PALERMO. Palermo beat Reggina to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Palermo to strike first with a penalty of Matteo Luigi Brunori at the 47′. Then it was an own goal in the 76′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Edoardo Soleri gave the win to Palermo in the 81′ minute with a goal. Reggina lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).
Zan Majer received a red card (90′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Reggina lost the match.
Gennaro Tutino missed a penalty (90′) for Palermo.
The match was played at the Stadio Renzo Barbera stadium in Palermo on Sunday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Daniele Minelli who had the assistance of Marco Scatragli and Marco Trinchieri. The 4th official was Kevin Bonacina. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.3 degrees Celsius or 39.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Reggina had a strong ball possession 59% while Palermo was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Reggina was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, Palermo managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Palermo shot 13 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Reggina shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Palermo received 3 yellow cards (Valerio Verre, Edoardo Soleri and Marco Sala). Talking about the opposition, Reggina received 4 yellow cards (Zan Majer, Gianluca Di Chiara, D. Bouah and Riccardo Gagliolo).
Also, Reggina didn’t end the match with 11 players after Zan Majer (Reggina) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Palermo will have 34 points to remain in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Reggina will stay with 39 points to remain in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie B, Palermo will host Brescia on the 19th of May with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Palermo (4 draws).
Reggina will play away agasint Bari 1908 on the 13th of May with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Reggina (2 draws).
Palermo – Formation
Palermo started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Eugenio Corini decided to play with the following team: Mirko Pigliacelli
, Aleš Matějů , Ionuț Nedelcearu , Ivan Marconi , Nicola Valente , Jacopo Segre , Samuele Damiani , Dario Šarić , Marco Sala , Matteo Brunori and Francesco Di Mariano .The home team had on the bench: Simon Graves Jensen, Jérémie Broh
, Edoardo Soleri , Alessio Buttaro, Gennaro Tutino , Giuseppe Aurelio, Renzo Orihuela, Samuele Massolo, Giovanni Grotta and Valerio Verre .Substitutions
Palermo made 5 changes: Jacopo Segre for Valerio Verre (46′), Samuele Damiani for Jérémie Broh (63′), Matteo Luigi Brunori for Edoardo Soleri (77′), Francesco Di Mariano for Gennaro Tutino (77′) and Nicola Valente for Simon Graves Jensen (84′).
Best player: Matteo Brunori
The most impressive player for Palermo was Matteo Brunori.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 3 passes (33% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.Reggina – Formation
Reggina started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Filippo Inzaghi played with: Nikita Contini
, Niccolò Pierozzi , Thiago Cionek , Riccardo Gagliolo , Gianluca Di Chiara , Žan Majer , Lorenzo Crisetig , Daniele Liotti , Luigi Canotto , Jérémy Ménez and Rigoberto Rivas .The following players were sitting on the bench: Giuseppe Loiacono, Gabriele Gori, David Strelec
, Devid Eugene Bouah, Tommaso Aglietti, Emanuele Terranova, Emanuele Cicerelli , Alessandro Lombardi, Simone Colombi and Warren Bondo.Substitutions
Reggina made 4 changes: Jérémy Ménez for David Strelec (60′), Luigi Canotto for Emanuele Cicerelli (61′), R. Rivas for Gabriele Gori (83′) and Niccolò Pierozzi for Devid Eugene Bouah (86′).
Best player: Thiago Cionek
The player that probably impressed the most for Reggina was Thiago Cionek.
His rating is
with 73 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie B.