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Italian Soccer Serie A
44% Ball Possession HELLAS VERONA and 56% Ball Possession SPEZIA
Hellas Verona 1 – 2 Spezia
30′ Simone Verdi 53′ MBala Nzola
. 6 MBala Nzola
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Hellas Verona, 20th position with 5 points and a negative goal difference of -16
Spezia, 17th position with 10 points and a negative goal difference of -13
Hellas Verona lost the Serie A Week 15 game against Spezia on Sunday 13 November 2022 at the Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium in Verona, Italy. This is a tough home defeat for Verona remaining in the last position with only 5 points. Spezia managed to make a comeback and beat Verona 2-1 and earns three heavy points in key salvation, the protagonist of the match is Mbala Nzola scoring the 2 goals for Spezia.
In the next round, Hellas Verona will play the away match against Torino, Spezia will play at home against Atalanta.
Hellas Verona opened the score in the 30th minute. Forward Simone Verdi defeated Spezia goalkeeper Dragowski with a left-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Kevin Lasagna.
👉Hellas Verona 1 – 0 Spezia, 30th minute, ⚽️ goal by Simone Verdi for @HellasVeronaFC with a left-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Kevin Lasagna. https://t.co/6SqMuEk9op
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) November 13, 2022
A cool, calm, and composed finish from Simone Verdi ✨ pic.twitter.com/a8ztgHRARz
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) November 13, 2022
Spezia equalized for the 1-1 in the 53rd minute. MBala Nzola defeated Hellas Verona goalkeeper with a left-footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Simone Bastoni.
👉Hellas Verona 1 – 1 Spezia, 53rd minute, ⚽️ goal by MBala Nzola equalized for @acspezia_en with a left-footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Simone Bastoni. https://t.co/hK6IR17oRS
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) November 13, 2022
Spezia overturned the result by taking the lead in the 69th minute. MBala Nzola scored with a headed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Mehdi Bourabia with a cross following a corner conceded by Lorenzo Montipò.
👉Hellas Verona 1 – 2 Spezia, 69th minute, ⚽️ goal by MBala Nzola for @acspezia_en with a headed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Mehdi Bourabia with a cross following a corner conceded by Lorenzo Montipò. https://t.co/yPiU4P0dZ9
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) November 13, 2022
✅ Stats before the game. Verona are unbeaten against Spezia in Serie A thanks to three wins and a draw: in these matches, the Venetians have scored eight goals, conceding only two (keeping clean sheets twice). The only point that Spezia managed to collect in the four Serie A matches against Verona came precisely at Bentegodi, in the 1-1 draw on 1 May 2021: a goal by Eddie Salcedo for the Gialloblù and Riccardo Saponara for the Ligurians. Verona have remained unbeaten in all their last five home games against Ligurian sides in Serie A (3W, 2D), the last knockout against these opponents at home came on 16 December 2020, 1-2 against Sampdoria. After a series of three consecutive defeats, Spezia drew their last league match, against Udinese; the Ligurians could draw two games in a row in a single Serie A season for the first time since November 2020. Spezia have not won any of the last seven league games (2D, 5L), only once in Serie A have they recorded a streak of eight consecutive matches without any success (between November 2020 and January 2021).
👉 Lineup HELLAS VERONA (3-4-2-1): Montipò; Ceccherini, Günter, Dawidowicz; Depaoli, Veloso, Tameze, Lazovic; Verdi, Lasagna; Djuric
👉Lineup SPEZIA (3-5-2): Dragowski; Amian, Caldara, Kiwior; Holm, Ekdal, Ampadu, Agudelo, Bastoni S.; Nzola, Gyasi
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🇮🇹 Referee Fabio Maresca from the section of Napoli will be assisted by Luigi Rossi from the section of Rovigo and Marco Trinchieri from the section of Milano. The Fourth Official will be Alessandro Prontera from the section of Bologna. The VAR will be Francesco Fourneau from the section of Roma 1. The AVAR will be Federico La Penna from the section of Roma 1.
Photo via twitter.com/hellasveronafc
Photo via twitter.com/acspezia_en
👉 Hellas Verona vs Spezia Match Officials
Serie A Week 15🗓️ Sunday 13 November 2022
🏟️ Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium
⏲️ 15:00🙍♂️Referee: MARESCA
🚩Assistants: ROSSI L. – TRINCHIERI
4⃣ Fourth Official: PRONTERA
VAR: FOURNEAU
AVAR: LA PENNAhttps://t.co/epY6k76QkM@SerieA_EN pic.twitter.com/8CipDiC12i— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) November 13, 2022
👉 Result Hellas Verona 1 – 2 Spezia
⚽️ Goals: 30′ Simone Verdi (V), 53′, 69′ MBala Nzola (S)
🟨 Yellows: Verona 2, Spezia 4
✍ Ball Possession: 44% @HellasVeronaFC and 56% @acspezia_en
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✅ https://t.co/pPFaiS7aUD@TheCalcioGuys @acspezia_br @ACSpeziaNL https://t.co/A8EMhn1Wg7— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) November 13, 2022
Photo via twitter.com/hellasveronafc
2022 – 2023 Italian Serie A Week 15
Hellas Verona 1 – 2 Spezia
Sunday 13 November 2022
Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium
Verona, Italy
15:00
Referee: MARESCA
Assistants: ROSSI L. – TRINCHIERI
Fourth Official: PRONTERA
VAR: FOURNEAU
AVAR: LA PENNA
Goals: ⚽️ 30′ Simone Verdi (V), 53′, 69′ MBala Nzola (S)
Official lineups – formations – tabellino:
👉 Lineup HELLAS VERONA (3-4-2-1): Montipò; Ceccherini, Günter (46′ Hien), Dawidowicz; Depaoli (80′ Terracciano), Veloso, Tameze, Lazovic (70′ Doig); Verdi (70′ Kallon), Lasagna; Djuric (60′ Henry)
Subs: Chiesa, Berardi, Perilli, Hrustic, Ilic, Hongla, Magnani, Praszelik, Cabal, Sulemana
Coach: Salvatore Bocchetti
👉 Lineup SPEZIA (3-5-2): Dragowski (42′ Zoet); Amian, Caldara, Kiwior; Holm, Ekdal (46′ Verde), Ampadu, Agudelo (82′ Ellertsson), Bastoni (dall’81’ Nikolau); Nzola, Gyasi (60′ Bourabia)
Subs: Zovko, Sala, Hristov, Beck, Ferrer, Maldini, Sher, Nguiamba, Strelec, Balde
Coach: Luca Gotti