Reggina tops Palermo 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

REGGIO DI CALABRIA. Reggina was in the end too much to handle for Palermo.

September 4, 2022

REGGIO DI CALABRIA. Reggina was in the end too strong for Palermo with the goal of G. Fabbian (7′), J. Menez (58′) and D. Liotti (73′). Palermo lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).

Reggina remained in players after T. Cionek received a red card in the 63′. Notwithstanding, Reggina still succeeded in win this contest playing only in players.

The match was played at the Stadio Oreste Granillo stadium in Reggio di Calabria on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Luca Massimi with the support of Alessandro Cipressa and Alessio Saccenti. The 4th official was Michele Giordano. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 28.7 degrees Celsius or 83.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.

Match Statistics

Reggina

3 - 0

Palermo

41 Ball Possession 59

Shots

9 Total 12
4 On Target 2
5 Off Target 10
4 Shots blocked 0

41 Attack 117
32 Dangerous attack 62
74 Ball safe 75

0 Penalties 0
2 Corners 8
5 Off Sides 3

Fouls

14 Total 10
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 1

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Palermo had a strong ball possession 59% while Reggina was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Palermo was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyhow, Reggina was able to find the solution to win this match.

Reggina shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Palermo shot 12 times, 2 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Reggina received 3 yellow cards (N. Pierozzi, G. Di Chiara and L. Canotto). Regarding the opposition, Palermo received 1 yellow card (D. Bettella).

(Reggina) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (63′).

Also, Palermo didn’t finish the match with 11 players after D. Bettella (Palermo) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (84′).

Match Timeline

19'

29'

39'

46'

55'

58'

61'

63'

64'

65'

66'

69'

73'

81'

Edoardo Soleri- sub ->F. Di Mariano

82'

84'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this contest, Reggina will have 9 points like Frosinone and Brescia to sit in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Palermo will stay with 4 points like Venezia and Ternana to sit in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie B, Reggina will play away with Bari 1908 on the 13th of May with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of Reggina (1 draw).

Palermo will host Bari 1908 on the 21st of January with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Palermo (6 draws).

Reggina – Formation

Reggina

S. Colombi 22.Italy

6.5

T. Cionek 3.Poland

6.7

63'

Gianluca Di Chiara 17.Italy

7.6

29'

Riccardo Gagliolo 28.Sweden

6.7

Niccolò Pierozzi 27.Italy

7.1

46'

19'

L. Crisetig 8.Italy

7.1

Zan Majer 37.Slovenia

6.8

65'

Giovanni Fabbian 14.Italy

7.6

J. Ménez 7.France

7.2

64'

58'

Luigi Canotto 31.Italy

6.4

61'

39'

Rigoberto Rivas 99.Honduras

6.7

82'

Substitutes

Federico Ravaglia 1.Italy

Michele Camporese 23.Italy

6.2

46'

E. Duțu 5.Romania

Giuseppe Loiacono 6.Italy

6.8

64'

Daniele Liotti 94.Italy

7.2

65'

73'

Federico Giraudo 98.Italy

Alessandro Lombardi 25.Italy

V. Agostinelli 24.Italy

E. Cicerelli 11.Italy

7.0

61'

G. Gori 9.Italy

6.2

82'

Federico Santander 19.Paraguay

Federico Ricci 21.Italy

Reggina adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Filippo Inzaghi decided to play with the following team: Simone Colombi (6.5), Niccolò Pierozzi (7.1), Thiago Cionek (6.7), Riccardo Gagliolo (6.7), Gianluca Di Chiara (7.6), Giovanni Fabbian (7.6), Lorenzo Crisetig (7.1), Žan Majer (6.8), Luigi Canotto (6.4), Jérémy Ménez (7.2) and Rigoberto Rivas (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Michele Camporese (6.2), Emanuele Cicerelli (7.0), Eduard Dutu, Giuseppe Loiacono (6.8), Daniele Liotti (7.2), Alessandro Lombardi, Gabriele Gori (6.2), Federico Santander, Federico Ravaglia, Federico Giraudo, Federico Ricci and Vittorio Agostinelli.

Substitutions

Reggina made 5 changes: N. Pierozzi for M. Camporese (46′), L. Canotto for E. Cicerelli (61′), J. Menez for G. Loiacono (64′), Z. Majer for D. Liotti (65′) and R. Rivas for G. Gori (82′).

Best player: Gianluca Di Chiara

The player that probably impressed the most for Reggina was Gianluca Di Chiara even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 24 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.

Palermo – Formation

Palermo

Mirko Pigliacelli 22.Italy

5.8

Ales Mateju 37.Czech Republic

6.6

69'

Ionuţ Nedelcearu 18.Romania

6.4

Davide Bettella 48.Italy

6.4

84'

Alessio Buttaro 25.Italy

6.5

Leo Stulac 16.Slovenia

6.8

Dario Saric 28.Bosnia and Herzegovina

7.1

55'

Jacopo Segre 8.Italy

6.6

69'

Salvatore Elia 77.Italy

7.0

81'

Matteo Luigi Brunori 9.Italy

6.2

Francesco Di Mariano 10.Italy

6.5

81'

Substitutes

Giovanni Grotta 1.Italy

Samuele Massolo 12.Italy

M. Doda 23.Albania

Marco Sala 3.Italy

6.6

69'

E. Pierozzi 2.Italy

E. Lancini 79.Italy

Ivan Marconi 15.Italy

S. Damiani 21.Italy

6.2

55'

Edoardo Soleri 27.Italy

6.8

81'

Luca Vido 19.Italy

6.6

81'

R. Floriano 7.Italy

6.8

69'

Also Palermo adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Eugenio Corini played with: Mirko Pigliacelli (5.8), Alessio Buttaro (6.5), Ionuț Nedelcearu (6.4), Davide Bettella (6.4), Aleš Matějů (6.6), Jacopo Segre (6.6), Leo Štulac (6.8), Dario Šarić (7.1), Salvatore Elia (7.0), Matteo Brunori (6.2) and Francesco Di Mariano (6.5).

These were the players on the bench: Samuele Damiani (6.2), Masimiliano Doda, Marco Sala (6.6), Edoardo Pierozzi, Giovanni Grotta, Edoardo Lancini, Edoardo Soleri (6.8), Luca Vido (6.6), Samuele Massolo, Ivan Marconi and Roberto Floriano (6.8).

Palermo could not rely on the presence of S. Damiani (injured).

Substitutions

Palermo made 5 changes: D. Saric for S. Damiani (55′), J. Segre for R. Floriano (69′), A. Mateju for M. Sala (69′), S. Elia for L. Vido (81′) and F. Di Mariano for E. Soleri (81′).