Catanzaro vs Spezia

Serie B - Promotion Play-offs - Semi-finals 21 May 2025, 18:30
Catanzaro
Catanzaro
0–2
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Spezia
Spezia
🏟 Stadio Nicola Ceravolo (Catanzaro) 👤 K. Bonacina Round Semi-finals

Match report

Spezia beat Catanzaro 2-0 in the Serie B - Promotion Play-offs - Semi-finals on 21 May 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 2 goals arrived after half-time.

Spezia had 9 shots to Catanzaro's 8.

The match was played at Stadio Nicola Ceravolo (Catanzaro), with K. Bonacina in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 55% - 45% Shots 8 - 9 On target 1 - 5 Corners 1 - 7 Fouls 17 - 22 Yellow cards 6
8
Player of the match
Francesco Pio Esposito
Spezia · 1 goal
8 Petko Hristov captained the side
8 Aleš Matějů captained the side
7 Giuseppe Di Serio 1 goal
7 Nicolò Brighenti captained the side
First half vs second half
Catanzaro stepped it up after the break, with 8 shots in the second half compared to 0 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 0–5 8–4
Shots On Goal 0–1 1–4
Ball Possession 45–55 —
Corners 0–4 1–3
Attacks 35–42 45–40
Match statistics
1 Corners 7
5 Substitution 5
80 Attacks 82
46 Dangerous Attacks 53
2 On Target 2
6 Off Target 3
8 Shots Total 9
1 Shots On Goal 5
5 Shots Off Goal 2
2 Shots Blocked 2
4 Shots Inside Box 5
4 Shots Outside Box 4
17 Fouls 22
1 Corners 7
1 Offsides 1
55% Ball Possession 45%
2 Yellow Cards 4
2 Saves 1
395 Passes Total 324
298 Passes Accurate 222
Line-ups 3-5-2  vs  3-5-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Catanzaro · 3-5-2
22 M. Pigliacelli
23 N. Brighenti 14 S. Scognamillo 6 F. Bonini
84 T. Cassandro 20 S. Pontisso 10 J. Petriccione 8 R. Ilie 3 G. Quagliata
9 P. Iemmello 28 T. Biasci
Spezia · 3-5-2
66 S. Gori
2 P. Wiśniewski 55 P. Hristov 37 A. Matějů
7 S. Elia 29 F. Cassata 8 Á. Nagy 80 R. Kouda 31 G. Aurelio
20 G. Serio 9 F. Esposito
Catanzaro
Coach
F. Caserta
Substitutes
  • 21 Marco Pompetti
  • 90 Filippo Pittarello
  • 70 Marco D'Alessandro
  • 45 Nicolò Buso
  • 19 Andrea La Mantia
  • 99 Edoardo Borrelli
  • 25 Ludovico Gelmi
  • 82 Christian Corradi
  • 4 Matias Antonini
  • 24 Riccardo Pagano
  • 80 Mamadou Coulibaly
Spezia
Coach
L. D'Angelo
Substitutes
  • 25 Filippo Bandinelli
  • 32 Luca Vignali
  • 11 Diego Falcinelli
  • 36 Pietro Candelari
  • 17 Antonio Čolak
  • 23 Leandro Chichizola
  • 12 Diego Mascardi
  • 4 Salvador Ferrer
  • 44 Mattia Benvenuto
  • 65 Simone Giorgeschi
  • 13 Arkadiusz Reca
  • 82 Halid Djankpata
Substitutions
  • 56' ↑ M. Pompetti ↓ S. Pontisso Catanzaro
  • 56' ↑ F. Pittarello ↓ T. Biasci Catanzaro
  • 70' ↑ F. Bandinelli ↓ S. Elia Spezia
  • 71' ↑ M. D'Alessandro ↓ N. Brighenti Catanzaro
  • 71' ↑ L. Vignali ↓ R. Kouda Spezia
  • 80' ↑ A. La Mantia ↓ J. Petriccione Catanzaro
  • 80' ↑ N. Buso ↓ G. Quagliata Catanzaro
  • 81' ↑ D. Falcinelli ↓ G. Di Serio Spezia
  • 90+1' ↑ P. Candelari ↓ F. Cassata Spezia
  • 90+2' ↑ A. Čolak ↓ F. Esposito Spezia
Cards
  • 18' S. Elia Spezia
  • 22' G. Aurelio Spezia
  • 26' G. Quagliata Catanzaro
  • 40' N. Brighenti Catanzaro
  • 47' F. Esposito Spezia
  • 90+5' P. Hristov Spezia
Head-to-head
Catanzaro 2 3 draws 2 Spezia
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2025-02-23 Spezia vs Catanzaro 0 - 1
2024-02-03 Spezia vs Catanzaro 1 - 1
Recent form
Catanzaro D D D D D
Spezia D D L L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Catanzaro vs Spezia?
Catanzaro lost 0-2 against Spezia on 21 May 2025.
Who won Catanzaro vs Spezia?
Spezia won the match 2-0.
Where was Catanzaro vs Spezia played?
The match was played at Stadio Nicola Ceravolo (Catanzaro).
Who had more possession in Catanzaro vs Spezia?
Catanzaro had 55% of possession, compared to 45% for the other side.