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56% Ball Possession AC MILAN and 44% Ball Possession PALERMO
AC Milan 4 – 0 Palermo 
6′ Suso
19′ Mario Pasalic
36′ Carlos Bacca
70′ Gerard Deulofeu
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Palermo, 19th position with 15 points and a negative goal difference of -38
AC Milan, 7th position with 54 points and a positive goal difference of +10
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Milan | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 43:33 | 10 | 54 |
| 19 | Palermo | 30 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 25:63 | -38 | 15 |
Mission accomplished. AC Milan surviving the pressure to win the home game keeping up the race for a spot in the Europa League next season. It’s a special day for AC Milan beause they last time that they won with a 4-0score was back in May 2013 (Pescara 0 -4). The good news is that city rivals Inter lost the away game against Crotone giving space to Milan to overtake the 6th position seeing Inter down to the 7th position.
| Position | Team | Points | Played | Wins | Draws | Lost | Goal scored | Goal against | GD | |
| 6 |  |
AC Milan | 57 | 31 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 47 | 33 | 14 |
| 7 |  |
Inter Milan | 55 | 31 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 57 | 35 | 22 |
Palermo failing the test and their dream for salvation is becoming a nightmare. It is just a terrible lost for the Sicilians. Simply put, my friends, Palermo risking to be relegated to Serie B next season winning only 3 games this season compared to Milan winning 17 games.
What a start! It is AC Milan to open the score in th 6th minute sending the clear message they are still fighting for a spot in Europa. It is Suso to defeat Palermo goalkeeper Fulignati with a left footed free kick in the top right corner.
6′ GOOOOOOAAAAL @suso30oficial! The Spaniard fires the ball into the back of the net! / Punizione vincente di Suso! #MilanPalermo 1-0 pic.twitter.com/z2qoUcbNUm
— AC Milan (@acmilan) April 9, 2017
Palermo in trouble! AC Milan inspired and scoring the second goal of the match in the 19th minute. It is Mario Pasalic to delight the fans at the San Siro stadium delivering a right footed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by Suso with a cross
19′ GOOOOOOOOOALLLLL Pasalic makes it two! / Mario Pasalic raddoppia! ⚽️⚽️?⚫️#MilanPalermo 2-0 pic.twitter.com/QLpjTUR75F
— AC Milan (@acmilan) April 9, 2017
? El GOLAZO⚽️ de Suso de tiro libre con el AC Milan para abrir el marcador. #MilanPalermo 1-0! ?⚫️ pic.twitter.com/w8c5KZ68eJ
— AC Milan (@ACMEspanol) April 9, 2017
Bam! Bam! Bam! Milan with 3 goals!!!!! Incredible so, but there you see, Milan highly motivated after the news that Crotone are defeating Inter with a 2-0 in the first half. In the 37th minute, Colombian forward Carlos Bacca continuing the party for the Rossoneri defeating goalkeeper Fulignati with a headed shot in the center. The assist is by Davide Calabria with a cross.
37′ GOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLL @carlos7bacca! The ?? striker with a header makes it 3! / Carlos di testa segna il terzo gol! #MilanPalermo 3-0 pic.twitter.com/u09LhP21vG
— AC Milan (@acmilan) April 9, 2017
AC Milan with the first substitution in the 59th minute.
59′ First substitution for coach Montella / Primo cambio per il Mister
⬆️ Locatelli ⬇️ Sosa#MilanPalermo 3-0 pic.twitter.com/30QokHGxhe— AC Milan (@acmilan) April 9, 2017
It’s just a nightmare for Palermo goalkeeper Fulignati! Hope for Palermo to remain in Serie A complicating with this defeat.
70′ GOOOOOOOAAAAALLLLL @gerardeulofeu makes it 4! / Poker di Deulofeu #MilanPalermo 4-0 pic.twitter.com/7eRSAkvcTl
— AC Milan (@acmilan) April 9, 2017
Double substitutions in the 72nd minute. Palermo replacing Sinisa Andjelkovic with Thiago Cionek. AC Milan replacing Suso with Luca Antonelli.
