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51% Ball Possession PALERMO and 49% Ball Possession SASSUOLO
Palermo 0 – 1 Sassuolo 
. 35′ Sergio Floccari
Serie A Standing AFTER the game:
Palermo, 10th position with 7 points and a goal difference of “0”
Sassuolo, 3rdposition with 11 points and a positive goal difference of+3
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Sassuolo | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8:5 | 3 | 11 |
| 10 | Palermo | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6:6 | 0 | 7 |
What an upset at the Renzo Barbera Stadium! Palermo falling in front of their fans while Sassuolo achieving a great away victory. Sassuolo reaching the 3rd position while Palermo going down to the 10th position. Sassuolo are only -4 points below Inter holding the first position with 15 points.
Sassuolo freezing the Barbera in the 35th minute. It is forward Sergio Floccari to open the score defeating Palermo goalkeeper Simone Colombi with a right footed shot in the top right corner. The assist is by midfielder Francesco Magnanelli.
Click the video to watch the goal by Sergio Floccari against Palermo.
Here is PALERMO official starting lineup by coach Giuseppe Iachini:
PALERMO (3-5-2): Colombi; Struna, González, El Kaoutari; Rispoli, Hiljemark, Jajalo, Rigoni, Lazaar; Vázquez, Gilardino.
Here is SASSUOLO official starting lineup by coach Eusebio Di Francesco:
SASSUOLO (4-3-3): Consigli; Vrsaljko, Cannavaro, Acerbi, Gazzola; Missiroli, Magnanelli, Biondini; Sansone, Floccari, Politano.
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Stats AFTER the game. Top scorer for PALERMO: Oscar Hiljemark with 3 goals
Top scorer for SASSUOLO: Antonio Floro Flores with 3 goals
| Palermo | Goals | Goals | Sassuolo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Hiljemark | 3 | 3 | Antonio Floro Flores |
| Abdelhamid El Kaoutari | 1 | 1 | Francesco Magnanelli |
| Luca Rigoni | 1 | 1 | Nicola Sansone |
| Djurdjevic, Uros | 1 | 1 | Gregoire Defrel |
| 1 | Matteo Politano |
Stats after the game. Here are the last 3 games of PALERMO: 1 draw, 2 lost
| 23/09/15 | SA | Palermo – Sassuolo | 0:1 | Round 5 | |||
| 19/09/15 | SA | Milan – Palermo | 3:2 | Round 4 | |||
| 13/09/15 | SA | Palermo – Carpi | 2:2 | Round 3 |
Here are the last 3 games of SASSUOLO: 1 win, 2 draws
| 23/09/15 | SA | Palermo – Sassuolo | 0:1 | Round 5 | |||
| 20/09/15 | SA | Roma – Sassuolo | 2:2 | Round 4 | |||
| 13/09/15 | SA | Sassuolo – Atalanta | 2:2 | Round 3 |
Photos of the game Palermo vs Sassuolo courtesy of facebook.com/palermocalcioit/
Palermo coach Giuseppe Iachini
Photo: sassuolocalcio.it
2015 – 2016 Italian Serie A Week 5
Palermo 0 – 1 Sassuolo
Wednesday 23 September 2015
Renzo Barbera Stadium
Palermo , Italy
20:45
Referee: PAIRETTO
Assistants: DE LUCA – DI VUOLO
Fourth Official: MELI
ADD1: ORSATO
ADD2: RAPUANO
Goals: 35′ Sergio Floccari (S)
Official formations – lineups:
PALERMO (3-5-2): Colombi; Struna, González, El Kaoutari; Rispoli, Hiljemark, Jajalo, Rigoni, Lazaar; Vázquez, Gilardino.
Subs.: Alastra, Vitiello, Andelkovic, Goldaniga, Daprelà, Brugman, Chochev, Quaison, Maresca, La Gumina, Trajkovski, Cassini.
Coach: Giuseppe Iachini
SASSUOLO (4-3-3): Consigli; Vrsaljko, Cannavaro, Acerbi, Gazzola; Missiroli, Magnanelli, Biondini; Sansone, Floccari, Politano.
Subs.: Pegolo, Pomini, Ariaudo, Peluso, Terranova, Pellegrini, Laribi, Duncan, Falcinelli, Berardi, Defrel, Floro Flores.
Coach:. Eusebio Di Francesco
Match Stats
| Palermo | Match Stats | Sassuolo |
| 0 | Goals | 1 |
| 9(2) | Shots (on goal) | 13(4) |
| 21 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 51% | Ball Possession | 49% |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 6 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |