Spezia vs Catanzaro

Serie B - Promotion Play-offs - Semi-finals 25 May 2025, 17:30
Spezia
Spezia
2–1
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Catanzaro
Catanzaro
🏟 Stadio Alberto Picco (La Spezia) 👤 M. Marchetti Round Semi-finals

Match report

Spezia edged past Catanzaro 2-1 in the Serie B - Promotion Play-offs - Semi-finals on 25 May 2025.

Catanzaro dominated possession with 65% of the ball, while Spezia had 9 shots to Catanzaro's 8.

T. Biasci was sent off in the 86th minute.

The match was played at Stadio Alberto Picco (La Spezia), with M. Marchetti in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 35% - 65% Shots 9 - 8 On target 2 - 4 Corners 2 - 2 Fouls 23 - 19 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Giuseppe Aurelio
Spezia · 1 goal
8 Rachid Kouda captained the side
7 Przemysław Wiśniewski 1 goal
7 Tommaso Cassandro 1 goal
7 Stefano Gori 3 saves
First half vs second half
Spezia stepped it up after the break, with 6 shots in the second half compared to 3 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–4 6–4
Shots On Goal 1–2 1–2
Ball Possession 35–65 —
Corners 1–1 1–1
Attacks 41–35 36–50
Match statistics
2 Corners 2
5 Substitution 4
77 Attacks 85
30 Dangerous Attacks 33
4 On Target 3
8 Off Target 5
9 Shots Total 8
2 Shots On Goal 4
4 Shots Off Goal 2
3 Shots Blocked 2
7 Shots Inside Box 7
2 Shots Outside Box 1
23 Fouls 19
2 Corners 2
0 Offsides 2
35% Ball Possession 65%
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
3 Saves 0
231 Passes Total 425
166 Passes Accurate 354
Line-ups 3-5-2  vs  3-3-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Spezia · 3-5-2
66 S. Gori
2 P. Wiśniewski 55 P. Hristov 37 A. Matějů
32 L. Vignali 29 F. Cassata 8 Á. Nagy 80 R. Kouda 31 G. Aurelio
20 G. Serio 9 F. Esposito
Catanzaro · 3-3-3-1
22 M. Pigliacelli
84 T. Cassandro 14 S. Scognamillo 6 F. Bonini
21 M. Pompetti 10 J. Petriccione 3 G. Quagliata
45 N. Buso 9 P. Iemmello 8 R. Ilie
19 A. Mantia
Spezia
Coach
L. D'Angelo
Substitutes
  • 13 Arkadiusz Reca
  • 25 Filippo Bandinelli
  • 7 Salvatore Elia
  • 11 Diego Falcinelli
  • 17 Antonio Čolak
  • 23 Leandro Chichizola
  • 4 Salvador Ferrer
  • 65 Simone Giorgeschi
  • 44 Mattia Benvenuto
  • 5 Salvatore Esposito
  • 36 Pietro Candelari
  • 10 Gianluca Lapadula
Catanzaro
Coach
F. Caserta
Substitutes
  • 70 Marco D'Alessandro
  • 90 Filippo Pittarello
  • 28 Tommaso Biasci
  • 20 Simone Pontisso
  • 99 Edoardo Borrelli
  • 25 Ludovico Gelmi
  • 23 Nicolò Brighenti
  • 4 Matias Antonini
  • 24 Riccardo Pagano
  • 7 Mattia Compagnon
  • 29 Demba Seck
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ M. D'Alessandro ↓ N. Buso Catanzaro
  • 66' ↑ T. Biasci ↓ R. Ilie Catanzaro
  • 66' ↑ F. Pittarello ↓ A. La Mantia Catanzaro
  • 68' ↑ A. Reca ↓ A. Matějů Spezia
  • 68' ↑ F. Bandinelli ↓ G. Di Serio Spezia
  • 79' ↑ S. Pontisso ↓ J. Petriccione Catanzaro
  • 83' ↑ S. Elia ↓ F. Cassata Spezia
  • 83' ↑ D. Falcinelli ↓ R. Kouda Spezia
  • 89' ↑ A. Čolak ↓ F. Esposito Spezia
Cards
  • 86' T. Biasci Catanzaro
  • 15' A. La Mantia Catanzaro
  • 31' A. Mateju Spezia
  • 88' D. Falcinelli Spezia
  • 88' S. Scognamillo Catanzaro
Head-to-head
Spezia 2 3 draws 2 Catanzaro
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Recent form
Spezia D D D D D
Catanzaro D D D L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Spezia vs Catanzaro?
Spezia won 2-1 against Catanzaro on 25 May 2025.
Who won Spezia vs Catanzaro?
Spezia won the match 2-1.
Where was Spezia vs Catanzaro played?
The match was played at Stadio Alberto Picco (La Spezia).
Who had more possession in Spezia vs Catanzaro?
Catanzaro had 65% of possession, compared to 35% for the other side.