News in English:
Cesena Stuns Sampdoria in Their Own Stadium
Genoa, Italy – In a match held at the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris, Cesena defeated Sampdoria with a score of 2 to 1, in a game valid for the third matchday of Serie B. The match, refereed by Maurizio Mariani, was marked by intensity and physical play.
Sampdoria, which dominated ball possession with 54%, failed to translate its superiority into goals. Despite generating 11 shots, only one found the opponent’s net. Cesena, on the other hand, was more effective in front of goal, taking advantage of their opportunities to claim the victory.
The first goal of the match came in the 37th minute, when M. Castagnetti of Cesena opened the scoring. In the second half, G. Zaro extended the lead for the visitors in the 53rd minute. Sampdoria scored a consolation goal in the 90th minute with a goal by N. Ioannou, assisted by S. Pafundi, but it was too late to avoid defeat.
The match was also characterized by the number of fouls committed by both teams, totaling 35. Sampdoria received four yellow cards (S. Vulikic, A. Riccio, L. Henderson, and F. Depaoli), while Cesena was cautioned on two occasions (C. Shpendi and T. Berti).
Despite having possession of the ball, Sampdoria failed to convert their chances and encountered a very solid Cesena team that knew how to take advantage of their opportunities to take all three points from Genoa.
Substitutions sampdoria: at minute 46 F. Conti came in and M. Cuni went out., at minute 51 E. Pedrola came in and L. Cherubini went out., at minute 69 A. Barak came in and S. Pafundi went out., at minute 69 L. Venuti came in and F. Depaoli went out., at minute 83 L. Henderson came in and A. Bellemo went out.
Substitutions cesena: at minute 77 R. Ciervo came in and E. Adamo went out., at minute 78 D. Bisoli came in and M. Francesconi went out., at minute 83 T. Berti came in and S. Bastoni went out., at minute 83 C. Shpendi came in and S. Balde went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Sampdoria
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Cesena
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