Match report

Cesena and Sampdoria Draw 0-0 in Serie B

Cesena
Cesena
0–0
FT
Sampdoria
Sampdoria
Apr 25, 2026

Cesena and Sampdoria ended their Serie B clash in a goalless draw on April 25, 2026. Sampdoria's M. Viti had a goal cancelled by VAR in the 9th minute, but neither team could find a breakthrough in the tightly contested match. Multiple substitutions and yellow cards did not alter the scoreline.

Key Facts

  • Final score: Cesena 0–0 Sampdoria
  • M. Viti's goal cancelled by VAR in 9th minute
  • L. Cherubini and D. Hadzikadunic of Sampdoria received yellow cards
  • O. Abildgaard of Sampdoria received a yellow card
  • Gianluca Frabotta of Cesena received a yellow card in injury time

Lineups

Cesena

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1 Alessandro Siano (G)
  • 15 Andrea Ciofi (D)
  • 19 Giovanni Zaro (D)
  • 24 Massimiliano Mangraviti (D)
  • 27 Tommaso Corazza (D)
  • 10 Simone Bastoni (M)
  • 25 Dimitri Bisoli (M)
  • 9 Cristian Shpendi (M)
  • 14 Tommaso Berti (M)
  • 32 Marco Olivieri (M)
  • 7 Alberto Cerri (F)

Substitutes

  • 99 Gianluca Frabotta
  • 8 Gaetano Castrovilli
  • 11 Riccardo Ciervo
  • 23 Vittorio Magni
  • 22 Giacomo Vrioni
  • 40 Luca Ferretti
  • 16 Peter Amoran
  • 26 Matteo Piacentini
  • 18 Matteo Guidi
  • 4 Michele Castagnetti
  • 6 Tommaso Arrigoni
  • 70 Matteo Francesconi

Sampdoria

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 50 Tommaso Martinelli (G)
  • 29 Alessandro Di Pardo (D)
  • 17 Dennis Hadžikadunić (D)
  • 2 Mattia Viti (D)
  • 21 Simone Giordano (D)
  • 8 Matteo Ricci (M)
  • 28 Oliver Abildgaard (M)
  • 10 Luigi Cherubini (M)
  • 16 Liam Henderson (M)
  • 11 Tjaš Begić (M)
  • 99 Matteo Luigi Brunori (F)

Substitutes

  • 13 Matteo Palma
  • 23 Fabio Depaoli
  • 33 Francesco Conti
  • 7 Manuel Cicconi
  • 92 Edoardo Soleri
  • 1 Simone Ghidotti
  • 98 Gaëtan Coucke
  • 5 Alessandro Pio Riccio
  • 25 Alex Ferrari
  • 94 Salvatore Esposito
  • 34 Tommaso Casalino
  • 72 Antonin Barak

Timeline

  1. Sampdoria
    9' Sampdoria Var · Goal cancelled
    M. Viti
  2. Sampdoria
    30' Sampdoria Card · Yellow Card
    L. Cherubini

    Foul

  3. Cesena
    54' Cesena subst · Substitution 1
    Off: T. Corazza · On: Gianluca Frabotta
  4. Cesena
    55' Cesena subst · Substitution 2
    Off: S. Bastoni · On: G. Castrovilli
  5. Sampdoria
    57' Sampdoria Card · Yellow Card
    D. Hadzikadunic

    Foul

  6. Sampdoria
    64' Sampdoria Card · Yellow Card
    O. Abildgaard

    Foul

  7. Sampdoria
    65' Sampdoria subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Liam Henderson · On: Fabio Depaoli
  8. Sampdoria
    65' Sampdoria subst · Substitution 2
    Off: D. Hadzikadunic · On: M. Palma
  9. Sampdoria
    75' Sampdoria subst · Substitution 3
    Off: O. Abildgaard · On: F. Conti
  10. Cesena
    79' Cesena subst · Substitution 3
    Off: A. Cerri · On: R. Ciervo
  11. Sampdoria
    84' Sampdoria subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Matteo Brunori · On: E. Soleri
  12. Sampdoria
    84' Sampdoria subst · Substitution 5
    Off: L. Cherubini · On: M. Cicconi
  13. Cesena
    87' Cesena subst · Substitution 4
    Off: M. Olivieri · On: G. Vrioni
  14. Cesena
    87' Cesena subst · Substitution 5
    Off: A. Ciofi · On: V. Magni
  15. Cesena
    90'+4 Cesena Card · Yellow Card
    Gianluca Frabotta

    Foul

Match Stats

Stat Cesena Sampdoria
Fouls 16 14
Pass Accuracy 84% 86%
Offsides 1 2
Red Cards
Total Shots 10 13
Corners 4 5
Total Passes 441 426
Yellow Cards 1 3
Blocked Shots 3 5
Shots on Target 2 3
xG 0.54 0.49
Shots off Target 5 5
Possession 51% 49%
Goals Prevented 0 0
Accurate Passes 371 365
Shots Inside Box 5 5
Saves 3 2
Shots Outside Box 5 8

Key Match Notes

  • Sampdoria's M. Viti had a goal disallowed by VAR in the 9th minute, which could have shifted the momentum in favor of Sampdoria.
  • Both teams made several substitutions in the second half, but the game remained evenly contested with no significant shifts in momentum.