Verona vs Spezia 2021-22 Italian Serie A
4 - 0
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Goal! Verona 1, Spezia 0. Giovanni Simeone (Verona) header from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Ilic with a cross following a corner.
- 15': Goal! Verona 2, Spezia 0. Marco Faraoni (Verona) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gianluca Caprari.
- 28': Gianluca Caprari (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Salvador Ferrer (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Goal! Verona 3, Spezia 0. Gianluca Caprari (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Giovanni Simeone.
- 45': Substitution, Verona. Yildirim Mert Çetin replaces Marco Faraoni.
- 45': Substitution, Verona. Federico Ceccherini replaces Koray Günter because of an injury.
- 45': Substitution, Spezia. Aimar Sher replaces Kelvin Amian.
- 59': Substitution, Spezia. David Strelec replaces Suf Podgoreanu.
- 59': Substitution, Spezia. M'Bala Nzola replaces Janis Antiste.
- 60': Substitution, Verona. Adrien Tameze replaces Gianluca Caprari.
- 68': Substitution, Verona. Giangiacomo Magnani replaces Nicolò Casale.
- 71': Goal! Verona 4, Spezia 0. Daniel Bessa (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antonin Barak following a fast break.
- 73': Substitution, Verona. Nikola Kalinic replaces Daniel Bessa.
- 81': Simone Bastoni (Spezia) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
- 90': Second Half ends, Verona 4, Spezia 0.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Location: Verona, Italy
Attendance: 8,938
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +41 | Internazionale | 26 | 64 | 4 |
| +21 | AC Milan | 26 | 54 | 2 |
| +12 | Napoli | 26 | 50 | 6 |
| +18 | AS Roma | 26 | 50 | 8 |
Statistics
SPE |
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|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 0 | Saves | 4 |
| 54.8 | Possession | 45.2 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 411 | Accurate Passes | 318 |
| 480 | Passes | 404 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 17 | Crosses | 3 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 13 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 19 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 7 | Clearances | 18 |
Hellas Verona (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 96 | Lorenzo Montipò (GK) |
| 21 | Koray Günter |
| 16 | Nicolo Casale |
| 27 | Pawel Dawidowicz |
| 14 | Ivan Ilic |
| 24 | Daniel Bessa |
| 8 | Darko Lazovic |
| 5 | Davide Faraoni |
| 99 | Giovanni Simeone |
| 10 | Gianluca Caprari |
| 7 | Antonín Barák |
Spezia (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jeroen Zoet (GK) |
| 43 | Dimitris Nikolaou |
| 15 | Petko Hristov |
| 20 | Simone Bastoni |
| 27 | Kelvin Amian |
| 10 | Daniele Verde |
| 11 | Emmanuel Gyasi |
| 21 | Salvador Ferrer |
| 9 | Rey Manaj |
| 17 | Suf Podgoreanu |
| 22 | Janis Antiste |
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