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56% Ball Possession CATANIA and 44% Ball Possession HELLAS VERONA
Catania – Hellas Verona 
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Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Catania, 20th position with 9 points and a negative goal difference of -18
Hellas Verona, 6th position with 25 points and a positive goal difference of +2
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Verona | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 27:25 | 2 | 25 |
| 20 | Catania | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10:28 | -18 | 9 |
Catania failing to win this home game. Yet, a tiny bit of ray to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Catania needed a victory to breathe because they are in the last position with only 9 points, though, with this draw just getting 1 point! At least, Catania not losing, but not giving space to Hellas Verona to claim a victory. Point blank, it’s a live crisis for Catania winning only 2 games this season. Imagine, before the game, Catania and Hellas Verona played the last time in Serie B, eight years ago, with a favor for Catania. Contrary to Catania’s poor results, Hellas Verona who were promoted from Serie B are having a rocking time in Serie A.
Here is CATANIA official starting lineup by coach Luigi De Canio:
CATANIA (4-3-3): 1 Frison; 2 Peruzzi, 6 Legrottaglie, 3 Spolli, 22 Alvarez; 8 Plasil, 13 Izco, 17 Guarente; 19 Castro, 11 Leto, 28 Barrientos.
Here is HELLAS VERONA official starting lineup by coach Andrea Mandorlini:
HELLAS VERONA (4-3-3): 1 Rafael; 29 Cacciatore, 18
Moras, 22 Maietta, 33 Agostini; 2 Romulo, 5 Donati, 10 Hallfredsson; 21
Gomez Taleb, 9 Toni, 15 Iturbe
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Before the game. Disciplinary situation: No suspended player for CATANIA.
1 suspended player for HELLAS VERONA: Jankovic
Stats before the game. Top scorer for CATANIA: Lucas Castro and Pablo Barrientos with 3 goals each
Top scorer for HELLAS VERONA: Jorginho with 7 goals
| Catania | Goals | Goals | Hellas Verona |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castro, Lucas | 3 | 7 | Jorginho, Frelio Filho |
| Barrientos, Pablo Cezar | 3 | 5 | Toni, Luca |
| Bergessio, Gonzalo | 1 | 3 | Cacciatore, Fabrizio |
| Leto, Sebastian | 1 | 3 | Romulo |
| Lopez, Maxi | 1 | 3 | Juanito |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of CATANIA: 3 lost
| 08/12/13 | SA | Sampdoria – Catania |
2:0 | Round 15 |
| 01/12/13 | SA | Catania – Milan |
1:3 | Round 14 |
| 24/11/13 | SA | Turin – Catania |
4:1 | Round 13 |
Here are the last 3 games of HELLAS VERONA: 1 win, 2 lost
| 08/12/13 | SA | Verona – Atalanta |
2:1 | Round 15 |
| 05/12/13 | CI | Sampdoria – Verona |
4:1 | Round R4 |
| 02/12/13 | SA | Fiorentina – Verona |
4:3 | Round 14 |
Photo calciocatania.it
Catania coach Luigi De Canio, the command is to go for the victory…..
Click the video to watch the highlights of the game, CATANIA vs HELLAS VERONA, Saturday 14 December 2013, Angelo Massimino Stadium, Catania, Italy, Serie A Week 16
to be added
Serie A Week 16, Sixteenth Round
Catania 0 – 0 Hellas Verona
Saturday 14 December 2013,
Angelo Massimino Stadium
Catania, Italy
20:45
Referee: DAMATO
Assistants: LO CICERO – PRETI
Fourth Official: LA ROCCA
ADD1: MASSA
ADD2: GIACOMELLI
Attendance: 15,872
Goals: No goals
Official formations – lineups:
Catania (4-3-3): Frison;
Peruzzi (90’Monzon), Legrottaglie, Spolli, Alvarez; Izco,
Guarente, Plasi; Barrientos (83′ Keko), Leto (75’Bergessio),
Castro.
Subs not used: (Andujar, Ficara, Rolin, Gyomber, Capuano, Tachtsidis, Freire,
Boateng, Petkovic).
Coach: De Canio.
Hellas Verona (4-3-3): Rafael;
Cacciatore, Moras (78′ Marques), Maietta, Agostini; Romulo, Donati
(84′ Laner), Hallfredsson; Iturbe, Toni, Gomez (68′ Donadel).
Subs not used: (Mihaylov, Nicolas, Bianchetti, Albertazzi, Rubin, Donadel, Martinho,
Sala, Longo, Cacia)..
Coach: Andrea Mandorlini.
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Catania 0 – 0 Hellas Verona 20:45 Referee: DAMATO |
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| Catania | Match Stats |
Hellas Verona |
| 0 | Goals | 0 |
| 16 (6) | Shots (on goal) | 8 (1) |
| 17 | Fouls | 19 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 56% | Ball Possession | 44% |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Saves | 6 |
What do you think of the results? Which players surprised you or disappointed you and why?