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% Ball Possession AC MILAN and % Ball Possession PALERMO
AC Milan 3 – 2 Palermo 
21′ Carlos Bacca 32′ Oscar Hiljemark
40′ Giacomo Bonaventura 72′ Oscar Hiljemark
75′ Carlos Bacca
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AC Milan, 12th position with 3 points and a negative goal difference of -2
Palermo, 7th position with 7 points and a positive goal difference of +2
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Palermo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4:2 | 2 | 7 |
| 12 | Milan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2:4 | -2 | 3 |
Wake up call for AC Milan to get back on track or risk falling below the 12th position in case of losing the home game against Palermo at the San Siro Stadium. Milan losing the Milan Derby last week remaining with only 3 points, Inter 1 – 0 AC Milan,. Palermo ending with a draw last week against Carpi at the Barbera Stadium, Palermo 2 – 2 Carpi.
Things not working out properly for Milan having the first forced substitution in the 18th minute. Defender Ignazio Abate cannot continue for injury and is replaced by defender Davide Calabria.
It’s AC Milan to open the score in the 21st minute! Colombian forward Carlos Bacca defeating Palermo goalkeeper with a right footed shot in the top left corner! The assist is by midfielder Giacomo Bonaventura. This is the second goal of the season by Bacca.
Photo acmilan.com
Palermo equalizing in the 32nd minute following a corner conceded by Milan midfielder Juraj Kucka. It is Oscar Hiljemark to equalize defeating Milan goalkeeper Diego Lopez with a headed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by Robin Quaison.
Photo: facebook.com/palermocalcioit
Milan taking the lead again in the 40th minute. It is midfielder Giacomo Bonaventura to break the draw defeating Sorrentino with a right footed shot from a free kick in the top left corner.
Photo acmilan.com
Referee Russo sending off Palermo coach Giuseppe Iachini in the 42nd minute for protesting.
Palermo with a forced substitution in the 56th minute. The time for the ex AC Milan player Alberto Gilardino to make his entrance while some fans booing him. Gilardino replacing forward Uros Djurdjevic for injury.
Milan and Palermo making substitutions in the 70th minute. For AC Milan, forward Mario Balotelli replacing forward Luiz Adriano. For Palermo, forward Aleksandar Trajkovski replacing midfielder Robin Quaison.
Here it comes… Palermo equalizing the score for the 2-2 in the 72nd minute following a corner conceded by Milan midfielder Riccardo Montolivo. It is the ex Milan Gilardino to provide the assist for Hiljemark defeating goalkeeper Lopez with a left footed shot in the bottom right corner. Hiljemark scoring 3 goals this season.
Ooops… three minutes after Palermo’s goal, there it comes the winner goal for the Rossoneri and San Siro breathe again! In the 75th minute, the hero Carlos Bacca scoring with a headed shot after getting the assist by Juraj Kucka. Party time for Milan and surely for Bacca proving to be a key player for Milan. It’s the 3rd goal for Bacca this season.
Palermo failing to repeat last season victory in San Siro when they defeated AC Milan with a 0-2 with the goals by Paulo Dybala (now playing for Juventus) and the own goal by Zapata.
There are 27 precedents between AC Milan vs Palermo in San Siro. Stats showing AC Milan with 22 wins, 2 draws, and Palermo with 3 wins.
Here is AC MILAN official starting lineup by coach Sinisa Mihajlovic:
AC MILAN (4-3-1-2) Diego López; Abate, Zapata, Romagnoli, De Sciglio; Kucka, Montolivo, Bonaventura; Honda; Luiz Adriano, Bacca.
Here is PALERMO official starting lineup by coach Giuseppe Iachini:
PALERMO: (4-3-2-1) Sorrentino; Struna, Gonzalez, El Kaoutari, Lazaar; Hiljemark, Jajalo, Chochev; Quaison, Vazquez; Djurdjević.
Curious fact: There is only 1 Italian player in Palermo lineup: goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino.
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Stats. AFTER the game, top scorer for AC MILAN: Carlos Bacca with 3 goals
Top scorer for PALERMO: Oscar Hiljemark with 3 goals
| AC Milan | Goals | Goals | Palermo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Bacca | 3 | 3 | Oscar Hiljemark |
| Luiz Adriano | 1 | 1 | Luca Rigoni |
| 1 | Djurdjevic, Uros | ||
| 1 | Abdelhamid El Kaoutari |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of AC MILAN: 2 wins, 1 lost
| 13/09/15 | SA | Inter – Milan | 1:0 | Round 3 | |||
| 03/09/15 | CFG | Mantova – Milan | 2:3 | ||||
| 29/08/15 | SA | Milan – Empoli | 2:1 | Round 2 |
Here are the last 3 games of PALERMO: 2 wins, 1 draw
| 13/09/15 | SA | Palermo – Carpi | 2:2 | Round 3 | |||
| 30/08/15 | SA | Udinese – Palermo | 0:1 | Round 2 | |||
| 23/08/15 | SA | Palermo – Genoa | 1:0 | Round 1 |
Disciplinary Situation before the game. No suspended players for AC MILAN.
1 suspended player for PALERMO: Struna (1)
Photos of the match AC Milan vs Palermo courtesy: acmilan.com
AC Milan President Silvio Berlusconi and his daughter Barbara arriving in Sa Siro to watch the game from the Tribune.
AC Milan forward Carlos Bacca celebrating after scoring against Palermo . Viva Colombia y el Milan!
Bonaventura celebrating with Carlos Bacca with a gesture as saying, “I told you so… assist and goal”
AC Milan midfielder Giacomo Bonaventura celebrating after his goal against Palermo.
Palermo defender Achraf Lazaar and Milan defender Alessio Romagnoli
Milan players celebrating
AC Milan coach Sinisa Mihajlovic giving instructions during the game.
2015 – 2016 Italian Serie A Week 4
AC Milan 2 – 1 Palermo
Saturday 19 September 2015
San Siro Stadium
Milan, Italy
20:45
Referee: RUSSO
Assistants: CARIOLATO – MUSOLINO
Fourth Official: DOBOSZ
ADD1: DOVERI
ADD2: PAIRETTO
Goals: 21′ Carlos Bacca (M), 32′ Oscar Hiljemark (P), 40′ Giacomo Bonaventura (M)
Official formations – lineups:
AC MILAN (4-3-1-2) Diego López; Abate, Zapata, Romagnoli, De Sciglio; Kucka, Montolivo, Bonaventura; Honda; Luiz Adriano, Bacca.
Subs: Donnarumma, Abbiati, Mexes, Ely, Alex, Calabria, de Jong, Nocerino, Poli, Mauri, Suso, Cerci, Balotelli.
Coach. Sinisa Mihajlović.
PALERMO: (4-3-2-1) Sorrentino; Struna, Gonzalez, El Kaoutari, Lazaar; Hiljemark, Jajalo, Chochev; Quaison, Vazquez; Djurdjević.
Subs: Colombi, Cassini, Andelković, Daprelà, Vitiello, Rispoli, Brugman, Maresca, Rigoni, Trajkovski, Goldaniga, Gilardino.
Coach: Giuseppe Iachini.
Match Stats