PALERMO. Palermo overcame SPAL to win 2-1. It was Palermo to strike first with an own goal of Biagio Meccariello at the 29′. Then Matteo Luigi Brunori scored again for Palermo in the 35′ minute. Eventually, Marco Varnier reduced the distance for SPAL (66′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. SPAL was vastly better in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the Stadio Renzo Barbera stadium in Palermo on Saturday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Michael Fabbri assisted by Vito Mastrodonato and Mattia Politi. The 4th official was Francesco Carrione. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.9 degrees Celsius or 69.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
SPAL was in firm control of the ball 62% while Palermo was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
SPAL had a more offensive attitude with 59 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Palermo was able to find the solution to win this match.
Palermo shot 11 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, SPAL shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Palermo received 2 yellow cards (Matteo Luigi Brunori and Ivan Marconi). On the other side, SPAL received 3 yellow cards (F. Puletto, Nicola Rauti and F. Puletto).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Palermo will have 48 points to remain in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, SPAL will stay with 35 points to remain in the 19th 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 in favor of Palermo (4 draws).
SPAL will play away agasint Pisa on the 19th of May with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Pisa (2 draws).
Palermo – Formation
Palermo
86'
51'
35'
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 , Alessio Buttaro , Jacopo Segre , Claudio Gomes , Valerio Verre , Marco Sala , Matteo Brunori and Gennaro Tutino .
The home team had on the bench: Luca Vido , Edoardo Masciangelo, Edoardo Soleri , Giuseppe Aurelio , Jérémie Broh , Renzo Orihuela, Giovanni Grotta, Samuele Massolo, Samuele Damiani, Davide Bettella, Simon Graves Jensen and Nicola Valente.
Substitutions
Palermo made 5 changes: Marco Sala for G. Aurelio (68′), Gennaro Tutino for Edoardo Soleri (68′), Matteo Luigi Brunori for Luca Vido (76′), Valerio Verre for Jérémie Broh (77′) and Ivan Marconi for Davide Bettella (86′).
Best player: Matteo Brunori
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Palermo was Matteo Brunori.
His rating is with 1 goal, 7 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 12.
SPAL – Formation
SPAL
SPAL started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Massimo Oddo played with: Enrico Alfonso , Alessandro Fiordaliso , Marco Varnier , Biagio Meccariello , Alessandro Tripaldelli , Nicolo Contiliano , Matteo Prati , Fabio Maistro , Simone Rabbi , Nicola Rauti and Gabriele Moncini .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Andrea La Mantia, Georgi Tunjov, Raffaele Celia, Fabio Parravicini, Giannis Fetfatzidis , Christian Dalle Mura , Patryk Peda , Giuseppe Rossi, Alberto Pomini, Filippo Puletto , Gabriel Brazão and Alessandro Murgia.
Substitutions
SPAL made 4 changes: Simone Rabbi for Giannis Fetfatzidis (46′), Alessandro Tripaldelli for Christian Dalle Mura (46′), Fabio Maistro for Filippo Puletto (77′) and Marco Varnier for Patryk Peda (77′).
Best player: Marco Varnier
The player that probably impressed the most for SPAL was Marco Varnier.
His rating is with 1 goal, 80 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie B.
- Modena – Bari 1908 – 1-1
- Ternana – Südtirol – 0-1
- Reggina – Como – 2-1
- Pisa – Frosinone – 1-3
- Palermo – SPAL – 2-1
- Genoa – Ascoli – 2-1
- Cosenza – Venezia – 1-1
- Cittadella – Benevento – 3-1
