2022–23 Spezia Calcio season

Spezia Calcio
2022–23 season
Owner	Robert Platek
Chairman	Philip Raymond Platek Jr.
Manager	Luca Gotti; (until 15 February); Fabrizio Lorieri; (caretaker, from 15 February to 23 February); Leonardo Semplici; (from 23 February)
Stadium	Stadio Alberto Picco
Serie A	17th
Coppa Italia	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: ; M'Bala Nzola (13); All: ; M'Bala Nzola (15)
	All statistics correct as of 13 May 2023.

The 2022–23 season is the 116th season in the history of Spezia Calcio and their third consecutive season in the top flight. The club are participating in Serie A and the Coppa Italia.

Season overview

On 1 July 2022, Spezia announced Luca Gotti as their new head coach on a two-year contract, replacing Thiago Motta.[1]

Players

First-team squad

As of 31 January 2023[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	NED	Jeroen Zoet
2	DF	SWE	Emil Holm
4	DF	WAL	Ethan Ampadu (on loan from Chelsea)
5	DF	POR	João Moutinho
6	MF	MAR	Mehdi Bourabia
7	MF	ITA	Jacopo Sala
8	MF	SWE	Albin Ekdal
10	FW	ITA	Daniele Verde
11	FW	GHA	Emmanuel Gyasi (captain)
13	DF	POL	Arkadiusz Reca
14	FW	UZB	Eldor Shomurodov (on loan from Roma)
16	MF	DEN	Julius Beck
18	FW	ANG	M'Bala Nzola
19	FW	LVA	Raimonds Krollis
20	DF	ITA	Simone Bastoni


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	DF	ESP	Salva Ferrer
22	GK	ITA	Federico Marchetti
24	MF	UKR	Viktor Kovalenko (on loan from Atalanta)
25	MF	ITA	Salvatore Esposito (on loan from SPAL)
27	DF	FRA	Kelvin Amian
29	DF	ITA	Mattia Caldara (on loan from Milan)
30	MF	ITA	Daniel Maldini (on loan from Milan)
33	MF	COL	Kevin Agudelo
40	GK	BIH	Petar Zovko
43	DF	GRE	Dimitrios Nikolaou
55	DF	POL	Przemysław Wiśniewski
69	GK	POL	Bartłomiej Drągowski
72	MF	SVN	Tio Cipot
77	MF	POL	Szymon Żurkowski (on loan from Fiorentina)

Out on loan

As of 31 January 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	ITA	Nicolò Bertola (at Montevarchi until 30 June 2023)
—	DF	ITA	Lorenzo Colombini (at Renate until 30 June 2023)
—	DF	ITA	Leonardo Gabelli (at Pergolettese until 30 June 2023)
—	DF	BUL	Petko Hristov (at Venezia until 30 June 2023)
—	DF	ITA	Laurens Serpe (at Imolese until 30 June 2023)
—	MF	DEN	Emil Kornvig (at Cosenza until 30 June 2023)
—	MF	FRA	Aurélien Nguiamba (at Jagiellonia until 30 June 2023)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ISR	Suf Podgoreanu (at Maccabi Haifa until 30 June 2023)
—	MF	SWE	Aimar Sher (at Groningen until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	SVK	Samuel Mráz (at Anorthosis until 30 June 2023)
—	FW	ITA	Henoc N'Gbesso (at Alessandria until 30 June 2023)
—	FW	POR	Leandro Sanca (at Famalicão until 30 June 2023)
—	FW	SVK	David Strelec (at Reggina until 30 June 2023)

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

10 July 2022 Friendly	Spezia	8–0	FC Gherdëina	Val Gardena
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Referee: Andrea Terribile

16 July 2022 Friendly	Spezia	1–2	VfL Bochum	Brixen
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Agudelo 86'		Asano 62' Losilla 66'	Stadium: Sportplatz Klaus Seebacher

17 July 2022 Friendly	Spezia	8–0	ASV Stegen	Santa Cristina Gherdëina
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)

21 July 2022 Friendly	Spezia	3–0	Jablonec	Santa Cristina Gherdëina
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Centro Sportivo Mulin da Coi

27 July 2022 Friendly	Padova	1–5	Spezia	Padua
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Sala 6' (o.g.)		Caldara 5' Strelec 24' Podgoreanu 77' Agudelo 90+3' Antiste 90+2'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Euganeo Referee: Francesco Zago

30 July 2022 Friendly	Angers	2–2	Spezia	Angers, France
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Hunou 20' Sima 49' (pen.)		Doumbia 24' (o.g.) Verde 53'	Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa

