Cesena 1–1 Sampdoria
Cesena
1–1HT 1–0
Sampdoria
Cesena played Sampdoria in the Serie B on 23 August 2026 at Stadio Dino Manuzzi. The match finished 1–1.
Goals and cards
- 17'C. Shpendi (assist by M. Guidi)
- 38'Manuel Cicconi — Yellow card
- 43'Antonio David — Yellow card
- 50'Antonio David — Yellow card
- 50'Antonio David — Red card
- 57'Cristian Shpendi — Yellow card
- 83'L. Henderson (assist by S. Gartenmann)
Line-ups
Cesena 4-1-4-1
- A. Siano
- A. Ciofi
- M. Ilic
- J. Gelli
- A. David
- R. Pagano
- X. Druiventak
- D. Bisoli
- M. Guidi
- A. Fiori
- C. Shpendi
- SUBSTITUTES
- T. Mazzi
- N. Fontana
- G. Frabotta
- M. Natta
- V. Magni
- L. Schirone
- M. Francesconi
- F. Bertaccini
- M. Casadei
- L. D'Andrea
- A. Debenedetti
- COACHES: Alessandro Diamanti
Sampdoria 4-3-3
- P. Vindahl
- A. Di Pardo
- S. Gartenmann
- M. Viti
- M. Cicconi
- L. Henderson
- S. Esposito
- A. Bellemo
- D. Sinani
- G. Tutino
- F. Depaoli
- SUBSTITUTES
- S. Ghidotti
- A. Krastev
- A. Ferrari
- A. Riccio
- Y. Verschaeren
- L. Rodella
- T. Begic
- G. Forte
- L. Paratici
- S. Amarandei
- COACHES: Bernardo Corradi
Match statistics
| Cesena | Sampdoria | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Shots on goal | 9 |
| 4 | Shots off goal | 9 |
| 7 | Total shots | 21 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 5 | Shots inside box | 11 |
| 2 | Shots outside box | 10 |
| 18 | Fouls | 8 |
| 0 | Corners | 12 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 35% | Possession | 65% |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red cards | 0 |
| 8 | Saves | 1 |
| 296 | Total passes | 511 |
| 229 | Accurate passes | 442 |
| 77% | Pass accuracy | 86% |
| 1.49 | Expected Goals (xG) | 0.99 |
| -0.00 | goals_prevented | -0.00 |