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

· Italian Serie B

Cesena

42': Cristian Shpendi
54': Alessio Castellini (OG)
78': Gianluca Frabotta

FT
3 - 2

Mantova

17': Francesco Ruocco (P)
25': Federico Artioli

About

Cesena are hosting Mantova at Estadio Dino Manuzzi, Cesena, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie B.

Match Timeline

17': Francesco Ruocco (Mantova) Penalty - Scored at 17'
25': Federico Artioli (Mantova) Goal at 25'
32': Nicholas Bonfanti (Mantova) Substitution at 32'
42': Cristian Shpendi (Cesena) Goal at 42'
54': Alessio Castellini (Mantova) Own Goal at 54'
56': Federico Artioli (Mantova) Yellow Card at 56'
63': Emanuele Adamo (Cesena) Substitution at 63'
70': Senan Mullen (Mantova) Substitution at 70'
70': David Wieser (Mantova) Substitution at 70'
73': Giovanni Zaro (Cesena) Yellow Card at 73'
78': Gianluca Frabotta (Cesena) Goal at 78'
80': Gianluca Frabotta (Cesena) Yellow Card at 80'
81': Simone Bastoni (Cesena) Substitution at 81'
81': Peter Amoran (Cesena) Substitution at 81'
83': César Falletti (Mantova) Substitution at 83'
83': Maat Caprini (Mantova) Substitution at 83'
90'+2': Matteo Guidi (Cesena) Substitution at 92'
90'+2': Siren Diao (Cesena) Substitution at 92'

Statistics

MAN		CES
7	Fouls	17
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	7
7	Saves	5
49.8	Possession	50.2
15	SHOTS	20
7	ON GOAL	9
0.5	On Target %	0.5
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	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
4	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: Estadio Dino Manuzzi
Location: Cesena, Italy
Attendance: 10,628

Italian Serie B Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Venezia	38	+46	82
2	Frosinone	38	+42	81
3	Monza	38	+29	76
4	Palermo	38	+28	72

Full Table

Line-Ups

Cesena (3-5-2)

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

Cesena Substitutes:

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

Mantova (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Marco Festa (GK)
29	Stefano Cella
27	Alessio Castellini
6	Cristiano Bani
96	Tommaso Maggioni
8	Federico Artioli
21	Simone Trimboli
36	Flavio Paoletti
7	Davis Mensah
19	Francesco Ruocco
23	Tommaso Marras

Mantova Substitutes:

Nicholas Bonfanti, Maat Caprini, David Wieser, Lorenzo Andrenacci, César Falletti, Davide Bragantini, Leonardo Mancuso, Francesco Galuppini, Antonio Fiori, Giacomo Fedel, Tommaso Pittino, Senan Mullen.

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