Spezia v Sampdoria

2025-26 Coppa Italia, First Round

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Gabriele Artistico - 36'

Liam Henderson - 34'

Spezia advance 4-2 on penalties

12
Mascardi
37
Mateju
15
Cistana
2
Wisniewski
5
Esposito
31
Aurelio
36
Candelari
8
Nagy
23
Candela
20
Di Serio
9
Artistico

No.Name
12Diego Mascardi
15Andrea Cistana 55Petko Hristov
37Ales Mateju
2Przemyslaw Wisniewski
5Salvatore Esposito
36Pietro Candelari 80Rachid Kouda
8Ádám Nagy
31Giuseppe Aurelio
23Antonio Candela
20Giuseppe Di Serio 34Christian Comotto
9Gabriele Artistico 27Edoardo Soleri

Substitutes
21Alessio Insignito
82Halid Djankpata
65Simone Giorgeschi
22Matteo Leonardo
45Gian Marco Crespi
30Giovanni Corradini
77Emmanuele Lorenzelli
26Matteo Onofri
24Andrea Bertoncini
14Szymon Zurkowski

Alberto Picco

12:30 PM, August 18, 2025

La Spezia, Italy

Attendance: 7,502

Referees:
Luca Zufferli

Spezia

Sampdoria

- Match ends, Spezia 1(4), Sampdoria 1(2).
99' Penalty Shootout ends, Spezia 1(4), Sampdoria 1(2).
99' Goal! Spezia 1(4), Sampdoria 1(2). Salvatore Esposito (Spezia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
98' Penalty saved. Estanis Pedrola (Sampdoria) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Diego Mascardi (Spezia).
97' Goal! Spezia 1(3), Sampdoria 1(2). Petko Hristov (Spezia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
96' Goal! Spezia 1(2), Sampdoria 1(2). Víctor Narro (Sampdoria) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
96' Goal! Spezia 1(2), Sampdoria 1(1). Rachid Kouda (Spezia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
95' VAR Decision: Other Decision Cancelled.
93' Goal! Spezia 1(1), Sampdoria 1(1). Marvin Çuni (Sampdoria) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
92' Goal! Spezia 1(1), Sampdoria 1. Edoardo Soleri (Spezia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
91' Penalty saved. Liam Henderson (Sampdoria) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Diego Mascardi (Spezia).
90' Penalty Shootout begins Spezia 1, Sampdoria 1.
90'+9' Second Half ends, Spezia 1, Sampdoria 1.
90'+9' VAR Decision: No Goal Spezia 1-1 Sampdoria.
90'+4' GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Fabio Depaoli (Sampdoria) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
90'+4' Offside, Sampdoria. Alex Ferrari is caught offside.
90'+4' Francesco Conti (Sampdoria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+4' Foul by Christian Comotto (Spezia).
90'+3' Foul by Christian Comotto (Spezia).
90'+3' Fabio Depaoli (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2' Attempt missed. Rachid Kouda (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
90'+1' Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+1' Attempt saved. Rachid Kouda (Spezia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner by Simone Ghidotti (Sampdoria). Assisted by Giuseppe Aurelio.
89' Salvatore Esposito (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89' Foul by Liam Henderson (Sampdoria).
88' Attempt missed. Edoardo Soleri (Spezia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
86' Substitution, Sampdoria. Nicholas Ioannou replaces Stipe Vulikic.
86' Substitution, Sampdoria. Víctor Narro replaces Massimo Coda.
85' Francesco Conti (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85' Foul by Francesco Conti (Sampdoria).
85' Christian Comotto (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84' Marvin Çuni (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84' Foul by Christian Comotto (Spezia).
83' Corner,Spezia. Conceded by Stipe Vulikic.
82' Foul by Edoardo Soleri (Spezia).
82' Alessandro Pio Riccio (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81' Petko Hristov (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81' Foul by Marvin Çuni (Sampdoria).
78' Substitution, Spezia. Christian Comotto replaces Giuseppe Di Serio.
77' Substitution, Spezia. Edoardo Soleri replaces Gabriele Artistico.
77' Stipe Vulikic (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77' Foul by Gabriele Artistico (Spezia).
76' Rachid Kouda (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76' Foul by Marvin Çuni (Sampdoria).
75' Gabriele Artistico (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75' Foul by Alessandro Pio Riccio (Sampdoria).
74' Attempt missed. Marvin Çuni (Sampdoria) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Liam Henderson.
73' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
71' Delay in match (Spezia).
66' Corner,Spezia. Conceded by Simone Ghidotti.
65' Corner,Spezia. Conceded by Fabio Depaoli.
64' Przemyslaw Wisniewski (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64' Foul by Marvin Çuni (Sampdoria).
64' Substitution, Sampdoria. Francesco Conti replaces Jordan Ferri.
63' Substitution, Sampdoria. Estanis Pedrola replaces Leonardo Benedetti.
63' Substitution, Spezia. Rachid Kouda replaces Pietro Candelari.
62' Substitution, Spezia. Petko Hristov replaces Andrea Cistana.
62' Attempt missed. Salvatore Esposito (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
61' Giuseppe Di Serio (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61' Foul by Alessandro Pio Riccio (Sampdoria).
59' Przemyslaw Wisniewski (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59' Foul by Leonardo Benedetti (Sampdoria).