Milan with another substitution in the 76th minute.
76′ @G_Lapadula replaces @gerardeulofeu. More applause from the fans / Entra Lapa per Deulofeu: continuano gli applausi #MilanPalermo 4-0 pic.twitter.com/hFR2Nfd7B5
— AC Milan (@acmilan) April 9, 2017
- There are 28 precedents between AC Milan and Palermo at the San Siro Stadium. Stats showing AC Milan with 23 wins, 3 draws, and Palermo winning only 2. AC Milan scoring 67 goals and Palermo 20 goals. The last match in San Siro was on September 19, 2015 ending AC Milan 3 – 2 Palermo.
Here is AC MILAN official starting lineup by coach Vincenzo Montella:
AC MILAN (4-3-3): Donnarumma; Calabria, Zapata, Romagnoli, De Sciglio; Kucka, Sosa, Pašalić; Suso, Bacca, Deulofeu.
Here is PALERMO official starting lineup by coach Diego Lopez:
PALERMO (3-2-3-1): Fulignati; Goldaniga, González, Anđelković; Jajalo, B. Henrique; Čočev, Rispoli, Pezzella; Diamanti; Nestorovski.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of AC MILAN: Carlos Bacca with 12 goals
Top scorer of PALERMO: Ilija Nestorovski with 10 goals
| AC Milan | Goals | Goals | Palermo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bacca, Carlos | 12 | 10 | Nestorovski, Ilija |
| Suso | 6 | 4 | Quaison, Robin |
| Lapadula, Gianluca | 5 | 3 | Rispoli, Andrea |
| Pasalic, Mario | 3 | 3 | Chochev, Ivaylo |
| Bonaventura, Giacomo | 3 | 1 | Goldaniga, Edoardo |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of AC MILAN: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 02/04/17 | SA | Pescara – Milan | 1:1 | 30 | |||
| 18/03/17 | SA | Milan – Genoa | 1:0 | 29 | |||
| 10/03/17 | SA | Juventus – Milan | 2:1 | 28 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of PALERMO: 3 lost
| 02/04/17 | SA | Palermo – Cagliari | 1:3 | 30 | |||
| 19/03/17 | SA | Udinese – Palermo | 4:1 | 29 | |||
| 12/03/17 | SA | Palermo – Roma | 0:3 | 28 |
The locker room is all set and waiting for the ?⚫️
In less than 60 minutes it’s #MilanPalermo ⚽️#ForzaMilan #wearecmilan pic.twitter.com/PLFdLqbmc5— AC Milan (@acmilan) April 9, 2017
Photo: facebook.com/ACMilan
Photo: facebook.com/ACMilan
Photo: twitter.com/palermocalcioit
2016 – 2017 Italian Serie A Week 31
AC Milan 4 – 0 Palermo
Sunday 9 April 2017
San Siro Stadium
Milan, Italy
15:00
Referee: DI BELLO
Assistants: DI LIBERATORE – LO CICERO
Fourth Official: SCHENONE
ADD1: CELI
ADD2: PEZZUTO
Goals: 6′ Suso (M), 19′ Mario Pasalic (M), 36′ Carlos Bacca (M), 70′ Gerard Deulofeu (M)
Official lineups – formations:
AC MILAN (4-3-3): Donnarumma; Calabria, Zapata, Romagnoli, De Sciglio; Kucka, Sosa, Pašalić; Suso, Bacca, Deulofeu.
Subs: Storari, Plizzari, Lapadula, Honda, Ocampos, M. Fernandez, G. Gómez, Poli, Vangioni, Paletta, Antonelli, Locatelli.
Coach: Vincenzo Montella.
PALERMO (3-2-3-1): Fulignati; Goldaniga, González, Anđelković; Jajalo, B. Henrique; Čočev, Rispoli, Pezzella; Diamanti; Nestorovski.
Subs: Posavec, Marson, Vitiello, Trajkovski, Cionek, Aleesami, Sallai, Balogh, Šunjić, Ruggiero, Morganella, Lo Faso.
Coach: Diego Lopez
