Spezia 1 – Venezia 0: Home fans rewarded with victory at the Stadio Alberto Picco
Spezia Calcio defeat Venezia 1-0 on Saturday at the Stadio Alberto Picco. Both sides came from defeats in their previous league games. Spezia were looking to get back their winning ways, following a previous defeat to Sassuolo. Venezia, on the other hand, lost 2-0 in the last match they played against Sampdoria. As the table looks today, Spezia are in 14th place, with 32 points from 31 matches, while Venezia sit in 19th, with 22 points from 31.
After a goalless first half, Spezia piled on the pressure in the second and were rewarded, with a goal from Emmanuel Gyasi just before the final whistle and seeing the game end 1-0.
For Spezia, Daniele Verde, Rey Manaj, Salva Ferrer and Jacopo Sala, came on for Viktor Kovalenko, Kevin Agudelo, Arkadiusz Reca and Simone Bastoni. Venezia brought on Domen Crnigoj, Jean-Pierre Nsame, Sofian Kiyine and Nani, to replace Antonio Vacca, Dennis Johnsen, Mickael Cuisance and Mattia Aramu.
There were bookings for Giulio Maggiore and Rey Manaj from Spezia, and David Okereke, for Venezia.
Spezia will next play Empoli away, with Venezia facing Udinese at home.
| Technical card: | |
|---|---|
| Spezia Calcio: | Ivan Provedel, Kelvin Amian, Dimitrios Nikolaou, Martin Erlic, Arkadiusz Reca (Salva Ferrer, min.67), Giulio Maggiore, Simone Bastoni (Jacopo Sala, min.90), Jakub Kiwior, Emmanuel Gyasi, Kevin Agudelo (Rey Manaj, min.67) and Viktor Kovalenko (Daniele Verde, min.57) |
| Venezia: | Niki Maenpaa, Tyronne Ebuehi, Mattia Caldara, Pietro Ceccaroni, Ridgeciano Haps, Ethan Ampadu, Mattia Aramu (Nani, min.83), Antonio Vacca (Domen Crnigoj, min.59), Mickael Cuisance (Sofian Kiyine, min.73), David Okereke and Dennis Johnsen (Jean-Pierre Nsame, min.59) |
| Stadium: | the Stadio Alberto Picco |
| Goals: | Emmanuel Gyasi (1-0, min. 90) |
