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39% Ball Possession PALERMO and 61% Ball Possession GENOA
Palermo 2 – 1 Genoa 
9′ Ivaylo Chochev 52′ Iago Falque
30′ Ivaylo Chochev
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Paermo, 11th position with 38 points and a negative goal difference of -2
Genoa, 7th position with 44 points and a positive goal difference of +8
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Genoa | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 42:34 | 8 | 44 |
| 11 | Palermo | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 42:44 | -2 | 38 |
Mission accomplished for Palermo. Stats at the Renzo Barbera Stadium continuing in favor of Palermo. Now out of the 17 games at the Barbera, Palermo having 10 wins, 5 draws, and Genoa with only 2 wins. A magic night for midfielder Ivaylo Chochev giving Palermo a precious victory with his two goals.
Party at the Barbera starts in the 9th minute when Palermo open the score. It is midfielder Ivaylo Chochev to give the lead defeating Genoa goalkeeper Eugenio Lamanna with a right footed shot in the high center.
Palermo increasing the score in the 30th minute, bam, again…. Chochev! Forward Paulo Dybala providing the assist to Chochev defeating Genoa goalkeeper with a left footed sot in the center.
In the 52nd minute, the honor goal. it is Edenilson to provide the assist to forward Iago Falque defeating Palermo goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner.
Here is PALERMO official starting lineup by coach Giuseppe Iachini:
PALERMO (3-5-2): Sorrentino; Vitiello, González, Andjelković; Rispoli, Rigoni, Jajalo, Chochev, Lazaar; Vázquez, Dybala.
Here is GENOA official starting lineup by coach Gian Piero Gasperini:
GENOA (3-4-3): Lamanna; De Maio, Burdisso, Izzo; Edenílson, Mandragora, Rincón, Bergdich; Iago, Niang, Perotti.
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Stats AFTER the game. Top scorer of PALERMO: Forward Paulo Dybala with 13 goals
Top scorer of GENOA: Forward Iago Falque with 9 goals
| Palermo | Goals | Goals | Genoa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dybala, Paulo Bruno | 13 | 9 | Falque, Iago |
| Vazquez, Franco | 7 | 7 | Matri, Alessandro |
| Rigoni, Luca | 6 | 4 | Niang, Mbaye |
| Belotti, Andrea | 5 | 3 | Bertolacci, Andrea |
| Quaison, Robin | 2 | 3 | Perotti, Diego |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of PALERMO: 3 lost
| 12/04/15 | SA | Udinese – Palermo | 1:3 | Round 30 | |||
| 04/04/15 | SA | Palermo – Milan | 1:2 | Round 29 | |||
| 21/03/15 | SA | Chievo – Palermo | 1:0 | Round 28 |
Here are the last 3 games of GENOA: 2 wins, 1 draw
| 15/04/15 | SA | Genoa – Parma | 2:0 | Round 25 | |||
| 11/04/15 | SA | Genoa – Cagliari | 2:0 | Round 30 | |||
| 04/04/15 | SA | Genoa – Udinese | 1:1 | Round 2 |
Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game. No suspended players for PALERMO.
2 suspended players for GENOA: Roncaglia (1), Kucka (1)
Photo: facebook.com/palermocalcioit/
2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 31
Palermo 2 – 1 Genoa
Sunday 19 April 2015
Renzo Barbera Stadium
Palermo, Italy
15:00
Referee: CERVELLERA
Assistants: TASSO – PAGANESSI
Fourth Official: DOBOSZ
ADD1: PERUZZO
ADD2: AURELIANO
Goals: 9′ Ivaylo Chochev (P), 30′ Ivaylo Chochev (P), 52′ Iago Falque
Official formations – lineups:
PALERMO (3-5-2): Sorrentino; Vitiello, González, Andjelković; Rispoli, Rigoni, Jajalo, Chochev, Lazaar; Vázquez, Dybala.
Subs: Ujkani, Milanović, João Silva, Della Rocca, Bolzoni, Terzi, Quaison, Ortiz, Maresca, Daprelà, Makienok, Belotti.
Coach.: Giuseppe Iachini.
GENOA (3-4-3): Lamanna; De Maio, Burdisso, Izzo; Edenílson, Mandragora, Rincón, Bergdich; Iago, Niang, Perotti.
Subs.: Perin, Sommariva, També, Lestienne, Pavoletti, Gulli, Laxalt, Ghiglione.
Coach.: Gasperini.
Match Stats
| Palermo | Match Stats | Genoa |
| 1 | Goals | 1 |
| 14(7) | Shots (on goal) | 10(1) |
| 21 | Fouls | 18 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 39% | Ball Possession | 61% |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 5 |