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Cesena vs Mantova: match report

Cesena hosted Mantova at Estadio Dino Manuzzi on Sunday 6 September 2026, in the Italian Serie B (round 3). Mattia Drigo is the referee.

Result and scorers

Cesena 1-1 Mantova. Goals: Francesco Ruocco 31' for Mantova; Cristian Shpendi 77' for Cesena.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 19' Yellow card: Rachid Kouda (Mantova)
  • 31' Goal: Francesco Ruocco (Mantova)
  • 77' Goal: Cristian Shpendi (Cesena)
Match stats (contains the result)
67.1%Possession32.9%
20Shots8
6Shots on target4
10Corners4
10Fouls9
4Offsides0
3Saves5
0Yellow cards1
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Cesena 4-1-4-1

Coach: Alessandro Diamanti

  1. 1 Alessandro Siano GK
  2. 15 Andrea Ciofi DEF
  3. 6 Mihajlo Ilić DEF
  4. 4 Jacopo Gelli DEF
  5. 3 Antonio David DEF
  6. 10 Riccardo Pagano MID
  7. 25 Dimitri Bisoli MID
  8. 27 Marco Dalla Vecchia MID
  9. 14 Xavello Druiventak FWD
  10. 80 Antonio Fiori FWD
  11. 9 Cristian Shpendi FWD

Bench

  • 7 Gianluca Frabotta MID
  • 16 Luca D'Andrea FWD
  • 91 Alessandro Debenedetti FWD
  • 24 Massimiliano Mangraviti DEF
  • 18 Matteo Guidi MID
  • 13 Luca Ferretti GK
  • 90 Tommaso Mazzi GK
  • 2 Mark Natta DEF
  • 23 Vittorio Magni DEF
  • 32 Emil Bohinen MID
  • 5 Luca Schirone MID
  • 8 Matteo Francesconi MID

Mantova 3-4-2-1

Coach: Francesco Modesto

  1. 22 Francesco Bardi GK
  2. 5 Bodin Tomašević DEF
  3. 29 Stefano Cella DEF
  4. 27 Alessio Castellini DEF
  5. 41 Jonathan Silva MID
  6. 25 Lorenzo Ignacchiti MID
  7. 80 Rachid Kouda MID
  8. 50 Fahem Benaïssa-Yahia MID
  9. 8 Rareş Ilie MID
  10. 19 Francesco Ruocco MID
  11. 99 Vanja Vlahović FWD

Bench

  • 9 Ettore Gliozzi FWD
  • 10 David Wieser MID
  • 30 Davide Bragantini FWD
  • 58 Tommaso Del Lungo DEF
  • 20 Flavio Paoletti MID
  • 1 Luca Gemello GK
  • 33 Cristian Marai DEF
  • 75 Eman Košpo DEF
  • 6 Jean-Pierre Longonda MID
  • 18 Sambaly Keita MID
  • 71 Federico Chinetti FWD
  • 11 Ismale Cajazzo FWD
Previous meetings
  • Tuesday 17 March 2026: Mantova 3-0 Cesena
  • Saturday 13 December 2025: Cesena 3-2 Mantova
  • Thursday 1 May 2025: Mantova 3-0 Cesena
  • Sunday 29 September 2024: Cesena 4-2 Mantova
  • Tuesday 13 April 2010: Cesena 3-1 Mantova