MILAN – The first-half of the round 23 Serie A match between Palermo-Milan has ended 2-0 in favour of the Rossoneri. Bacca broke the deadlock on 19 minutes, firing in from close range following an assist from Abate. Niang added a second from the penalty spot shortly after the half-hour mark.
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36% Ball Possession PALERMO and 64% Ball Possession AC MILAN
Palermo 0 – 2 AC Milan 
. 18′ Carlos Bacca
. 33′ M’baye Niang (pen)
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Palermo, 14th position with 25 points and a negative goal difference of -11
AC Milan, 6th position with 36 points and a positive goal difference of +7
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Milan | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 32:25 | 7 | 36 |
| 14 | Palermo | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 24:35 | -11 | 25 |
What a challenge for AC Milan highly motivated after defeating Inter in the Milan Derby. Milan traveling to Palermo with the objective to cause an upset and keep up the race towards the European zone.
It’s AC Milan to open the score silencing the Barbera Stadium! In the 18th minute Colombian forward Carlos Bacca defeating Palermo goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by defender Ignazio Abate.
Photo: facebook.com/ACMilan
A headache for Palermo! Referee conceded by Palermo defender Edoardo Goldaniga following a handball in the penalty area. It’s AC Milan forward M’Baye Niang to convert the penalty defeating goalkeeper Sorrentino with a right foote shot in the bottom right corner.
Photo: facebook.com/ACMilan
There are 27 precedents between Palermo vs AC Milan at the Renzo Barbera Stadium. Stats showing Palermo with 9 wins, AC Milan with 10 wins, and 8 draws.
Here is PALERMO official starting lineup by coach Giovanni Tedesco:
Palermo (4-3-3): Sorrentino; Struna, Goldaniga, Gonzales, Lazaar; Hiljemark, Jajalo, Chochev; Vazquez, Gilardino, Quaison.
Here is AC MILAN official starting lineup by coach Sinisa Mihajlovic:
AC Milan (4-4-2): Donnarumma; Abate, Zapata, Romagnoli, Antonelli; Honda, Kucka, Montolivo, Bonaventura; Niang, Bacca
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of PALERMO: Alberto Gilardino with 6 wins
Top scorer of AC MILAN: Carlos Bacca with 11 goals
| PALERMO | Goals | Goals | AC MILAN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilardino, Alberto | 6 | 11 | Bacca, Carlos |
| Hiljemark, Oscar | 4 | 5 | Bonaventura, Giacomo |
| Vazquez, Franco | 3 | 3 | Adriano, Luiz |
| Goldaniga, Edoardo | 2 | 3 | Niang, Mbaye |
| Trajkovski, Aleksandar | 2 | 2 | Alex |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of PALERMO: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 30/01/16 | SA | Carpi – Palermo | 1:1 | Round 22 | |||
| 24/01/16 | SA | Palermo – Udinese | 4:1 | Round 21 | |||
| 17/01/16 | SA | Genoa – Palermo | 4:0 | Round 20 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of AC MILAN: 2 wins, 1 draw
| 31/01/16 | SA | Milan – Inter | 3:0 | 22 | |||
| 26/01/16 | CI | Alessandria – Milan | 0:1 | S | |||
| 23/01/16 | SA | Empoli – Milan | 2:2 | 21 |
Photo: facebook.com/palermocalcioit
2015 – 2016 Italian Serie A Week 23
Palermo 0 – 2 AC Milan
Wednesday 3 February 2016
Renzo Barbera Stadium
Palermo, Italy
20:45
Referee: MAZZOLENI
Assistants: DE LUCA – TASSO
Fourth Official: PEGORIN
ADD1: DOVERI
ADD2: PASQUA
Goals: 18′ Carlos Bacca (M), 33′ M’baye Niang (M)(pen)
Official lineups – formations:
Palermo (4-3-3): Sorrentino; Struna, Goldaniga, Gonzales, Lazaar; Hiljemark, Jajalo, Chochev; Vazquez, Gilardino, Quaison.
Subs.: Alastra, Marson, Vitiello, Rispoli, Andelkovic, Trajkovski, Bentivegna, Cionek, Cristante, Morganella, Pezzella, Djurdjevic.
Coach: Tedesco
AC Milan (4-4-2): Donnarumma; Abate, Zapata, Romagnoli, Antonelli; Honda, Kucka, Montolivo, Bonaventura; Niang, Bacca
Subs: Abbiati, Livieri; De Sciglio, Calabria, Simic, Mauri, Bertolacci, Poli, Menez, Boateng, Balotelli.
Coach: Mihajlović
Match Stats
| Palermo | Match Stats | AC Milan |
| 0 | Goals | 2 |
| 12(2) | Shots (on goal) | 16(8) |
| 16 | Fouls | 15 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 36% | Ball Possession | 64% |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 6 | Saves | 2 |
MILAN – The team are running through their warm-up in preparation for the match with Palermo.
MILAN – Here are the starting line-ups for tonight’s round 23 Serie A match between Palermo-Milan at the Barbera. Kick-off is 20.45 local time:
PALERMO: Sorrentino; Struna, Goldaniga, Gonzalez, Lazaar; Hiljemark, Jajalo, Chochev; Vazquez, Gilardino, Quaison. Subs: Alastra, Marson, Andelkovic, Cionek, Morganella, Pezzella, Rispoli, Vitiello, Cristante, Bentivegna, Djurdjevic, Trajkovski. Coaches: G. Tedesco/ G. Schelotto.
MILAN: Donnarumma; Abate, Zapata, Romagnoli, Antonelli; Honda, Kucka, Montolivo, Bonaventura; Niang, Bacca. Subs: Abbiati, Livieri, De Sciglio, Calabria, Simic, Alex, Bertolacci, José Mauri, Poli, Balotelli, Boateng, Menez. Coach: Sinisa Mihajlovic.
MILAN – Carlos Bacca has already put the derby-day victory to the back of his mind and is fully focused on tonight’s opponents Palermo. Shortly after arriving at the Barbera, this is what the striker said in an exclusive interview to the Milan Channel.
“I launched my new website for the fans and for people to get to know me away from the game and my life before Sevilla and Milan. I am fully focused on tonight’s game. What I did in the derby is already in the past. I want to be at my best for this match. Tonight will be a different type of game to the derby. They are a strong side, but we’re in good shape and we have to treat all matches like a final. We need to play like Milan and give a great performance.”
