PALERMO. Palermo tops Perugia with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by M. Brunori (25′) and a goal from S. Elia (68′). Palermo took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Stadio Renzo Barbera stadium in Palermo on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Giovanni Ayroldi assisted by Giuseppe Perrotti and Paolo Laudato. The 4th official was Fabio Pirrotta. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 24.2 degrees Celsius or 75.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Palermo had a strong ball possession 58% while Perugia was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Perugia had a more offensive attitude with 37 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 0 were on target. Notwithstanding, Palermo was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Palermo shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Perugia shot 9 times, 0 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Palermo received 2 yellow cards (R. Floriano and I. Nedelcearu). On the opposite side, Perugia received 5 yellow cards (E. Iannoni, C. Dell’Orco, M. Vulic, C. Kouan and M. Curado).
Also, Perugia didn’t end the match with 11 players after F. Lisi (Perugia) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (23′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Palermo has points to occupy the 0th place in the table. On the opposite side, Perugia stays with points (0th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie B, Palermo will host Bari 1908 on the 21st of January with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Palermo (5 draws).
Perugia will play away agasint Bari 1908 on the 28th of January with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Bari 1908 (4 draws).
Palermo – Formation
Palermo
81'
65'
68'
Palermo started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Eugenio Corini decided to play with the following team: Mirko Pigliacelli , Alessio Buttaro , Ionuț Nedelcearu , Ivan Marconi , Marco Sala , Samuele Damiani , Jérémie Broh , Salvatore Elia , Roberto Floriano , Nicola Valente and Matteo Brunori .
The home team had on the bench: Edoardo Soleri , Matteo Stoppa , Masimiliano Doda, Edoardo Lancini, Andrea Silipo, Giovanni Grotta, Edoardo Pierozzi, Manuel Peretti, Michele Somma, Giuseppe Fella, Samuele Massolo and Roberto Crivello .
Substitutions
Palermo made 4 changes: R. Floriano for E. Soleri (46′), N. Valente for M. Stoppa (60′), M. Sala for R. Crivello (65′) and S. Elia for E. Pierozzi (90′).
Best player: Matteo Brunori
The most impressive player for Palermo was Matteo Brunori.
His rating is with 1 goal, 9 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 13.
Perugia – Formation
Perugia
23'
Perugia started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Fabrizio Castori played with: Stefano Gori , Filippo Sgarbi , Marcos Curado , Cristian Dell’Orco , Tiago Casasola , Edoardo Iannoni , Miloš Vulić , Christian Kouan , Samuele Righetti , Francesco Lisi and Federico Melchiorri .
They had on the bench: Gabriele Angella , Yeferson Paz , Michele Vano, Luca Moro, Samuele Angori, Jacopo Furlan, Andrea Ghion , Flavio Sulejmani, Stipe Vulikić, Giuseppe Di Serio , Giovanni Giunti and Marco Olivieri .
Substitutions
Perugia made 5 changes: S. Righetti for G. Di Serio (36′), F. Melchiorri for M. Olivieri (71′), E. Iannoni for Y. Paz (71′), M. Curado for G. Angella (87′) and M. Vulic for A. Ghion (87′).
Best player: Filippo Sgarbi
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Perugia was Filippo Sgarbi.
His rating is with 49 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 11.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie B.
