US Catanzaro vs AS Cittadella, Serie B 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
US Catanzaro vs AS Cittadella — Serie B at Nicola Ceravolo.
- US Catanzaro 36 games · 59 pts (2025/26)
- AS Cittadella 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Valerio Crezzini
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Venezia FC 36 78 2 Frosinone Calcio 36 75 3 AC Monza 36 75 4 Palermo FC 36 69 5 US Catanzaro 36 59 6 Modena FC 2018 36 52 7 SS Juve Stabia 36 50 8 Calcio Avellino SSD 36 46 9 AC Cesena 36 45 10 Carrarese Calcio 36 43 11 Mantova 1911 SSD 36 43 12 UC Sampdoria 36 41 13 FC Sudtirol 36 40 14 Padova Calcio 36 40 15 ACD Virtus Entella 36 39 16 Empoli FC 36 37 17 Delfino Pescara 1936 36 34 18 AC Reggiana 36 34 19 SSC Bari 36 34 20 Spezia Calcio 36 33 -
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Nicola Ceravolo. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' The travelling AS Cittadella supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jacopo Petriccione suffering a number of foals already.
- 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 20' US Catanzaro seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Orji Okwonkwo, as he is very good at scoring at Nicola Ceravolo with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Federico Bonini made 467 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 35' It looks like no one’s ball. US Catanzaro is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 45' Pietro Iemmello needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AS Cittadella needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 55' Simone Pontisso has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 59' US Catanzaro manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marco D'Alessandro is hanging Tommaso Biasci on the field on 59 minute.
- 64' US Catanzaro manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mario Situm is hanging Marco D'Alessandro on the field on 64 minute.
- 65' GOAL! Pietro Iemmello scores on 65.
- 70' US Catanzaro is showing some good football. However, US Catanzaro are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 71' The referee shows US Catanzaro player a card on 71.
- 71' Time for substitution for AS Cittadella. Andrea Tessiore is replaced by Lorenzo Carissoni.
- 76' It looks surprising US Catanzaro does not make any changes. Tommaso Cassandro has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 78' The US Catanzaro manager makes a substitution. Riccardo Pagano departs to be replaced by Marco Pompetti.
- 79' The supporters are chanting for Mamadou Coulibaly. He replaces Simone Pontisso on 79 minute.
- 81' It is a substitution in AS Cittadella team. Alessio Vita is replaced by Jacopo Desogus on 81 minute.
- 86' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- Full Time. US Catanzaro beats AS Cittadella
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US Catanzaro
Starting XI- 9
- 20
- 23
- 14
- 22
- 10
- 6
- 3
- 84
- 24
- 28
Bench-
70
Marco D'Alessandro ↑ 59'
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80
Mamadou Coulibaly ↑ 79'
- 92
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19
Andrea La Mantia ↑ 59'
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21
Marco Pompetti ↑ 78'
- 25
- 29
- 8
- 82
- 90
- 45
- 61
Coach Fabio CasertaAS Cittadella
Starting XI-
31
Orji Okwonkwo ↓ Simone Rabbi 81'
- 78
- 2
- 13
- 7
- 32
- 19
- 6
- 8
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16
Alessio Vita ↓ Jacopo Desogus 81'
- 18
Bench- 35
- 45
- 28
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21
Simone Rabbi ↑ 81'
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11
Jacopo Desogus ↑ 81'
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24
Lorenzo Carissoni ↑ 71'
- 26
- 64
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20
Davide Voltan ↑ 81'
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37
Riccardo Palmieri ↑ 71'
- 17
Coach Alessandro Dal Canto -
Head to Head
US Catanzaro Form