Cesena 3-1 Catanzaro — Serie B, 21 Mar 2026
Cesena beat Catanzaro 3-1 in Serie B on 21 March 2026 at Stadio Dino Manuzzi, Cesena. A. Cerri, M. Piacentini and Tommaso Berti scored for Cesena; M. Liberali for Catanzaro. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 4 meetings, Cesena have won 1 and Catanzaro 3.
Match timeline
- 0-134'assist: Tommaso Cassandro
- Half-time0-1
- 56'
- 57'
- 1-159'assist: M. Olivieri
- 65'
- 65'
- 70'Foul
- 2-172'assist: Tommaso Berti
- 76'
- 77'
- 77'
- 78'Foul
- 82'Foul
- 83'out: N. Koffi
- 87'Argument
- 87'Violent conduct
- 89'VARGoal cancelled
- 3-190'assist: A. Cerri
- 90+3'
- 90+6'Foul
- Full-time3-1
Player ratings
8.5
Top rated
Cesena
- 8.5Alberto CerriF
- 7.7Tommaso BertiM
- 7.7Matteo PiacentiniD
- 7.5Dimitri BisoliM
- 7.3Marco OlivieriF
- 7.2Simone BastoniM
- 7.2Giovanni ZaroD
- 6.9Giacomo VrioniF
- 6.7Matteo FrancesconiM
- 6.6Andrea CiofiD
- 6.6Jonathan KlinsmannG
- 6.5Tommaso CorazzaD
- 6.3Riccardo CiervoM
- 5.6Cristian ShpendiM
Catanzaro
- 8.2Mattia LiberaliF
- 7.5Jacopo PetriccioneM
- 7.3Simone PontissoM
- 7.2Costantino FavasuliM
- 6.9Gabriele AlesiM
- 6.7Federico Di FrancescoF
- 6.7Marco PompettiM
- 6.5Pietro IemmelloF
- 6.5Matias AntoniniD
- 6.3Patrick NuamahF
- 6.2N'Dri KoffiF
- 6.2Mirko PigliacelliG
- 6.2Ruggero FrosininiD
- 6.0Tommaso CassandroD
- 6.0Nicolò BrighentiD
- 5.9Filippo PittarelloF
Line-ups
Substitutes
CesenaAshley Cole
Substitutes
- 7A. Cerri59'56'F8.5
- 6T. ArrigoniM
- 1A. SianoG
- 32M. Olivieri57'F7.3
- 70M. Francesconi76'M6.7
- 16P. AmoranD
- 23Vittorio MagniD
- 40L. Ferretti
- 44M. KebbehD
- 74R. DomeniconiM
- 18M. Guidi90+3'
CatanzaroAlberto Aquilani
Substitutes
- 94F. Di Francesco65'F6.7
- 77M. D'AlessandroF
- 98D. BuglioM
- 1Christian MariettaG
- 21Marco Pompetti65'M6.7
- 39N. Koffi83'F6.2
- 2G. EstevesD
- 26Bruno VerrengiaD
- 62Ruggero Frosinini77'D6.2
- 19Patrick Nuamah87'77'F6.3
- 32F. RispoliM
- 6Fellipe JackD
Team statistics
Cesena
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberto Cerri | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 8.5 |
| Tommaso Berti | 90 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.7 |
| Matteo Piacentini | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 7.7 |
| Dimitri Bisoli | 90 | – | 0 | – | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Marco Olivieri | 33 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Simone Bastoni | 76 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Giovanni Zaro | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Giacomo Vrioni | 56 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Matteo Francesconi | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Andrea Ciofi | 90 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Jonathan Klinsmann | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Tommaso Corazza | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | 6.5 |
| Riccardo Ciervo | 57 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Cristian Shpendi | 89 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 5.6 |
Catanzaro
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattia Liberali | 83 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8.2 |
| Jacopo Petriccione | 65 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 7.5 |
| Simone Pontisso | 90 | – | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Costantino Favasuli | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | 7.2 |
| Gabriele Alesi | 65 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Federico Di Francesco | 25 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Marco Pompetti | 25 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Pietro Iemmello | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Matias Antonini | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Patrick Nuamah | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| N'Dri Koffi | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Mirko Pigliacelli | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Ruggero Frosinini | 13 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Tommaso Cassandro | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.0 |
| Nicolò Brighenti | 77 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
| Filippo Pittarello | 77 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 5.9 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
Final table, Serie B 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Monza | 38 | +29 | 76 |
| 4 | Palermo | 38 | +28 | 72 |
| 5 | Catanzaro | 38 | +11 | 59 |
| 6 | Modena | 38 | +13 | 55 |
| 7 | Juve Stabia | 38 | -1 | 51 |
| 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 |
Before and after
Cesena
- Previous: Mantova 3-0 Cesena, 17 Mar 2026 · Serie B
- Next: Cesena 1-1 Sudtirol, 6 Apr 2026 · Serie B
Catanzaro
- Previous: Padova 1-3 Catanzaro, 14 Mar 2026 · Serie B
- Next: Catanzaro 1-1 Monza, 6 Apr 2026 · Serie B
Data updated