Italian Serie B

FT Saturday, March 21, 2026
Catanzaro WDDWW 1
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Cesena DLDDL 3
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CAT101
CES033
Estadio Dino Manuzzi · 11,368 att.

Team Stats

12
Fouls
15
1
Yellow Cards
4
1
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
2
49.6
Possession
50.4
16
SHOTS
18
3
ON GOAL
6
0.2
On Target %
0.3
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
3
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

CAT leads series 3-1

Lineups

CES · 4-2-3-1

  1. 33Jonathan KlinsmannG
  2. 26Matteo PiacentiniCD-L
  3. 19Giovanni ZaroCD-R
  4. 27Tommaso CorazzaLB
  5. 15Andrea CiofiRB
  6. 14Tommaso BertiAM
  7. 10Simone BastoniLM
  8. 25Dimitri BisoliRM
  9. 22Giacomo VrioniF
  10. 9Cristian ShpendiAM-L
  11. 11Riccardo CiervoAM-R

CAT · 3-4-3

  1. 22Mirko PigliacelliG
  2. 4Matias Antonini LuiCD
  3. 23Niccolò BrighentiCD-L
  4. 84Tommaso CassandroCD-R
  5. 20Simone PontissoCM-L
  6. 10Jacopo PetriccioneCM-R
  7. 30Gabriele AlesiLM
  8. 27Costantino FavasuliRM
  9. 8Filippo PittarelloF
  10. 9Pietro IemmelloCF-L
  11. 14Mattia LiberaliCF-R

Timeline

  1. 34' Mattia Liberali (Catanzaro) Goal at 34'
  2. 56' Alberto Cerri (Cesena) Substitution at 56'
  3. 57' Marco Olivieri (Cesena) Substitution at 57'
  4. 59' Alberto Cerri (Cesena) Goal at 59'
  5. 65' Federico Di Francesco (Catanzaro) Substitution at 65'
  6. 65' Marco Pompetti (Catanzaro) Substitution at 65'
  7. 70' Tommaso Corazza (Cesena) Yellow Card at 70'
  8. 72' Matteo Piacentini (Cesena) Goal at 72'
  9. 76' Matteo Francesconi (Cesena) Substitution at 76'
  10. 77' Patrick Nuamah (Catanzaro) Substitution at 77'
  11. 77' Ruggero Frosinini (Catanzaro) Substitution at 77'
  12. 78' Alberto Cerri (Cesena) Yellow Card at 78'
  13. 82' Giovanni Zaro (Cesena) Yellow Card at 82'
  14. 83' N'Dri Koffi (Catanzaro) Substitution at 83'
  15. 87' Patrick Nuamah (Catanzaro) Red Card at 87'
  16. 87' Marco Olivieri (Cesena) Yellow Card at 87'
  17. 90'+3' Matteo Guidi (Cesena) Substitution at 93'
  18. 90'+4' Tommaso Berti (Cesena) Goal at 94'
  19. 90'+6' Pietro Iemmello (Catanzaro) Yellow Card at 96'

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.