Italian Serie B

FT Saturday, February 21, 2026
Spezia WLDDL 3
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Cesena LLWLL 2
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SPE123
CES112
Estadio Dino Manuzzi · 9,885 att.

Team Stats

15
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
0
Corner Kicks
7
6
Saves
3
48.3
Possession
51.7
9
SHOTS
22
6
ON GOAL
8
0.7
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
1
Blocked Shots
6
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 3-1-1

Lineups

CES · 3-5-2

  1. 33Jonathan KlinsmannG
  2. 16Peter AmoranCD
  3. 24Massimiliano MangravitiCD-L
  4. 15Andrea CiofiCD-R
  5. 70Matteo FrancesconiCM-L
  6. 14Tommaso BertiCM-R
  7. 4Michele CastagnettiAM
  8. 99Gianluca FrabottaLM
  9. 11Riccardo CiervoRM
  10. 9Cristian ShpendiCF-L
  11. 7Alberto CerriCF-R

SPE · 3-5-2

  1. 22Boris RadunovicG
  2. 37Ales MatejuCD
  3. 94Giovanni BonfantiCD-L
  4. 4Marco RuggeroCD-R
  5. 70Emanuele AdamoCM-L
  6. 6Alessandro BellemoCM-R
  7. 60Alessandro RomanoAM
  8. 11Pietro BeruattoLM
  9. 17Leonardo SernicolaRM
  10. 90Laurs SkjellerupCF-L
  11. 9Gabriele ArtisticoCF-R

Timeline

  1. 4' Cristian Shpendi (Cesena) Goal at 4'
  2. 15' Alessandro Bellemo (Spezia) Yellow Card at 15'
  3. 17' Gabriele Artistico (Spezia) Goal at 17'
  4. 23' Massimiliano Mangraviti (Cesena) Yellow Card at 23'
  5. 45' Matteo Piacentini (Cesena) Substitution at 45'
  6. 53' Tommaso Berti (Cesena) Goal at 53'
  7. 57' Laurs Skjellerup (Spezia) Yellow Card at 57'
  8. 58' Christian Comotto (Spezia) Substitution at 58'
  9. 58' Luca Vignali (Spezia) Substitution at 58'
  10. 64' Giuseppe Aurelio (Spezia) Substitution at 64'
  11. 65' Vanja Vlahovic (Spezia) Substitution at 65'
  12. 67' Giuseppe Aurelio (Spezia) Goal at 67'
  13. 69' Vittorio Magni (Cesena) Substitution at 69'
  14. 72' Marco Olivieri (Cesena) Substitution at 72'
  15. 72' Tommaso Corazza (Cesena) Substitution at 72'
  16. 75' Gabriele Artistico (Spezia) Goal at 75'
  17. 82' Giacomo Vrioni (Cesena) Substitution at 82'
  18. 84' Ádám Nagy (Spezia) Substitution at 84'

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.