Spezia vs Sassuolo, 2021-22 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AAbout
Spezia are hosting Sassuolo
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': Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 1': Foul by Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia).
- 1': Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 3': Attempt saved. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top right corner.
- 4': Foul by Giulio Maggiore (Spezia).
- 4': Kaan Ayhan (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 11': Attempt missed. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gregoire Defrel.
- 14': Foul by Kelvin Amian (Spezia).
- 14': Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Offside, Spezia. Jacopo Sala tries a through ball, but M'Bala Nzola is caught offside.
- 23': Foul by Jacopo Sala (Spezia).
- 23': Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Attempt blocked. M'Bala Nzola (Spezia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rey Manaj.
- 25': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Kaan Ayhan.
- 26': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Foul by Jacopo Sala (Spezia).
- 26': Jacopo Sala (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Ivan Provedel.
- 31': Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Mert Müldür.
- 31': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo).
- 32': Foul by Rey Manaj (Spezia).
- 32': Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Offside, Spezia. Kelvin Amian tries a through ball, but M'Bala Nzola is caught offside.
- 35': Goal! Spezia 1, Sassuolo 0. Rey Manaj (Spezia) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Arkadiusz Reca with a cross.
- 37': Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Rey Manaj (Spezia).
- 38': Attempt missed. Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 38': Foul by Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo).
- 38': Martin Erlic (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Attempt saved. Rey Manaj (Spezia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Arkadiusz Reca with a headed pass.
- 39': Offside, Spezia. Arkadiusz Reca tries a through ball, but Rey Manaj is caught offside.
- 41': Attempt missed. Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Davide Frattesi.
- 43': Foul by Mert Müldür (Sassuolo).
- 43': Rey Manaj (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo).
- 44': Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Rey Manaj (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 45'+2': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Spezia 1, Sassuolo 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Spezia 1, Sassuolo 0.
- 45': Substitution, Sassuolo. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Matheus Henrique.
- 45': Substitution, Sassuolo. Jeremy Toljan replaces Mert Müldür.
- 47': Goal! Spezia 2, Sassuolo 0. Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by M'Bala Nzola.
- 50': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Viktor Kovalenko.
- 50': Attempt saved. Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maxime Lopez.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Rey Manaj (Spezia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacopo Sala.
- 52': Foul by Kaan Ayhan (Sassuolo).
- 52': Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Maxime Lopez.
- 56': Offside, Sassuolo. Jeremy Toljan tries a through ball, but Gianluca Scamacca is caught offside.
- 57': Foul by Martin Erlic (Spezia).
- 57': Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Attempt saved. Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maxime Lopez.
- 59': Foul by Martin Erlic (Spezia).
- 59': Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo).
- 60': Rey Manaj (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Arkadiusz Reca.
- 62': Attempt missed. Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Domenico Berardi with a cross following a corner.
- 66': Goal! Spezia 2, Sassuolo 1. Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
- 67': Substitution, Spezia. Mehdi Bourabia replaces Jacopo Sala.
- 67': Substitution, Spezia. Daniele Verde replaces Viktor Kovalenko.
- 68': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Emmanuel Gyasi.
- 69': Substitution, Sassuolo. Jeremie Boga replaces Gregoire Defrel.
- 70': Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Rey Manaj (Spezia).
- 73': Attempt missed. Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Daniele Verde.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxime Lopez.
- 74': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo).
- 75': Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Substitution, Spezia. Petko Hristov replaces Emmanuel Gyasi because of an injury.
- 77': Attempt missed. Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Georgios Kyriakopoulos with a cross.
- 79': Goal! Spezia 2, Sassuolo 2. Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
- 79': Attempt missed. Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 82': 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 Martin Erlic with a through ball.
- 82': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Andrea Consigli.
- 82': Attempt missed. M'Bala Nzola (Spezia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Daniele Verde with a cross following a corner.
- 84': Attempt saved. Jeremy Toljan (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
- 85': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 85': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card.
- 86': Substitution, Sassuolo. Abdou Harroui replaces Davide Frattesi.
- 88': Substitution, Spezia. Ebrima Colley replaces Rey Manaj.
- 88': Substitution, Spezia. Simone Bastoni replaces Giulio Maggiore.
- 90': Foul by Petko Hristov (Spezia).
- 90': Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Petko Hristov (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Kaan Ayhan (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+2': Offside, Spezia. Ebrima Colley tries a through ball, but M'Bala Nzola is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremy Toljan.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
- 90'+3': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Mehdi Bourabia.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Spezia 2, Sassuolo 2.
- 0': Match ends, Spezia 2, Sassuolo 2.
Statistics
 SAS |
SPE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 65.6 | Possession | 34.4 |
| 20 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 535 | Accurate Passes | 230 |
| 606 | Passes | 318 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 19 | Crosses | 6 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.7 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 11 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 9 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Alberto Picco
Location: La Spezia, Italy
Attendance: 4,987
Venue: Alberto Picco
Location: La Spezia, Italy
Attendance: 4,987
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 34 | +49 | 79 |
| 2 | Napoli | 34 | +19 | 69 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 34 | +21 | 67 |
| 4 | Juventus | 34 | +28 | 64 |
Line-Ups
Spezia (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 94 | Ivan Provedel (GK) |
| 43 | Dimitris Nikolaou |
| 28 | Martin Erlic |
| 13 | Arkadiusz Reca  |
| 27 | Kelvin Amian |
| 7 | Jacopo Sala |
| 8 | Viktor Kovalenko |
| 25 | Giulio Maggiore |
| 11 | Emmanuel Gyasi |
| 9 | Rey Manaj |
| 18 | M'Bala Nzola |
Sassuolo (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 47 | Andrea Consigli (GK) |
| 31 | Gian Marco Ferrari |
| 5 | Kaan Ayhan |
| 77 | Georgios Kyriakopoulos |
| 17 | Mert Müldür |
| 8 | Maxime López |
| 97 | Matheus Henrique |
| 16 | Davide Frattesi |
| 91 | Gianluca Scamacca |
| 92 | Grégoire Defrel |
| 25 | Domenico Berardi |
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