Virtus Entella 3-1 Cesena — Serie B, 10 Feb 2026
Virtus Entella beat Cesena 3-1 in Serie B on 10 February 2026 at Stadio Comunale, Chiavari. N. Karic, L. Cuppone and M. Tirelli scored for Virtus Entella; A. Cerri for Cesena. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Virtus Entella have won 2 and Cesena 1, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 9'
- 1-026'
- Half-time1-0
- 46'Foul
- 46'
- 46'
- 46'
- 2-052'
- 63'
- 63'
- 64'
- 64'
- 71'
- 71'
- 72'
- 76'out: M. Tirelli
- 2-177'assist: Andrea Ciofi
- 3-183'assist: N. Karic
- 88'
- 88'
- Full-time3-1
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Virtus Entella
- 8.2Nermin KarićM
- 7.6Luigi CupponeF
- 7.5Mattia TirelliF
- 7.5Mattia AlborghettiD
- 7.3Luca ParodiD
- 7.2Simone ColombiG
- 6.9Niccolò SquizzatoM
- 6.9Zsombor MenyhártM
- 6.9Andrea FranzoniF
- 6.9Davide BaritiM
- 6.6Ivan MarconiD
- 6.3Alessandro DebenedettiF
- 6.2Francesco MezzoniD
- 6.2Tommaso Del LungoD
Cesena
- 8.0Andrea CiofiD
- 7.5Alberto CerriF
- 6.9Simone BastoniM
- 6.9Massimiliano MangravitiD
- 6.6Riccardo CiervoM
- 6.5Giacomo VrioniF
- 6.3Marco OlivieriF
- 6.3Peter AmoranD
- 6.3Cristian ShpendiF
- 6.3Tommaso BertiM
- 6.2Dimitri BisoliM
- 6.2Gianluca FrabottaM
- 6.2Gaetano CastrovilliM
- 6.2Matteo FrancesconiM
- 6.2Tommaso CorazzaD
- 5.6Jonathan KlinsmannG
Line-ups
Cesena3-5-2
Virtus Entella3-4-1-2
Substitutes
Virtus EntellaAndrea Chiappella
Substitutes
- 99O. SiaulysG
- 4M. Nichetti88'M
- 94Francesco Mezzoni72'64'D6.2
- 32Leonardo BenedettiM
- 22Federico Del FrateG
- 57T. Del Lungo64'D6.2
- 46Riccardo Turicchia88'D
- 17M. Tirelli83'76'
- 13P. DayanM
- 38A. Pilati
CesenaAshley Cole
Substitutes
- 7A. Cerri77'46'F7.5
- 22Giacomo Vrioni71'F6.5
- 8G. Castrovilli46'M6.2
- 6T. ArrigoniM
- 19G. ZaroD
- 1A. SianoG
- 26M. PiacentiniD
- 14Tommaso Berti46'M6.3
- 27T. Corazza63'D6.2
- 23Vittorio MagniD
- 40L. Ferretti
- 18M. Guidi
Team statistics
34%Possession66%
0.82Expected goals (xG)1.61
11Total shots17
5Shots on target2
4Shots off target10
2Blocked shots5
5Corners5
1Offsides2
12Fouls13
2Yellow cards3
1Goalkeeper saves2
-2.03Goals prevented-2.03
290Total passes573
211Accurate passes481
73%Pass accuracy84%
Virtus Entella
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nermin Karić | 90 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 8.2 |
| Luigi Cuppone | 76 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.6 |
| Mattia Tirelli | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Mattia Alborghetti | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 7 | – | 7.5 |
| Luca Parodi | 64 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Simone Colombi | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Niccolò Squizzato | 88 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Zsombor Menyhárt | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Andrea Franzoni | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Davide Bariti | 64 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Ivan Marconi | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 6.6 |
| Alessandro Debenedetti | 88 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Francesco Mezzoni | 26 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Tommaso Del Lungo | 26 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Cesena
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Ciofi | 90 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 8.0 |
| Alberto Cerri | 45 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Simone Bastoni | 71 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 6.9 |
| Massimiliano Mangraviti | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Riccardo Ciervo | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Giacomo Vrioni | 19 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Marco Olivieri | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Peter Amoran | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Cristian Shpendi | 45 | – | 0 | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Tommaso Berti | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Dimitri Bisoli | 90 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Gianluca Frabotta | 63 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Gaetano Castrovilli | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Matteo Francesconi | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Tommaso Corazza | 27 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Jonathan Klinsmann | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.6 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 30 Aug 25Cesena1-1Virtus Entella
- 08 Apr 18Cesena3-0Virtus Entella
- 04 Nov 17Virtus Entella2-2Cesena
- 26 Mar 17Virtus Entella2-1Cesena
- 25 Oct 16Cesena0-1Virtus Entella
Most recent meetings
Final table, Serie B 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Mantova | 38 | -12 | 46 |
| 10 | Padova | 38 | -10 | 46 |
| 11 | Cesena | 38 | -11 | 46 |
| 12 | Carrarese | 38 | -5 | 44 |
| 13 | Sampdoria | 38 | -13 | 44 |
| 14 | Virtus Entella | 38 | -15 | 42 |
| 15 | Empoli | 38 | -7 | 41 |
| 16 | Sudtirol | 38 | -10 | 41 |
Before and after
Virtus Entella
- Previous: Spezia 1-1 Virtus Entella, 7 Feb 2026 · Serie B
- Next: Palermo 3-0 Virtus Entella, 14 Feb 2026 · Serie B
Cesena
- Previous: Cesena 2-0 Pescara, 6 Feb 2026 · Serie B
- Next: Cesena 0-4 Venezia, 14 Feb 2026 · Serie B
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