Italian Serie B

FT Saturday, September 13, 2025
Cesena WLLWD 2
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Sampdoria WWLLL 1
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CES112
SAM011
Luigi Ferraris · 23,745 att.

Team Stats

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

Head to Head

CES leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

SAM · 4-2-3-1

  1. 98Gaëtan CouckeG
  2. 31Stipe VulikicCD-L
  3. 5Alessandro Pio RiccioCD-R
  4. 44Nicholas IoannouLB
  5. 18Lorenzo VenutiRB
  6. 72Antonín BarákAM
  7. 16Liam HendersonLM
  8. 28Oliver AbildgaardRM
  9. 9Massimo CodaF
  10. 11Estanis PedrolaAM-L
  11. 33Francesco ContiAM-R

CES · 3-5-2

  1. 33Jonathan KlinsmannG
  2. 19Giovanni ZaroCD
  3. 24Massimiliano MangravitiCD-L
  4. 15Andrea CiofiCD-R
  5. 14Tommaso BertiCM-L
  6. 25Dimitri BisoliCM-R
  7. 4Michele CastagnettiAM
  8. 99Gianluca FrabottaLM
  9. 11Riccardo CiervoRM
  10. 9Cristian ShpendiCF-L
  11. 7Jalen BlesaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 10' Stipe Vulikic (Sampdoria) Yellow Card at 10'
  2. 24' Alessandro Pio Riccio (Sampdoria) Yellow Card at 24'
  3. 37' Michele Castagnetti (Cesena) Goal at 37'
  4. 45' Marvin Cuni (Sampdoria) Substitution at 45'
  5. 52' Luigi Cherubini (Sampdoria) Substitution at 52'
  6. 53' Giovanni Zaro (Cesena) Goal at 53'
  7. 57' Liam Henderson (Sampdoria) Yellow Card at 57'
  8. 69' Simone Pafundi (Sampdoria) Substitution at 69'
  9. 70' Fabio Depaoli (Sampdoria) Substitution at 70'
  10. 71' Cristian Shpendi (Cesena) Yellow Card at 71'
  11. 78' Emanuele Adamo (Cesena) Substitution at 78'
  12. 78' Matteo Francesconi (Cesena) Substitution at 78'
  13. 82' Tommaso Berti (Cesena) Yellow Card at 82'
  14. 83' Alessandro Bellemo (Sampdoria) Substitution at 83'
  15. 84' Simone Bastoni (Cesena) Substitution at 84'
  16. 84' Siren Diao (Cesena) Substitution at 84'
  17. 86' Fabio Depaoli (Sampdoria) Yellow Card at 86'
  18. 90'+2' Nicholas Ioannou (Sampdoria) Goal at 92'

Italian Serie B News

All news
News ESPN News Services USMNT's Gianluca Busio helps Venezia return to Serie A Venezia will be back in Italy's Serie A next season, after a 2-2 draw at Spezia on Friday secured promotion back to the top tier with a game to spare. News ESPN Ashley Cole 'discouraged' by coaching opportunities in England Former Chelsea defender Ashley Cole has said he felt "discouraged" by the lack of managerial opportunities in England and is grateful for Serie B side Cesena for the "massive leap of faith" in appointing him. News Tom Masters Ashley Cole wins first match in management as Cesena defeat Catanzaro Ashley Cole has won his first match as a senior professional football manager as Serie B side Cesena defeated Catanzaro 3-1. News ESPN Ashley Cole named head coach of Italian Serie B side Cesena Former England and Chelsea defender Ashley Cole has been appointed head coach of Serie B club Cesena.