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50% Ball Possession CARPI and 50% Ball Possession PALERMO
Carpi 1 – 1 Palermo 
74′ Matteo Mancosu (pen) 24′ Alberto Gilardino
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Palermo, 14th position with 24 points and a negative goal difference of -11
Carpi, 18th position with 18 points and a negative goal difference of -16
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Palermo | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 23:34 | -11 | 24 |
| 18 | Carpi | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20:36 | -16 | 18 |
A draw not helping much.. Carpi needed the home victory to start climbing the Serie A table and dream with salvation. A draw giving just 1 point to Carpi and Palermo.
It’s Palermo to open the score in the 24th minute. Forward Alberto Gilardino defeating Carpi goalkeeper Vid Belec with a left footed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by midfielder Oscar Hiljemark.
Photo: facebook.com/palermocalcioit
Palermo forward Alberto Gilardino celebrating after his goal against Carpi by playing the “Violin….” loving musical notes.
Carpi equalizing the score in the 73rd minute. Referee Rizzoli giving a penalty to Carpi conceded by Palermo defender Edoardo Goldaniga after a foul on Carpi forward Matteo Mancosu. It’s precisely Mancosu to equalize by converting the penalty defeating Palermo goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner.
Photo: facebook.com/carpifc1909.it
Here is CARPI official starting lineup by coach Fabrizio Castori:
CARPI (4-4-1-1): Belec; Zaccardo, Romagnoli, Poli, Gagliolo; Letizia, Cofie, Bianco, Di Gaudio; Lollo; Mbakogu.
Here is PALERMO official starting lineup by coach Giovanni Tedesco:
PALERMO (4-3-3): Sorrentino; Struna, Goldaniga, González, Lazaar; Hiljemark, Jajalo, Chochev; Vázquez, Gilardino, Quaison.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for CARPI: Marco Borriello with 4 goals
Top scorer for PALERMO: Alberto Gilardino with 5 goals
| CARPI | Goals | Goals | PALERMO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borriello, Marco | 4 | 5 | Gilardino, Alberto |
| Lollo, Lorenzo | 2 | 4 | Hiljemark, Oscar |
| Matos, Ryder | 2 | 3 | Vazquez, Franco |
| Marrone, Luca | 1 | 2 | Gonzalez, Giancarlo |
| Pasciuti, Lorenzo | 1 | 2 | Trajkovski, Aleksandar |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of CARPI: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 24/01/16 | SA | Inter – Carpi | 1:1 | Round 21 | |||
| 17/01/16 | SA | Carpi – Sampdoria | 2:1 | Round 20 | |||
| 13/01/16 | CI | Milan – Carpi | 2:1 | Quarterfinal |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of PALERMO: 2 wins, 1 lost
| 24/01/16 | SA | Palermo – Udinese | 4:1 | Round 21 | |||
| 17/01/16 | SA | Genoa – Palermo | 4:0 | Round 20 | |||
| 10/01/16 | SA | Verona – Palermo | 0:1 | Round19 |
Photos of the match Carpi vs Palermo courtesy of facebook.com/palermocalcioit
Palermo coach Giovanni Tedesco
Palermo players congratulating Gilardino after his goal against Carpi
2015 – 2016 Italian Serie A Week 22
Carpi 1 – 1 Palermo
Saturday 30 January 2016
Alberto Braglia Stadium
Carpi, Italy
15:00
Referee: RIZZOLI
Assistants: GIALLATINI – RANGHETTI
Fourth Official: DE PINTO
ADD1: BANTI
ADD2: RAPUANO
Goals: 24′ Alberto Gilardino (P), 74′ Matteo Mancosu (C)(pen)
Official lineups – formations:
CARPI (4-4-1-1): Belec; Zaccardo, Romagnoli, Poli, Gagliolo; Letizia, Cofie, Bianco, Di Gaudio; Lollo; Mbakogu.
Subs: Brkić, Colombi, Sabelli, Daprelà, Suagher, Gnahoré, Crimi, Martinho, Lasagna, Mancosu.
Coach: Castori.
PALERMO (4-3-3): Sorrentino; Struna, Goldaniga, González, Lazaar; Hiljemark, Jajalo, Chochev; Vázquez, Gilardino, Quaison.
Subs: Alastra, Vitiello, Rispoli, Anđelković, Cionek, Morganella, Cristante, Maresca, Trajkovski, Bentivegna, Balogh.
Coach: Tedesco.
Match Stats
| Carpi | Match Stats | Palermo |
| 1 | Goals | 1 |
| 13(1) | Shots (on goal) | 5(1) |
| 22 | Fouls | 13 |
| 7 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Offsides | 5 |
| 50% | Ball Possession | 50% |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
