Spezia vs Cagliari, 2020-21 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ASpezia deepen Cagliari crisis as Serie A relegation battle intensifies
Spezia secured a huge win for their Serie A survival hopes by beating relegation rivals Cagliari 2-1 on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Razvan Marin.
- 4': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Radja Nainggolan.
- 5': Hand ball by Roberto Piccoli (Spezia).
- 5': Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia).
- 7': Foul by Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari).
- 7': Jeroen Zoet (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia).
- 10': Joseph Alfred Duncan (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Ardian Ismajli.
- 11': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Jeroen Zoet.
- 12': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Emmanuel Gyasi.
- 13': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Razvan Marin.
- 16': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Charalampos Lykogiannis.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Diego Farias (Spezia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 16': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Diego Godín.
- 17': Attempt saved. Diego Farias (Spezia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matteo Ricci with a headed pass.
- 18': Ardian Ismajli (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by João Pedro (Cagliari).
- 20': Foul by Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari).
- 20': Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Attempt saved. Diego Farias (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 22': Foul by Ragnar Klavan (Cagliari).
- 22': Roberto Piccoli (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Foul by Diego Godín (Cagliari).
- 23': Roberto Piccoli (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Tommaso Pobega (Spezia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Salvador Ferrer with a cross.
- 24': Attempt missed. Matteo Ricci (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Farias.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nahitan Nández with a cross.
- 28': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari).
- 32': Foul by Ardian Ismajli (Spezia).
- 32': João Pedro (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Attempt missed. Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nahitan Nández with a cross.
- 34': Foul by Martin Erlic (Spezia).
- 34': Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Foul by Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari).
- 35': Matteo Ricci (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross.
- 40': Attempt missed. Roberto Piccoli (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Diego Farias.
- 43': Foul by Joseph Alfred Duncan (Cagliari).
- 43': Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Foul by João Pedro (Cagliari).
- 45'+2': Salvador Ferrer (Spezia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+2': João Pedro (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Spezia 0, Cagliari 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Spezia 0, Cagliari 0.
- 45': Substitution, Spezia. Simone Bastoni replaces Riccardo Marchizza.
- 49': Attempt missed. Roberto Piccoli (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Giulio Maggiore with a through ball.
- 49': Goal! Spezia 1, Cagliari 0. Roberto Piccoli (Spezia) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Gyasi with a cross.
- 51': Diego Godín (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Foul by Roberto Piccoli (Spezia).
- 56': Substitution, Spezia. Léo Sena replaces Tommaso Pobega.
- 56': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia).
- 56': Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Salvador Ferrer (Spezia).
- 57': João Pedro (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Offside, Cagliari. Leonardo Pavoletti tries a through ball, but Nahitan Nández is caught offside.
- 65': Foul by Ardian Ismajli (Spezia).
- 65': João Pedro (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Attempt saved. Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 67': Diego Farias (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari).
- 67': Substitution, Spezia. M'Bala Nzola replaces Roberto Piccoli.
- 69': Ardian Ismajli (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari).
- 69': Substitution, Cagliari. Gastón Pereiro replaces Charalampos Lykogiannis.
- 70': Substitution, Cagliari. Giovanni Simeone replaces Leonardo Pavoletti.
- 71': Foul by João Pedro (Cagliari).
- 71': Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Diego Farias (Spezia) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 72': Diego Farias (Spezia) is shown the yellow card.
- 73': Attempt saved. Gastón Pereiro (Cagliari) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovanni Simeone.
- 73': Offside, Cagliari. Joseph Alfred Duncan tries a through ball, but Giovanni Simeone is caught offside.
- 75': Attempt missed. Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by João Pedro with a cross.
- 79': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Cagliari).
- 79': Simone Bastoni (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Simone Bastoni (Spezia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Ricci.
- 80': Goal! Spezia 2, Cagliari 0. Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Simone Bastoni with a cross.
- 81': Substitution, Cagliari. Alberto Cerri replaces Joseph Alfred Duncan.
- 81': Substitution, Cagliari. Alessandro Tripaldelli replaces Ragnar Klavan.
- 81': Substitution, Spezia. Claudio Terzi replaces Martin Erlic.
- 81': Substitution, Spezia. Gennaro Acampora replaces Giulio Maggiore.
- 82': Foul by Alessandro Tripaldelli (Cagliari).
- 82': Salvador Ferrer (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Attempt missed. Gastón Pereiro (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nahitan Nández with a cross.
- 83': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Gennaro Acampora.
- 83': Attempt missed. Alberto Cerri (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross following a corner.
- 83': Goal! Spezia 2, Cagliari 1. Gastón Pereiro (Cagliari) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Daniele Rugani with a headed pass following a corner.
- 84': Foul by Simone Bastoni (Spezia).
- 84': Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Attempt missed. Gennaro Acampora (Spezia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matteo Ricci.
- 86': Ardian Ismajli (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Alberto Cerri (Cagliari).
- 87': Attempt saved. Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Radja Nainggolan.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nahitan Nández.
- 87': Offside, Cagliari. Radja Nainggolan tries a through ball, but Nahitan Nández is caught offside.
- 88': Foul by Gennaro Acampora (Spezia).
- 88': Razvan Marin (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Alessandro Tripaldelli.
- 90'+2': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Alessandro Tripaldelli (Cagliari).
- 90'+3': Offside, Cagliari. Radja Nainggolan tries a through ball, but Giovanni Simeone is caught offside.
- 90'+4': VAR Decision: No Goal Spezia 2-1 Cagliari.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Diego Farias (Spezia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Gyasi.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Spezia 2, Cagliari 1.
- 0': Match ends, Spezia 2, Cagliari 1.
Statistics
 CAG |
SPE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 6 |
| 45.5 | Possession | 54.5 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 285 | Accurate Passes | 358 |
| 382 | Passes | 465 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 19 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 77 | Long Balls | 83 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 39 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 19 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 23 | Clearances | 18 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jeroen Zoet (GK) |
| 28 | Martin Erlic |
| 34 | Adrian Ismajli |
| 5 | Riccardo Marchizza |
| 21 | Salvador Ferrer |
| 8 | Matteo Ricci |
| 26 | Tommaso Pobega |
| 25 | Giulio Maggiore |
| 91 | Roberto Piccoli |
| 17 | Diego Farias  |
| 11 | Emmanuel Gyasi |
Cagliari (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Alessio Cragno (GK) |
| 2 | Diego Godín |
| 15 | Ragnar Klavan |
| 24 | Daniele Rugani |
| 4 | Radja Nainggolan |
| 8 | Razvan Marin |
| 32 | Alfred Duncan |
| 22 | Charalampos Lykogiannis |
| 18 | Nahitan Nández |
| 10 | João Pedro |
| 30 | Leonardo Pavoletti |
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