Italian Serie B

FT Saturday, January 31, 2026
Spezia LWLLW 0
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Sampdoria DWLDD 1
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Stadio Luigi Ferraris · 23,112 att.

Team Stats

23
Fouls
14
4
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
1
0
Offsides
0
11
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
1
43.8
Possession
56.2
11
SHOTS
10
3
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.4
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
4
Blocked Shots
3
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

SPE leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

SAM · 3-4-2-1

  1. 50Tomasso MartinelliG
  2. 28Oliver AbildgaardCD
  3. 17Dennis HadzikadunicCD-L
  4. 13Matteo PalmaCD-R
  5. 16Liam HendersonCM-L
  6. 33Francesco ContiCM-R
  7. 7Manuel CicconiLM
  8. 29Alessandro Di PardoRM
  9. 99Matteo Brunori SandriF
  10. 10Luigi CherubiniCF-L
  11. 20Simone PafundiCF-R

SPE · 3-5-2

  1. 22Boris RadunovicG
  2. 55Petko HristovCD
  3. 11Pietro BeruattoCD-L
  4. 4Marco RuggeroCD-R
  5. 5Mattia ValotiCM-L
  6. 29Francesco CassataCM-R
  7. 60Alessandro RomanoAM
  8. 70Emanuele AdamoLM
  9. 17Leonardo SernicolaRM
  10. 9Gabriele ArtisticoCF-L
  11. 20Giuseppe Di SerioCF-R

Timeline

  1. 30' Francesco Cassata (Spezia) Yellow Card at 30'
  2. 34' Gabriele Artistico (Spezia) Yellow Card at 34'
  3. 35' Liam Henderson (Sampdoria) Yellow Card at 35'
  4. 38' Mattia Valoti (Spezia) Yellow Card at 38'
  5. 47' Dennis Hadzikadunic (Sampdoria) Yellow Card at 47'
  6. 50' Petko Hristov (Spezia) Yellow Card at 50'
  7. 57' Tjas Begic (Sampdoria) Substitution at 57'
  8. 58' Giuseppe Aurelio (Spezia) Substitution at 58'
  9. 67' Matteo Ricci (Sampdoria) Substitution at 67'
  10. 67' Massimo Coda (Sampdoria) Substitution at 67'
  11. 77' Christian Comotto (Spezia) Substitution at 77'
  12. 77' Vanja Vlahovic (Spezia) Substitution at 77'
  13. 85' Matteo Palma (Sampdoria) Red Card at 85'
  14. 85' Vanja Vlahovic (Spezia) Red Card at 85'
  15. 90' Matteo Ricci (Sampdoria) Goal at 90'
  16. 90'+1' Matteo Ricci (Sampdoria) Yellow Card at 91'
  17. 90'+2' Daniele Verde (Spezia) Substitution at 92'
  18. 90'+2' Alessandro Pio Riccio (Sampdoria) Substitution 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.