Spezia vs Sampdoria 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 30': Martin Erlic (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Morten Thorsby (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 47': Albin Ekdal (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Tomás Rincón (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Substitution, Spezia. Kevin Agudelo replaces Viktor Kovalenko.
- 69': Goal! Spezia 1, Sampdoria 0. Daniele Verde (Spezia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kevin Agudelo with a cross.
- 71': Daniele Verde (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 73': Second yellow card to Albin Ekdal (Sampdoria) for a bad foul.
- 74': Substitution, Spezia. Salvador Ferrer replaces Jacopo Sala.
- 74': Substitution, Spezia. M'Bala Nzola replaces Rey Manaj.
- 77': Substitution, Sampdoria. Ronaldo Vieira replaces Morten Thorsby.
- 77': Substitution, Sampdoria. Nicola Murru replaces Tommaso Augello.
- 86': Substitution, Spezia. Janis Antiste replaces Daniele Verde.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Sampdoria. Ernesto Torregrossa replaces Alex Ferrari.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Spezia 1, Sampdoria 0.
Game Information
Venue: Alberto Picco
Location: La Spezia, Italy
Attendance: 5,000
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +42 | Internazionale | 29 | 68 | 5 |
| +24 | AC Milan | 30 | 63 | 3 |
| +16 | Napoli | 30 | 62 | 6 |
| +26 | Como | 29 | 54 | 5 |
Statistics
SAM |
SPE![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 24 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 0 |
| 58.4 | Possession | 41.6 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 394 | Accurate Passes | 253 |
| 494 | Passes | 354 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 21 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 78 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 10 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 10 | Clearances | 18 |
Spezia (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 94 | Ivan Provedel (GK) |
| 43 | Dimitris Nikolaou |
| 28 | Martin Erlic |
| 14 | Jakub Kiwior |
| 13 | Arkadiusz Reca |
| 27 | Kelvin Amian |
| 7 | Jacopo Sala |
| 8 | Viktor Kovalenko |
| 11 | Emmanuel Gyasi |
| 10 | Daniele Verde |
| 9 | Rey Manaj |
Sampdoria (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Wladimiro Falcone (GK) |
| 26 | Giangiacomo Magnani |
| 25 | Alex Ferrari |
| 3 | Tommaso Augello |
| 24 | Bartosz Bereszynski |
| 10 | Francesco Caputo |
| 6 | Albin Ekdal |
| 87 | Antonio Candreva |
| 88 | Tomás Rincón |
| 2 | Morten Thorsby |
| 23 | Manolo Gabbiadini |
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