58' Przemyslaw Wisniewski (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58' Foul by Marvin Çuni (Sampdoria).
57' Leonardo Benedetti (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57' Foul by Przemyslaw Wisniewski (Spezia).
56' Salvatore Esposito (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56' Foul by Liam Henderson (Sampdoria).
54' Attempt saved. Giuseppe Di Serio (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Simone Ghidotti (Sampdoria).
53' Attempt saved. Leonardo Benedetti (Sampdoria) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Diego Mascardi (Spezia). Assisted by Marvin Çuni.
52' Offside, Sampdoria. Jordan Ferri is caught offside.
51' Corner,Sampdoria. Conceded by Giuseppe Aurelio.
51' Marvin Çuni (Sampdoria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
51' Foul by Ales Mateju (Spezia).
50' Attempt blocked. Pietro Candelari (Spezia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
50' Attempt blocked. Giuseppe Aurelio (Spezia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonio Candela.
49' Gabriele Artistico (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49' Foul by Alessandro Bellemo (Sampdoria).
48' Offside, Sampdoria. Massimo Coda is caught offside.
48' Foul by Salvatore Esposito (Spezia).
48' Fabio Depaoli (Sampdoria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
46' Salvatore Esposito (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46' Foul by Liam Henderson (Sampdoria).
45' Substitution, Sampdoria. Marvin Çuni replaces Nikola Sekulov.
45' Second Half begins Spezia 1, Sampdoria 1.
45'+3' First Half ends, Spezia 1, Sampdoria 1.
45'+3' Attempt saved. Gabriele Artistico (Spezia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Simone Ghidotti (Sampdoria).
45'+2' Foul by Massimo Coda (Sampdoria).
45'+2' Andrea Cistana (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45' Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
44' Liam Henderson (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44' Foul by Ádám Nagy (Spezia).
43' Foul by Giuseppe Di Serio (Spezia).
43' Alessandro Pio Riccio (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42' Pietro Candelari (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42' Foul by Nikola Sekulov (Sampdoria).
41' Nikola Sekulov (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41' Foul by Giuseppe Aurelio (Spezia).
41' Corner,Spezia. Conceded by Alex Ferrari.
39' Nikola Sekulov (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39' Foul by Ales Mateju (Spezia).
37' Offside, Sampdoria. Massimo Coda is caught offside.
36' Goal! Spezia 1, Sampdoria 1. Gabriele Artistico (Spezia) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Antonio Candela with a cross.
34' Goal! Spezia 0, Sampdoria 1. Liam Henderson (Sampdoria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Massimo Coda following a fast break.
33' Salvatore Esposito (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
33' Foul by Nikola Sekulov (Sampdoria).
31' Offside, Sampdoria. Fabio Depaoli is caught offside.
30' Simone Ghidotti (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30' Foul by Giuseppe Di Serio (Spezia).
29' Corner,Spezia. Conceded by Alessandro Pio Riccio.
29' Pietro Candelari (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29' Foul by Alessandro Bellemo (Sampdoria).
28' Foul by Giuseppe Aurelio (Spezia).
28' Fabio Depaoli (Sampdoria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
26' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
24' Delay in match (Sampdoria).
23' Salvatore Esposito (Spezia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
23' Foul by Liam Henderson (Sampdoria).
22' Attempt missed. Pietro Candelari (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
21' Corner,Spezia. Conceded by Alessandro Bellemo.
20' Attempt missed. Massimo Coda (Sampdoria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Liam Henderson following a fast break.
17' Stipe Vulikic (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17' Foul by Giuseppe Di Serio (Spezia).
16' Attempt missed. Giuseppe Di Serio (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ales Mateju following a fast break.
14' Leonardo Benedetti (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
14' Salvatore Esposito (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14' Foul by Leonardo Benedetti (Sampdoria).
11' Giuseppe Di Serio (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11' Foul by Alessandro Pio Riccio (Sampdoria).
10' Foul by Ádám Nagy (Spezia).
10' Alessandro Bellemo (Sampdoria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
8' Foul by Ales Mateju (Spezia).
8' Fabio Depaoli (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8' Attempt blocked. Giuseppe Di Serio (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ales Mateju.
6' Jordan Ferri (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
6' Giuseppe Di Serio (Spezia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
6' Foul by Jordan Ferri (Sampdoria).
5' Foul by Jordan Ferri (Sampdoria).
5' Ales Mateju (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3' Hand ball by Giuseppe Di Serio (Spezia).
2' Offside, Spezia. Gabriele Artistico is caught offside.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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