10 December 2022 Friendly	Spezia	7–1	Sampdoria Primavera	Follo
11:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Attendance: 0

14 December 2022 Friendly	Servette	0–3	Spezia	Oliva, Spain
15:00 CET (UTC+1)			Strelec 40' Bastoni 55' (pen.) Maldini 77'	Stadium: Oliva Nova Golf & Beach Resort Campo 2

17 December 2022 Friendly	Spezia	1–3	Sparta Rotterdam	Oliva, Spain
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Gyasi 105'		Verschueren 33' Saito 73' Tahiri 105+2'	Stadium: Oliva Nova Golf & Beach Resort Campo 1

20 December 2022 Friendly	Spezia	2–0	Groningen	Benidorm, Spain
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Verde 41' Kiwior 57'			Stadium: Estadio Municipal Guillermo Amor

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Serie A	14 August 2022	4 June 2023	Matchday 1		35	6	12	17	30	56	−26	017.14
Coppa Italia	6 August 2022	19 January 2023	Round of 64	Round of 16	3	2	0	1	10	7	+3	066.67
Total					38	8	12	18	40	63	−23	021.05

Last updated: 13 May 2023
Source: Soccerway

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
15	Salernitana	35	8	14	13	43	56	−13	38
16	Lecce	35	7	11	17	30	43	−13	32
17	Spezia	35	6	12	17	30	56	−26	30[lower-alpha 1]
18	Hellas Verona	35	7	9	19	28	52	−24	30[lower-alpha 1]	Relegation to Serie B
19	Cremonese	35	4	12	19	31	61	−30	24	Relegation to Serie B

Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2023. Source: Serie A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Tiebreaker for Champions team and third relegated team;[3] 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[4]
Notes:

Spezia are ahead of Hellas Verona on head-to-head points: Hellas Verona 1–2 Spezia, Spezia 0–0 Hellas Verona.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
35	6	12	17	30	56	−26	30	4	8	6	18	26	−8	2	4	11	12	30	−18

Last updated: 13 May 2023.
Source: Serie A

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	L	D	L	D	L	W	L	L	D	L	L	L	D	W	D	D	W	L	L	L	D	L	D	D	W	L	D	D	L	D	L	L	L	W
Position	9	11	13	13	14	15	12	12	15	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	15	15	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	17

Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2023. Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 24 June 2022.[5]

14 August 2022 1	Spezia	1–0	Empoli	La Spezia
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Gyasi 4' Nzola 36' Reca 60'	Report	Henderson 14'	Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 8,360 Referee: Daniele Chiffi

20 August 2022 2	Internazionale	3–0	Spezia	Milan
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Martínez 37' Çalhanoğlu 52' Correa 82'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 71,212 Referee: Davide Ghersini

27 August 2022 3	Spezia	2–2	Sassuolo	La Spezia
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Bastoni 30' Nzola 45+4' (pen.) Ekdal 68' 82'	Report	Frattesi 27' Ferrari 45+2' Pinamonti 50'	Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Francesco Cosso

31 August 2022 4	Juventus	2–0	Spezia	Turin
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Vlahović 9' Milik 90+2'	Report	Bastoni 11' Holm 73'	Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 35,709 Referee: Andrea Colombo

4 September 2022 5	Spezia	2–2	Bologna	La Spezia
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Holm 38' Bastoni 45+2', 56' Schouten 54' (o.g.) Sala 90+1' Nikolaou 90+6'	Report	Arnautović 7', 64' Zirkzee 90+6'	Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Antonio Giua

10 September 2022 6	Napoli	1–0	Spezia	Naples
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Elmas 71' Raspadori 89'	Report	Gyasi 45' Drągowski 77'	Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Alberto Santoro

17 September 2022 7	Spezia	2–1	Sampdoria	La Spezia
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Murillo 12' (o.g.) Bastoni 42' Kovalenko 59' Nzola 72', 90' Ellertsson 89'	Report	Sabiri 11' Ferrari 23' Villar 43' Léris 69' Đuričić 78' Murillo 89'	Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Simone Sozza

2 October 2022 8	Lazio	4–0	Spezia	Rome
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Immobile 3' Zaccagni 12' Romagnoli 24' Milinković-Savić 62', 90+1'	Report	Ampadu 1' Gyasi 45+1'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi

9 October 2022 9	Monza	2–0	Spezia	Monza
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Carlos Augusto 32' Sensi 34' Izzo 49' Marí 63' Ranocchia 88'	Report	Nzola 41' Nikolaou 59'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 12,094 Referee: Daniele Perenzoni

