Italian Serie B

Palermo

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Palermo beat Catanzaro
Catanzaro 0 – 2 Palermo
FT · Wed, May 20
Catanzaro advance 3-2 on aggregate

Match Details

Stadio Renzo Barbera (Palermo) · 33,286 fans

Commentary

  • 90'+6'Antonio Palumbo (Palermo) Red Card at 96'
  • 90'+5'Federico Di Francesco (Catanzaro) Yellow Card at 95'
  • 90'+4'Simone Pontisso (Catanzaro) Yellow Card at 94'
  • 90'+3'Niccolò Pierozzi (Palermo) Red Card at 93'
  • 89'Rui Modesto (Palermo) Goal at 89'
  • 87'Ervin Bashi (Catanzaro) Substitution at 87'
  • 78'Fabio Rispoli (Catanzaro) Substitution at 78'
  • 78'Ruggero Frosinini (Catanzaro) Substitution at 78'
  • 76'Giacomo Corona (Palermo) Substitution at 76'
  • 75'Emmanuel Gyasi (Palermo) Substitution at 75'
  • 65'Aljosa Vasic (Palermo) Yellow Card at 65'
  • 61'Marco Pompetti (Catanzaro) Substitution at 61'

Line Score

12T
CAT 00 0
PAL 11 2

Match Leaders

Catanzaro
Palermo

League Table · 2026-27 Italian Serie B
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 Palermo 5 4 1 0 +5 13
2 Sudtirol 5 3 2 0 +6 11
3 Mantova 5 3 2 0 +5 11
4 Modena 5 3 1 1 +4 10
5 Ascoli 5 3 1 1 +3 10
6 Verona 5 2 1 2 +3 7
7 Cesena 5 1 4 0 +1 7
8 Avellino 5 2 1 2 +1 7
9 Benevento 5 2 1 2 +1 7
10 Pisa 5 2 1 2 0 7
11 Padova 5 2 1 2 -1 7
12 Empoli 5 2 0 3 -2 6
13 Arezzo 5 2 0 3 -7 6
14 Virtus Entella 5 1 2 2 +1 5
15 Cremonese 5 1 2 2 -2 5
16 Vicenza 5 1 2 2 -3 5
17 Sampdoria 5 1 1 3 -4 4
18 Juve Stabia 5 1 2 2 -3 3
19 Catanzaro 5 1 0 4 -4 3
20 Carrarese 5 0 1 4 -4 1
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Key Events

90'+6'Antonio Palumbo (Palermo) Red Card at 96'
90'+5'Federico Di Francesco (Catanzaro) Yellow Card at 95'
90'+4'Simone Pontisso (Catanzaro) Yellow Card at 94'
90'+3'Niccolò Pierozzi (Palermo) Red Card at 93'
89'Rui Modesto (Palermo) Goal at 89'
87'Ervin Bashi (Catanzaro) Substitution at 87'
78'Fabio Rispoli (Catanzaro) Substitution at 78'
78'Ruggero Frosinini (Catanzaro) Substitution at 78'
76'Giacomo Corona (Palermo) Substitution at 76'
75'Emmanuel Gyasi (Palermo) Substitution at 75'
65'Aljosa Vasic (Palermo) Yellow Card at 65'
61'Marco Pompetti (Catanzaro) Substitution at 61'
50'Rui Modesto (Palermo) Substitution at 50'
49'Filippo Pittarello (Catanzaro) Yellow Card at 49'
45'Federico Di Francesco (Catanzaro) Substitution at 45'
45'Aljosa Vasic (Palermo) Substitution at 45'
45'+4'Jacopo Segre (Palermo) Yellow Card at 49'
20'Dennis Johnsen (Palermo) Yellow Card at 20'
16'Giangiacomo Magnani (Palermo) Substitution at 16'
3'Joel Pohjanpalo (Palermo) Goal at 3'

Team Stats

CatanzaroPalermo
General
46.7 Possession % 53.3
12 Shots 17
4 On Target 5
0 Offsides 0
1 Corners 5
11 Fouls 28
Passing & Defense
0 Passes Completed 0
0 Crosses Won 0
0 Tackles Won 0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Clearances 0
Discipline
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 2
4 Saves 4

Recent Form

Palermo W D W L L
Catanzaro W L L W W

Starting Lineups

Catanzaro3-4-2-1
22 Pigliacelli
84 Cassandro 4 Antonini Lui 23 Brighenti
27 Favasuli 10 Petriccione 20 Pontisso 30 Alesi
14 Liberali 8 Pittarello
9 Iemmello
7 Johnsen 20 Pohjanpalo 3' 21 Le Douaron
10 Ranocchia A 5 Palumbo 8 Segre
3 Augello 32 Ceccaroni 29 Peda 27 Pierozzi A
66 Joronen
Palermo4-3-3
Full lineups and substitutes

Palermo

  1. JJ #66 Jesse JoronenG
  2. PC #32 Pietro CeccaroniCD-L
  3. PP #29 Patryk PedaCD-R
  4. TA #3 Tommaso AugelloLB
  5. NP #27 Niccolò PierozziRB
  6. AP #5 Antonio PalumboCM
  7. FR #10 Filippo RanocchiaLM
  8. JS #8 Jacopo SegreRM
  9. JP #20 Joel PohjanpaloF3'
  10. DJ #7 Dennis JohnsenLF
  11. JL #21 Jeremy Le DouaronRF
Substitutes · 5 used

Catanzaro

  1. MP #22 Mirko PigliacelliG
  2. MA #4 Matias Antonini LuiCD
  3. NB #23 Niccolò BrighentiCD-L
  4. TC #84 Tommaso CassandroCD-R
  5. SP #20 Simone PontissoCM-L
  6. JP #10 Jacopo PetriccioneCM-R
  7. GA #30 Gabriele AlesiLM
  8. CF #27 Costantino FavasuliRM
  9. FP #8 Filippo PittarelloF
  10. PI #9 Pietro IemmelloCF-L
  11. ML #14 Mattia LiberaliCF-R
Substitutes · 5 used

Roster

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News

Palermo chaos continues despite Zamparini supposedly stepping back | Paolo Bandini
· The Guardian
Maurizio Zamparini has got through at least 35 managers since 2002 but even after publicly claiming to have sold the club, disarray reigns A year ago this month, Maurizio Zamparini was accosted by an angry stranger.…
Said & Done: ‘He will be a serious president. I leave Palermo in safe hands’
· The Guardian
Also featuring: Carlo Tavecchio, Dimitri Payet, and when mayors attack Carlo Tavecchio – re-elected Italy’s FA president despite five convictions since 1970 for tax fraud, forgery and abuse of office, and 2014’s racism…
Said & Done: ‘I've had enough of football. I'm back in the seminary to serve God'
· The Guardian
Also featuring: Maurizio Zamparini, Obese Person Tickets, and Bruno starting over Maurizio Zamparini, 75 – selling Palermo after 15 years and 40 coaching changes , but ready to stay as “football consultant” to the…
Lights out for Palermo as home defeat to Torino is played out in near darkness
· The Guardian
Palermo’s celebration of their 1,000th Serie A match was spoiled by Torino, who beat their hosts 4-1, and the floodlights at the Renzo Barbera stadium, which failed late in the game. With the visitors winning…
Palermo’s Maurizio Zamparini banned for saying Infantino bought votes
· The Guardian
• 20-day suspension and €18,000 fine for suggesting Fifa president bought votes • ‘I hope they suspend me for having said that. It would be an honour’ Palermo’s president, Maurizio Zamparini, has been fined the…

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