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65% Ball Possession PALERMO and 35% Ball Possession ATALANTA
Palermo 2 – 3 Atalanta 
43′ Franco Vazquez 6′ Daniele Baselli
68′ Luca Rigoni 17′ Sinisa Andelkovic (own goal)
. 51′ Alejandro Gomez
Serie A Standing AFTER the game:
Atalanta, 17th position with 36 points and a negative goal difference of -14
Palermo, 11th position with 43 points and a negative goal difference of -3
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Palermo | 35 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 48:51 | -3 | 43 |
| 17 | Atalanta | 35 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 35:49 | -14 | 36 |
What a humiliation! Palermo losing the match at the Renzo Barbera Stadium having an extra player in the last 30 minutes. A super away victory by Atalanta who are looking for points towards salvation needing only 1 more point to remain in Serie A. Clearly, Atalanta highly motivated and grabbed the victory.
Things starting bad for Palermo as Atalanta opened the score in the 6th minute. It is midfielder Daniele Baselli to defeat Palermo goalkeeper with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by forward Mauricio Pinilla.
Making matters worst for Palermo there is an own goal in the 17th minute! Defender Sinisa Andjelkovic trying to clear and instead bam, the own goal.
Palermo shortening the distance in the 43rd minute with the headed goal by forward Franco Vázquez defeating Atalanta goalkeeper in the bottom right corner. The assist is by midfielder Luca Rigoni.
Atalanta gaining momentum in the 51st minute by increasing the score. It is forward Alejandro Gomez to defeat Palermo goalkeeper with a right footed shot in the top right corner. The assist is by forward Marco D’Alessandro.
Sour note for Atalanta is ending the game with 10 players. In the 56th minute Referee Calvarese giving a RED CARD to goalkeeper Vlada Avramov after a foul on Palermo forward Franco Vázquez in the penalty area. Calvarese assigned a penalty to Palermo. The forced substitution seeing Coach Edy Reja sacrificing forward Marco D’Alessandro to bring goalkeeper Giorgio Frezzolini. The duel is ready and incredible so…. forward Andrea Belotti failing to convert the penalty because his right footed shot hits the bar!!!!!!
Palermo continuing to battle and in the 68th minute there it is the goal by midfielder Luca Rigoni defeating Atalanta goalkeeper with a right footed shot in the center. The assist is by midfielder Mato Jajalo.
It is game over and a bad day for Palermo losing in front of their fans at the Barbera.
Here is PALERMO official starting lineup by coach Giuseppe Iachini:
Palermo (3-5-2): Ujkani; Vitiello, Gonzalez, Andelkovic; Rispoli, Rigoni, Jajalo, Chochev, Lazaar; Vazquez, Belotti.
Here is ATALANTA official formation by coach Edy Reja:
Atalanta (4-3-3): Avramov; Zappacosta, Biava, Masiello, Dramé; Baselli, Migliaccio, Carmona; D’Alessandro, Pinilla, Gomez.
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Stats AFTER the game. Top scorer for PALERMO: Forward Paulo Dybala with 13 goals
Top scorer for ATALANTA: Forward German Denis with 8 goals
| Palermo | Goals | Goals | Atalanta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dybala, Paulo Bruno | 13 | 8 | Denis |
| Vazquez, Franco | 8 | 5 | Moralez, Maxi |
| Rigoni, Luca | 8 | 5 | Pinilla, Mauricio |
| Belotti, Andrea | 5 | 3 | Zappacosta, Davide |
| Chochev, Ivaylo | 3 | 3 | Boakye, Richmond |
Stats AFTER the game. Here are the last 3 games of PALERMO: 2 draws, 1 lost
| 10/05/15 | SA | Palermo – Atalanta | 2:3 | Round 35 | |||
| 02/05/15 | SA | Sassuolo – Palermo | 0:0 | Round 34 | |||
| 29/04/15 | SA | Palermo – Turin | 2:2 | Round 33 |
Here are the last 3 games of ATALANTA: 1 win, 2 draws
| 10/05/15 | SA | Palermo – Atalanta | 2:3 | Round 35 | |||
| 03/05/15 | SA | Atalanta – Lazio | 1:1 | Round 34 | |||
| 29/04/15 | SA | Cesena – Atalanta | 2:2 | Round 33 |
Photo: atalanta.it
Photos Palermo vs Atalanta courtesy of http://palermocalcio.it
Palermo falling at the Renzo Barbera Stadium…. tough defeat
Palermo Coach Giuseppe Iachini shouting instructions to the players, but not getting a reaction…
Referee Calvarese giving the Red Card to Atalanta goalkeeper Vlada Avramov
Luca Rigoni scoring the goal to shorten the distance… yet not enough for the victory.
2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 35
Palermo 2 – 3 Atalanta
Sunday 10 May 2015
Renzo Barbera Stadium
Palermo, Italy
15:00
Referee: CALVARESE
Assistants: BARBIRATI – STALLONE
Fourth Official: MARRAZZO
ADD1: CERVELLERA
ADD2: SACCHI
Attendance: 13.792
Goals: 6′ Daniele Baselli (A), 17′ Sinisa Andelkovic (own goal), 43′ Franco Vázquez (P), 51′ Alejandro Gomez (A), 68′ Luca Rigoni (P)
Official formations – lineups:
Booked: Gonzalez, Zappacosta, Biava.
Coach.: Giuseppe Iachini.
Match Stats
| Palermo | Match Stats | Atalanta |
| 2 | Goals | 3 |
| 24(8) | Shots (on goal) | 10(7) |
| 17 | Fouls | 14 |
| 13 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 65% | Ball Possession | 35% |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 5 | Saves | 6 |