16 October 2022 10	Spezia	2–2	Cremonese	La Spezia
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nzola 19' Holm 22' Agudelo 61' Caldara 89'	Report	Dessers 2' Pickel 52'	Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 8,400 Referee: Gianluca Manganiello

22 October 2022 11	Salernitana	1–0	Spezia	Salerno
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vilhena 19' Mazzocchi 48' Daniliuc 81'	Report	Amian 20' Kiwior 61' Agudelo 81' Holm 82'	Stadium: Stadio Arechi Attendance: 17,260 Referee: Daniele Chiffi

30 October 2022 12	Spezia	1–2	Fiorentina	La Spezia
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Nikolaou 7', 82' Gyasi 24' Nzola 35', 90+3' Ekdal 61' Amian 69'	Report	Milenković 14' Ikoné 20' Amrabat 21' Cabral 90' Maleh 90+5'	Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Davide Massa

5 November 2022 13	Milan	2–1	Spezia	Milan
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Hernandez 21', 83' Bennacer 40' Messias 63' Giroud 83' 90', 89' Tonali 90+3'	Report	Maldini 59' Ampadu 74' Ellertsson 81' Nzola 83' Caldara 88'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 71,099 Referee: Michael Fabbri

8 November 2022 14	Spezia	1–1	Udinese	La Spezia
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Reca 33' Bourabia 36' Kiwior 45' Bastoni 84'	Report	Arslan 17' Lovrić 43' Success 72' Nuytinck 73'	Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 6,900 Referee: Marco Piccinini

13 November 2022 15	Hellas Verona	1–2	Spezia	Verona
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Verdi 30' Lasagna 45+2' Tameze 78'	Report	Ampadu 33' Holm 35' Nzola 53', 69' Amian 86' Ellertsson 90+4'	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 15,713 Referee: Fabio Maresca

4 January 2023 16	Spezia	2–2	Atalanta	La Spezia
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Gyasi 8' Nzola 31' Kiwior 49' Ampadu 56' Nikolaou 83'	Report	Lookman 45+7' Zappacosta 58' Højlund 77' Pašalić 90+2'	Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 7,414 Referee: Antonio Giua

8 January 2023 17	Spezia	0–0	Lecce	La Spezia
15:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Baschirotto 56'	Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 7,300 Referee: Daniele Chiffi

15 January 2023 18	Torino	0–1	Spezia	Turin
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Djidji 28' Ricci 76'	Report	Nzola 28' (pen.) Caldara 51' Bourabia 61' Nikolaou 90+7'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Attendance: 15,113 Referee: Davide Ghersini

22 January 2023 19	Spezia	0–2	Roma	La Spezia
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bourabia 36' Caldara 40' Reca 58'	Report	El Shaarawy 45' Abraham 49' Çelik 88'	Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 9,153 Referee: Simone Sozza

27 January 2023 20	Bologna	2–0	Spezia	Bologna
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Posch 37', 83' Soumaoro 61' Orsolini 77'	Report	Gyasi 87' Esposito 88'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 17,123 Referee: Luca Massimi

5 February 2023 21	Spezia	0–3	Napoli	La Spezia
12:30 CET (UTC+1)	Ampadu 16' Caldara 50' Reca 85'	Report	Lozano 19' Kvaratskhelia 47' (pen.) Zieliński 52' Osimhen 68', 73'	Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Marco Di Bello

11 February 2023 22	Empoli	2–2	Spezia	Empoli
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Parisi 21' Vicario 25' Cambiaghi 71' Vignato 90+4'	Report	Nikolaou 25' Verde 25' (pen.), 31', 33' Esposito 39' 49' Ekdal 63'	Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 7,871 Referee: Antonio Giua

19 February 2023 23	Spezia	0–2	Juventus	La Spezia
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Agudelo 16' Reca 55'	Report	Locatelli 1' Kean 32' Fagioli 51' Di María 66'	Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 11,767 Referee: Federico La Penna

26 February 2023 24	Udinese	2–2	Spezia	Udine
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Beto 22' Pereyra 55' Ehizibue 58' Becão 62'	Report	Nzola 6', 72' Nikolaou 75' Shomurodov 90+4'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 20,710 Referee: Matteo Marchetti

5 March 2023 25	Spezia	0–0	Hellas Verona	La Spezia
12:30 CET (UTC+1)	Marchetti 83' Reca 90' Żurkowski 90+5'	Report	Terracciano 90+3'	Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 10,020 Referee: Daniele Doveri
Note: Marchetti was sent off for dissent while a substitute.

