PARMA. Parma bested Palermo to win 2-1. It was Parma to strike first with a goal of A. Benedyczak at the 32′. Then it was a goal in the 41′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Woyo Coulibaly gave the win to Parma in the 77′ minute with a goal. Parma made the most of its better ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Stadio Ennio Tardini stadium in Parma on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Luca Massimi with the assistance of Stefano Del Giovane and Francesca Di Monte. The 4th official was Luca De Angeli. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20 degrees Celsius or 67.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 28%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Parma was in firm control of the ball 57% while Palermo was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Parma was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Parma won the match.
Parma shot 10 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Palermo shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Parma received 2 yellow cards (Adrián Bernabé and Franco Vázquez). On the opposite side, Palermo received 1 yellow card (Claudio Gomes).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Parma will have 44 points to hold in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Palermo will stay with 42 points like Reggina to remain in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie B, Parma will host Venezia on the 19th of May with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Parma (2 draws).
Palermo will host Brescia on the 19th of May with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Palermo (4 draws).
Parma – Formation
Parma started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Fabio Pecchia decided to play with the following team: Gianluigi Buffon, Enrico Del Prato, Lautaro Valenti, Elias Cobbaut, Cristian Ansaldi, Adrián Bernabé, Nahuel Estévez, Stanko Jurić, Luca Zanimacchia, Franco Vázquez and Adrian Benedyczak.
The home team had on the bench: Leandro Chichizola, Edoardo Corvi, Yordan Osorio, Botond Balogh, Ange-Yoan Bonny, Woyo Coulibaly, Simon Sohm, Antoine Hainaut, Drissa Camara, Dennis Man, Valentin Mihăilă and Roberto Inglese.
Parma could not rely on the presence of Y. Osorio (injured) and Roberto Inglese (injured).
Substitutions
Parma made 5 changes: Lautaro Valenti for Yordan Osorio (44′), Cristian Ansaldi for Woyo Coulibaly (46′), A. Benedyczak for Roberto Inglese (63′), Elias Cobbaut for Botond Balogh (82′) and Adrián Bernabé for Antoine Hainaut (82′).
Palermo – Formation
Palermo started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Eugenio Corini played with: Mirko Pigliacelli, Alessio Buttaro, Aleš Matějů, Simon Graves Jensen, Nicola Valente, Jacopo Segre, Claudio Gomes, Dario Šarić, Giuseppe Aurelio, Gennaro Tutino and Edoardo Soleri.
They had on the bench: Samuele Massolo, Renzo Orihuela, Edoardo Masciangelo, Edoardo Lancini, Samuele Damiani, Grotta, Matteo Brunori, Luca Vido, Giovanni Grotta and .
Palermo could not rely on the presence of Edoardo Masciangelo (injured).
Substitutions
Palermo made 5 changes: Gennaro Tutino for Matteo Brunori (65′), Simon Graves for Edoardo Lancini (74′), Alessio Buttaro for Edoardo Masciangelo (82′), Claudio Gomes for Samuele Damiani (82′) and Dario Saric for Luca Vido (82′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie B.
- Bari 1908 – Benevento – 2-0
- Venezia – Como – 3-2
- SPAL – Ternana – 1-1
- Perugia – Frosinone – 1-1
- Parma – Palermo – 2-1
- Cosenza – Pisa – 1-0
- Cagliari – Südtirol – 1-1
- Ascoli – Brescia – 4-3