Ninety
Cesena
Italian Serie B
Show score
1 - 1
Full time
Sampdoria
Cesena vs Sampdoria: match report
Cesena hosted Sampdoria at Estadio Dino Manuzzi on Sunday 23 August 2026, in the Italian Serie B (round 1). Cesena are without 1 player (Massimiliano Mangraviti); Sampdoria have no reported absences. Juan Luca Sacchi is the referee, averaging 3.4 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8.
Result and scorers
Cesena 1-1 Sampdoria. Goals: Cristian Shpendi 17' for Cesena; Liam Henderson 83' for Sampdoria.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 17' Goal: Cristian Shpendi (Cesena)
- 38' Yellow card: Manuel Cicconi (Sampdoria)
- 43' Yellow card: Antonio David (Cesena)
- 50' Red card: Antonio David (Cesena)
- 57' Yellow card: Cristian Shpendi (Cesena)
- 83' Goal: Liam Henderson (Sampdoria)
Match stats (contains the result)
| 35.3% | Possession | 64.7% |
| 7 | Shots | 21 |
| 2 | Shots on target | 9 |
| 0 | Corners | 12 |
| 18 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 8 | Saves | 1 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
Cesena 4-3-3
Coach: Alessandro Diamanti
- 1 Alessandro Siano GK
- 15 Andrea Ciofi DEF
- 6 Mihajlo Ilic DEF
- 4 Jacopo Gelli DEF
- 3 Antonio David DEF
- 18 Matteo Guidi MID
- 10 Riccardo Pagano MID
- 25 Dimitri Bisoli MID
- 14 Xavello Druiventak FWD
- 9 Cristian Shpendi FWD
- 80 Antonio Fiori MID
Bench
- 7 Gianluca Frabotta MID
- 23 Vittorio Magni DEF
- 5 Luca Schirone MID
- 8 Matteo Francesconi MID
- 91 Alessandro Debenedetti FWD
- 39 Niccolò Fontana GK
- 90 Tommaso Mazzi GK
- 2 Mark Natta DEF
- 43 Filippo Bertaccini MID
- 20 Matteo Casadei MID
- 16 Luca D'Andrea FWD
Sampdoria 4-3-3
Coach: Bernardo Corradi
- 1 Peter Vindahl Jensen GK
- 29 Alessandro Di Pardo DEF
- 3 Stefan Gartenmann DEF
- 2 Mattia Viti DEF
- 7 Manuel Cicconi MID
- 6 Liam Henderson MID
- 94 Salvatore Esposito MID
- 14 Alessandro Bellemo MID
- 20 Danel Sinani MID
- 99 Gennaro Tutino FWD
- 23 Fabio Depaoli MID
Bench
- 11 Tjas Begic MID
- 16 Yari Verschaeren MID
- 12 Andrey Krastev GK
- 31 Simone Ghidotti GK
- 4 Alessandro Pio Riccio DEF
- 25 Alex Ferrari DEF
- 35 Leo Rodella MID
- 37 Stefan Amarandei MID
- 21 Giuseppe Forte FWD
- 17 Lorenzo Paratici FWD
Injuries and suspensions
Cesena
- Massimiliano Mangraviti suspension, back Late August 2026
Sampdoria
No reported absences.
Previous meetings
- Saturday 25 April 2026: Cesena 0-0 Sampdoria
- Saturday 13 September 2025: Sampdoria 1-2 Cesena
- Friday 17 January 2025: Sampdoria 1-2 Cesena
- Sunday 20 October 2024: Cesena 3-5 Sampdoria
- Saturday 18 April 2015: Sampdoria 0-0 Cesena