10 March 2023 26	Spezia	2–1	Internazionale	La Spezia
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Gyasi 6' Caldara 12' Maldini 55' Nikolaou 71' Nzola 87' (pen.)	Report	Martínez 14' Lukaku 83' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 11,767 Referee: Livio Marinelli

17 March 2023 27	Sassuolo	1–0	Spezia	Reggio Emilia
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Berardi 71' (pen.)	Report	Nzola 66' Amian 70'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 11,152 Referee: Davide Ghersini

2 April 2023 28	Spezia	1–1	Salernitana	La Spezia
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Shomurodov 70'	Report	Caldara 43' (o.g.) Coulibaly 77'	Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 10,723 Referee: Daniele Orsato

8 April 2023 29	Fiorentina	1–1	Spezia	Florence
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Wiśniewski 25' (o.g.)	Report	Maldini 35' Nzola 32', 45' Gyasi 45+1' Ampadu 63' Bastoni 68' Ekdal 72' Wiśniewski 77'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 35,863 Referee: Federico Dionisi

14 April 2023 30	Spezia	0–3	Lazio	La Spezia
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Gyasi 30' Ampadu 33' 84'	Report	Immobile 36' (pen.) Felipe Anderson 52' Cataldi 72' Antônio 81', 89' Romagnoli 83' Cancellieri 89'	Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Massimiliano Irrati

22 April 2023 31	Sampdoria	1–1	Spezia	Genoa
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Amione 23' Günter 67'	Report	Verde 59' Bastoni 73'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 19,181 Referee: Fabio Maresca

28 April 2023 32	Spezia	0–2	Monza	La Spezia
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Gyasi 34'	Report	Ciurria 21' Birindelli 68' Sensi 90+2' Carlos Augusto 90+3'	Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 9,200 Referee: Antonio Rapuano

3 May 2023 33	Atalanta	3–2	Spezia	Bergamo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	De Roon 32' Zappacosta 48' Muriel 54'	Report	Gyasi 18' Ampadu 38' Bastoni 40' Bourabia 64' Agudelo 75'	Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 17,417 Referee: Livio Marinelli

6 May 2023 34	Cremonese	2–0	Spezia	Cremona
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Ciofani 41' Vásquez 77'	Report	Agudelo 76' Ampadu 79'	Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini Attendance: 10,260 Referee: Marco Guida

13 May 2023 35	Spezia	2–0	Milan	La Spezia
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Adou 38' Wiśniewski 75' Esposito 85'	Report	Brahim 52'	Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 11,336 Referee: Daniele Doveri

Coppa Italia

6 August 2022 Round of 64	Spezia	5–1	Como	La Spezia
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nzola 43', 76' (pen.) Verde 60' (pen.) Bastoni 62' Strelec 71' Maldini 89'	Report	Cagnano 38' Blanco 55', 63'	Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 5,826 Referee: Francesco Meraviglia

19 October 2022 Round of 32	Spezia	3–1	Brescia	La Spezia
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Strelec 20', 86' Ferrer 43' Verde 55' Agudelo 79'	Report	Olzer 45+2' Moreo 90+3'	Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Federico La Penna

19 January 2023 Round of 16	Atalanta	5–2	Spezia	Bergamo
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Éderson 5' Lookman 10', 12' Hateboer 26' Højlund 72' Ampadu 90' (o.g.)	Report	Ekdal 14' Verde 38' Hristov 66' Ampadu 89'	Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 7,483 Referee: Andrea Colombo

References

"OFFICIAL -LUCA GOTTI IS THE NEW COACH OF SPEZIA CALCIO". Spezia Calcio. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
"Prima Squadra". Spezia Calcio. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
Should the first and second, or 17th and 18th-placed teams at the end of the season be tied on points, a play-off tiebreaker match will be held at a neutral site to determine the title and final team relegated respectively.
"Comunicato Ufficiale N. 304/A" (PDF). figc.it (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio.
"Calendario Serie a 2022–2023, il 24 giugno nasce il nuovo campionato".

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[table_hth_SPE0.27011331509338-3] Spezia are ahead of Hellas Verona on head-to-head points: Hellas Verona 1–2 Spezia, Spezia 0–0 Hellas Verona.

[1] "OFFICIAL -LUCA GOTTI IS THE NEW COACH OF SPEZIA CALCIO". Spezia Calcio. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.

[2] "Prima Squadra". Spezia Calcio. Retrieved 10 January 2023.

[note-4] Should the first and second, or 17th and 18th-placed teams at the end of the season be tied on points, a play-off tiebreaker match will be held at a neutral site to determine the title and final team relegated respectively.

[5] "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 304/A" (PDF). figc.it (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio.

[6] "Calendario Serie a 2022–2023, il 24 giugno nasce il nuovo campionato".