Match report

Verona Defeats Spal 3-0 in Serie A Clash

Verona
Verona
3–0
FT
Spal
Spal
Jul 29, 2020

Verona cruised to a comfortable 3-0 victory over Spal in their Serie A encounter, with S. Di Carmine scoring twice and D. Faraoni netting the third. The match saw Verona dominate the early stages, putting the game out of reach by the 47th minute. Despite making several substitutions, Spal struggled to find any meaningful attacking threat against the resolute Verona defense.

Key Facts

  • • Verona secured the win with goals from S. Di Carmine (7th, 11th) and D. Faraoni (47th)
  • • F. Dimarco provided two assists for Verona
  • • Spal made multiple substitutions but could not prevent the defeat
  • • Valentin Eysseric and B. Dabo received yellow cards for their respective teams

Lineups

Verona

Formation: 3-4-2-1

Starting XI

  • 96 Boris Radunović (G)
  • 5 Davide Faraoni (D)
  • 21 Koray Günter (D)
  • 23 Federico Dimarco (D)
  • 16 Fabio Borini (M)
  • 34 Sofyan Amrabat (M)
  • 4 Miguel Veloso (M)
  • 88 Darko Lazović (M)
  • 32 Matteo Pessina (F)
  • 8 Valentin Eysseric (F)
  • 10 Samuel Di Carmine (F)

Substitutes

  • 1 Marco Silvestri
  • 22 Alessandro Berardi
  • 28 Filippo Terracciano
  • 7 Emmanuel Badu
  • 18 Lucas Felippe
  • 14 Valerio Verre
  • 20 Mattia Zaccagni
  • 29 Eddie Salcedo
  • 9 Mariusz Stępiński
  • 11 Giampaolo Pazzini

Spal

Formation: 4-5-1

Starting XI

  • 25 Karlo Letica (G)
  • 40 Nenad Tomović (D)
  • 66 Bartosz Salamon (D)
  • 41 Kevin Bonifazi (D)
  • 93 Mohamed Fares (D)
  • 21 Gabriel Strefezza (M)
  • 14 Bryan Dabo (M)
  • 6 Mirko Valdifiori (M)
  • 96 Georgi Tunjov (M)
  • 8 Mattia Valoti (M)
  • 37 Andrea Petagna (F)

Substitutes

  • 22 Demba Thiam
  • 65 Marco Meneghetti
  • 23 Francesco Vicari
  • 27 Felipe
  • 89 Jakub Iskra
  • 4 Thiago Cionek
  • 11 Alessandro Murgia
  • 90 Krisztofer Horvath
  • 7 Simone Missiroli
  • 77 Marco D'Alessandro
  • 91 Altin Kryeziu
  • 31 Federico Di Francesco

Timeline

  1. Verona
    7' Verona Goal · Normal Goal
    S. Di Carmine · Assist: D. Lazović
  2. Verona
    11' Verona Goal · Normal Goal
    S. Di Carmine · Assist: F. Dimarco
  3. Spal
    46' Spal subst · Substitution 1
    Off: J. Iskra · On: Mirko Valdifiori
  4. Spal
    46' Spal subst · Substitution 2
    Off: A. Murgia · On: Mohamed Fares
  5. Spal
    46' Spal subst · Substitution 3
    Off: M. D'Alessandro · On: M. Valoti
  6. Verona
    47' Verona Goal · Normal Goal
    D. Faraoni · Assist: F. Dimarco
  7. Verona
    53' Verona Card · Yellow Card
    Valentin Eysseric

    Roughing

  8. Spal
    66' Spal Card · Yellow Card
    B. Dabo

    Roughing

  9. Verona
    75' Verona subst · Substitution 1
    Off: G. Pazzini · On: S. Di Carmine
  10. Spal
    75' Spal subst · Substitution 4
    Off: F. Di Francesco · On: G. Tunjov
  11. Verona
    84' Verona subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Mattia Zaccagni · On: F. Borini
  12. Spal
    84' Spal subst · Substitution 5
    Off: K. Horváth · On: G. Strefezza
  13. Verona
    89' Verona subst · Substitution 3
    Off: E. Salcedo · On: Valentin Eysseric
  14. Verona
    89' Verona subst · Substitution 4
    Off: E. Agyemang-Badu · On: S. Amrabat

Match Stats

Stat Verona Spal
Fouls 15 13
Pass Accuracy 85% 82%
Offsides 3 1
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 17 14
Corners 7 1
Total Passes 474 419
Yellow Cards 1 1
Blocked Shots 1 2
Shots on Target 10 5
Shots off Target 6 7
Possession 54% 46%
Accurate Passes 404 342
Shots Inside Box 13 7
Saves 5 7
Shots Outside Box 4 7

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Verona's early goals by S. Di Carmine in the 7th and 11th minutes set the tone for the match, providing them with a strong psychological edge
  • ▸ D. Faraoni's goal in the 47th minute ensured Verona's dominance, putting the game out of reach for Spal