Palermo prevails over Reggina 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

PALERMO. Palermo overcome Reggina to win 2-1.

Palermo prevails over Reggina 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

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​

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 13 Total 12
  • 4 On Target 4
  • 8 Off Target 8
  • 2 Shots blocked 0
  • 72 Attack 105
  • 36 Dangerous attack 51
  • 132 Ball safe 139
  • 2 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 8
  • 3 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 8 Total 15
  • 3 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

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

3'
46'
Matteo Brunori(penalty)
47'
56'
60'
61'
63'
69'
Ivan Marconi(own-goal)
76'
Edoardo Soleri- sub ->Matteo Luigi Brunori
77'
77'
Edoardo Soleri(goal)
81'
Edoardo Soleri- Yellow
82'
83'
Simon Graves Jensen- sub ->Nicola Valente
84'
86'
88'
90'
90'
90'
Edoardo Soleri(var)
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
73
38
60
38
60
38
50
38
49
38
49
38
48
38
47
38
47
38
47
38
43
38
40
38
40
38
39
38
38
38

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
G
6.4
D
Ivan Marconi 15.Italy
6.8
D
Ales Mateju 37.Czech Republic
7.2
D
Ionuţ Nedelcearu 18.Romania
6.4
M
Marco Sala 3.Italy
6.6
90'
M
Dario Saric 28.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.1
M
N. Valente 30.Italy
6.1
84'
M
Jacopo Segre 8.Italy
6.8
46'
M
Samuele Damiani 21.Italy
7.0
63'
F
Matteo Brunori 9.Italy
7.4
77' Goals47'
F
6.7
77'
Substitutes
G
Samuele Massolo 12.Italy
G
Giovanni Grotta 1.Italy
D
84'
D
Alessio Buttaro 25.Italy
D
Giuseppe Aurelio 31.Italy
D
Renzo Orihuela 4.Uruguay
M
Jérémie Broh 14.Italy
6.4
63'
M
Valerio Verre 26.Italy
6.6
46' 56'
F
Edoardo Soleri 27.Italy
7.3
77' 82' Goals81'
F
Gennaro Tutino 7.Italy
6.8
77'

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 (6.4), Aleš Matějů (7.2), Ionuț Nedelcearu (6.4), Ivan Marconi (6.8), Nicola Valente (6.1), Jacopo Segre (6.8), Samuele Damiani (7.0), Dario Šarić (7.1), Marco Sala (6.6), Matteo Brunori (7.4) and Francesco Di Mariano (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Simon Graves Jensen, Jérémie Broh (6.4), Edoardo Soleri (7.3), Alessio Buttaro, Gennaro Tutino (6.8), Giuseppe Aurelio, Renzo Orihuela, Samuele Massolo, Giovanni Grotta and Valerio Verre (6.6).

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 (7.4) 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
G
Nikita Contini 1.Ukraine
6.2
D
Thiago Cionek 3.Poland
7.0
D
6.2
69'
D
6.3
90'
D
6.2
86'
M
Daniele Liotti 94.Italy
7.0
M
L. Crisetig 8.Italy
6.8
M
Žan Majer 37.Slovenia
6.8
90'
F
6.4
60'
F
Luigi Canotto 31.Italy
6.4
61'
F
Rigoberto Rivas 99.Honduras
7.0
83'
Substitutes
G
Tommaso Aglietti 12.Italy
G
S. Colombi 22.Italy
D
D
D. Bouah 13.Italy
86' 88'
M
M
Warren Bondo 38.France
F
Gabriele Gori 9.Italy
83'
F
David Strelec 19.Slovakia
6.7
60'
F
E. Cicerelli 11.Italy
7.0
61'

Reggina started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Filippo Inzaghi played with: Nikita Contini (6.2), Niccolò Pierozzi (6.2), Thiago Cionek (7.0), Riccardo Gagliolo (6.3), Gianluca Di Chiara (6.2), Žan Majer (6.8), Lorenzo Crisetig (6.8), Daniele Liotti (7.0), Luigi Canotto (6.4), Jérémy Ménez (6.4) and Rigoberto Rivas (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Giuseppe Loiacono, Gabriele Gori, David Strelec (6.7), Devid Eugene Bouah, Tommaso Aglietti, Emanuele Terranova, Emanuele Cicerelli (7.0), 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 (7.0) 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.​