Fiorentina vs Spezia 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 21': Salvador Ferrer (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Lucas Martínez Quarta (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 44': Goal! Fiorentina 1, Spezia 0. Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Fiorentina 1, Spezia 0.
- 45': Substitution, Spezia. Kelvin Amian replaces Salvador Ferrer.
- 45': Substitution, Spezia. Jacopo Sala replaces Eddie Salcedo.
- 45': Substitution, Spezia. Ebrima Colley replaces Simone Bastoni.
- 45': Second Half begins Fiorentina 1, Spezia 0.
- 55': Lorenzo Venuti (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Ebrima Colley (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Substitution, Fiorentina. Álvaro Odriozola replaces Lorenzo Venuti.
- 62': Goal! Fiorentina 2, Spezia 0. Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álvaro Odriozola.
- 65': Substitution, Spezia. Daniele Verde replaces Giulio Maggiore.
- 65': Substitution, Spezia. Rey Manaj replaces David Strelec.
- 68': Substitution, Fiorentina. Youssef Maleh replaces Gaetano Castrovilli.
- 68': Substitution, Fiorentina. José Callejón replaces Riccardo Sottil.
- 74': Goal! Fiorentina 3, Spezia 0. Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by José Callejón.
- 75': Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 75': Substitution, Fiorentina. Sofyan Amrabat replaces Lucas Torreira.
- 76': Substitution, Fiorentina. Igor Julio replaces Lucas Martínez Quarta.
- 82': Youssef Maleh (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Artemio Franchi
Location: Firenze, Italy
Attendance: 19,511
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +42 | Internazionale | 29 | 68 | 5 |
| +16 | Napoli | 30 | 62 | 6 |
| +23 | AC Milan | 29 | 60 | 3 |
| +26 | Como | 29 | 54 | 5 |
Statistics
SPE |
FIO![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 9 | Saves | 0 |
| 45.3 | Possession | 54.7 |
| 3 | SHOTS | 27 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 12 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 316 | Accurate Passes | 394 |
| 384 | Passes | 452 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 7 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 39 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 10 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 21 | Clearances | 11 |
Fiorentina (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pietro Terracciano (GK) |
| 2 | Lucas Martínez Quarta |
| 4 | Nikola Milenkovic |
| 3 | Cristiano Biraghi |
| 23 | Lorenzo Venuti |
| 18 | Lucas Torreira |
| 10 | Gaetano Castrovilli |
| 5 | Giacomo Bonaventura |
| 9 | Dusan Vlahovic |
| 8 | Riccardo Saponara |
| 33 | Riccardo Sottil |
Spezia (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 94 | Ivan Provedel (GK) |
| 43 | Dimitris Nikolaou |
| 28 | Martin Erlic |
| 20 | Simone Bastoni |
| 21 | Salvador Ferrer |
| 11 | Emmanuel Gyasi |
| 25 | Giulio Maggiore |
| 8 | Viktor Kovalenko |
| 18 | M'Bala Nzola |
| 44 | David Strelec |
| 29 | Eddie Salcedo |
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