Sampdoria vs Cesena, 2025-26 Italian Serie B, Regular Season

· Italian Serie B

Sampdoria

90'+2': Nicholas Ioannou

FT
1 - 2

Cesena

37': Michele Castagnetti
53': Giovanni Zaro

About

Sampdoria are hosting Cesena at Luigi Ferraris, Genova, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie B.

Match Timeline

10': Stipe Vulikic (Sampdoria) Yellow Card at 10'
24': Alessandro Pio Riccio (Sampdoria) Yellow Card at 24'
37': Michele Castagnetti (Cesena) Goal at 37'
45': Marvin Cuni (Sampdoria) Substitution at 45'
52': Luigi Cherubini (Sampdoria) Substitution at 52'
53': Giovanni Zaro (Cesena) Goal at 53'
57': Liam Henderson (Sampdoria) Yellow Card at 57'
69': Simone Pafundi (Sampdoria) Substitution at 69'
70': Fabio Depaoli (Sampdoria) Substitution at 70'
71': Cristian Shpendi (Cesena) Yellow Card at 71'
78': Emanuele Adamo (Cesena) Substitution at 78'
78': Matteo Francesconi (Cesena) Substitution at 78'
82': Tommaso Berti (Cesena) Yellow Card at 82'
83': Alessandro Bellemo (Sampdoria) Substitution at 83'
84': Simone Bastoni (Cesena) Substitution at 84'
84': Siren Diao (Cesena) Substitution at 84'
86': Fabio Depaoli (Sampdoria) Yellow Card at 86'
90'+2': Nicholas Ioannou (Sampdoria) Goal at 92'

Statistics

CES		SAM
17	Fouls	19
2	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	1
0	Saves	1
46.3	Possession	53.7
8	SHOTS	11
3	ON GOAL	1
0.4	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
2	Blocked Shots	5
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

Venue: Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Attendance: 23,745

Italian Serie B Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Venezia	35	+42	75
2	Monza	35	+29	72
3	Frosinone	35	+33	72
4	Palermo	35	+29	68

Full Table

Line-Ups

Sampdoria (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
98	Gaëtan Coucke (GK)
31	Stipe Vulikic
5	Alessandro Pio Riccio
44	Nicholas Ioannou
18	Lorenzo Venuti
72	Antonín Barák
16	Liam Henderson
28	Oliver Abildgaard
9	Massimo Coda
11	Estanis Pedrola
33	Francesco Conti

Sampdoria Substitutes:

Dennis Hadzikadunic, Alessandro Bellemo, Luigi Cherubini, Simone Ghidotti, Simone Giordano, Marvin Cuni, Fabio Depaoli, Andrei Coubis, Simone Pafundi, Víctor Narro, Leonardo Benedetti, Jordan Ferri.

Cesena (3-5-2)

No.	Name
33	Jonathan Klinsmann (GK)
19	Giovanni Zaro
24	Massimiliano Mangraviti
15	Andrea Ciofi
14	Tommaso Berti
25	Dimitri Bisoli
4	Michele Castagnetti
99	Gianluca Frabotta
11	Riccardo Ciervo
9	Cristian Shpendi
7	Jalen Blesa

Cesena Substitutes:

Simone Bastoni, Matteo Guidi, Alessandro Siano, Siren Diao, Marco Olivieri, Emanuele Adamo, Raffaele Celia, Tommaso Arrigoni, Peter Amoran, Vittorio Magni, Matteo Piacentini, Matteo Francesconi.

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