastiano Luperto tries a through ball, but Simy is caught offside.
- 18': Attempt saved. Adam Ounas (Crotone) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ahmad Benali.
- 24': Foul by Matteo Ricci (Spezia).
- 24': Jacopo Petriccione (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia).
- 25': Junior Messias (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Arkadiusz Reca (Crotone).
- 26': Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Arkadiusz Reca (Crotone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia).
- 31': Salvatore Molina (Crotone) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Giulio Maggiore.
- 32': Hand ball by Giulio Maggiore (Spezia).
- 33': Ahmad Benali (Crotone) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 33': Foul by Ardian Ismajli (Spezia).
- 33': Ardian Ismajli (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Substitution, Crotone. Lisandro Magallán replaces Ahmad Benali because of an injury.
- 40': Goal! Spezia 0, Crotone 1. Koffi Djidji (Crotone) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Lisandro Magallán with a headed pass.
- 43': Foul by Adam Ounas (Crotone).
- 43': Matteo Ricci (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Giulio Maggiore (Spezia).
- 44': Jacopo Petriccione (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Tommaso Pobega (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Salvador Ferrer.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Spezia 0, Crotone 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Spezia 0, Crotone 1.
- 45': Substitution, Spezia. Diego Farias replaces Emmanuel Gyasi.
- 45': Substitution, Spezia. Léo Sena replaces Matteo Ricci.
- 48': Offside, Crotone. Alex Cordaz tries a through ball, but Adam Ounas is caught offside.
- 50': Foul by Junior Messias (Crotone).
- 50': Tommaso Pobega (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Junior Messias.
- 55': Diego Farias (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Lisandro Magallán (Crotone).
- 56': Foul by Jacopo Petriccione (Crotone).
- 56': Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Junior Messias.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Simy (Crotone) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arkadiusz Reca.
- 60': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Martin Erlic.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Sebastiano Luperto (Crotone) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Salvatore Molina with a cross.
- 61': Foul by Adam Ounas (Crotone).
- 61': Léo Sena (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Simy (Crotone).
- 61': Léo Sena (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Goal! Spezia 1, Crotone 1. Daniele Verde (Spezia) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Riccardo Marchizza with a headed pass.
- 64': Offside, Crotone. Koffi Djidji tries a through ball, but Simy is caught offside.
- 65': Foul by Adam Ounas (Crotone).
- 65': Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Hand ball by M'Bala Nzola (Spezia).
- 66': Foul by Adam Ounas (Crotone).
- 66': Léo Sena (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Substitution, Crotone. Niccolò Zanellato replaces Salvatore Molina.
- 70': Substitution, Spezia. Kevin Agudelo replaces Daniele Verde.
- 70': Substitution, Spezia. Luca Vignali replaces Salvador Ferrer.
- 72': Foul by Diego Farias (Spezia).
- 72': Junior Messias (Crotone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Léo Sena.
- 74': Offside, Spezia. Diego Farias tries a through ball, but M'Bala Nzola is caught offside.
- 76': Foul by Simy (Crotone).
- 76': Léo Sena (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Diego Farias (Spezia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Riccardo Marchizza with a through ball.
- 78': Goal! Spezia 1, Crotone 2. Simy (Crotone) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Niccolò Zanellato.
- 80': Attempt saved. Sebastiano Luperto (Crotone) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adam Ounas.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Adam Ounas (Crotone) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Koffi Djidji.
- 80': Diego Farias (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Koffi Djidji (Crotone).
- 81': Substitution, Crotone. Samuel Di Carmine replaces Adam Ounas because of an injury.
- 82': Foul by Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone).
- 82': Léo Sena (Spezia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 82': Offside, Spezia. Léo Sena tries a through ball, but Giulio Maggiore is caught offside.
- 84': Substitution, Spezia. Andrej Galabinov replaces Tommaso Pobega.
- 85': Foul by Diego Farias (Spezia).
- 85': Samuel Di Carmine (Crotone) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 86': Foul by Léo Sena (Spezia).
- 86': Junior Messias (Crotone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Attempt missed. Junior Messias (Crotone) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 88': Foul by Lisandro Magallán (Crotone).
- 88': Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Hand ball by Lisandro Magallán (Crotone).
- 89': Goal! Spezia 2, Crotone 2. Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Erlic following a set piece situation.
- 90'+1': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Koffi Djidji.
- 90'+2': Ardian Ismajli (Spezia) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Diego Farias with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+2': Goal! Spezia 3, Crotone 2. Martin Erlic (Spezia) header from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 90'+4': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Giulio Maggiore.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Spezia 3, Crotone 2.
- 0': Match ends, Spezia 3, Crotone 2.
Statistics
 CRO |
SPE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 0 | Saves | 3 |
| 39.8 | Possession | 60.2 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 293 | Accurate Passes | 479 |
| 377 | Passes | 568 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 13 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 69 | Long Balls | 91 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 58 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 6 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 20 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 21 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Alberto Picco
Location: La Spezia, Italy
Venue: Alberto Picco
Location: La Spezia, Italy
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 30 | +42 | 69 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 30 | +24 | 63 |
| 3 | Napoli | 30 | +16 | 62 |
| 4 | Como | 30 | +31 | 57 |
Line-Ups
Spezia (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 94 | Ivan Provedel (GK) |
| 28 | Martin Erlic |
| 34 | Adrian Ismajli  |
| 5 | Riccardo Marchizza |
| 21 | Salvador Ferrer |
| 8 | Matteo Ricci |
| 26 | Tommaso Pobega |
| 25 | Giulio Maggiore |
| 18 | M'Bala Nzola |
| 11 | Emmanuel Gyasi |
| 31 | Daniele Verde |
Crotone (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Cordaz (GK) |
| 5 | Vlasmir Golemic |
| 13 | Sebastiano Luperto |
| 26 | Koffi Djidji |
| 10 | Ahmad Benali |
| 30 | Junior Messias |
| 44 | Jacopo Petriccione |
| 69 | Arkadiusz Reca |
| 17 | Salvatore Molina |
| 25 | Simy |
| 7 | Adam Ounas |
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