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36% Ball Possession PALERMO and 64% Ball Possession AC MILAN
Palermo 0 – 2 AC Milan
. 18′ Carlos Bacca
. 33′ M’baye Niang (pen)
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Palermo, 14th position with 25 points and a negative goal difference of -11
AC Milan, 6th position with 36 points and a positive goal difference of +7
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
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6 | Milan | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 32:25 | 7 | 36 |
14 | Palermo | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 24:35 | -11 | 25 |
What a challenge for AC Milan highly motivated after defeating Inter in the Milan Derby. Milan traveling to Palermo with the objective to cause an upset and keep up the race towards the European zone.
It’s AC Milan to open the score silencing the Barbera Stadium! In the 18th minute Colombian forward Carlos Bacca defeating Palermo goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by defender Ignazio Abate.
Photo: facebook.com/ACMilan
A headache for Palermo! Referee conceded by Palermo defender Edoardo Goldaniga following a handball in the penalty area. It’s AC Milan forward M’Baye Niang to convert the penalty defeating goalkeeper Sorrentino with a right foote shot in the bottom right corner.
Photo: facebook.com/ACMilan
There are 27 precedents between Palermo vs AC Milan at the Renzo Barbera Stadium. Stats showing Palermo with 9 wins, AC Milan with 10 wins, and 8 draws.
Here is PALERMO official starting lineup by coach Giovanni Tedesco:
Palermo (4-3-3): Sorrentino; Struna, Goldaniga, Gonzales, Lazaar; Hiljemark, Jajalo, Chochev; Vazquez, Gilardino, Quaison.
Here is AC MILAN official starting lineup by coach Sinisa Mihajlovic:
AC Milan (4-4-2): Donnarumma; Abate, Zapata, Romagnoli, Antonelli; Honda, Kucka, Montolivo, Bonaventura; Niang, Bacca
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of PALERMO: Alberto Gilardino with 6 wins
Top scorer of AC MILAN: Carlos Bacca with 11 goals
PALERMO | Goals | Goals | AC MILAN |
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Gilardino, Alberto | 6 | 11 | Bacca, Carlos |
Hiljemark, Oscar | 4 | 5 | Bonaventura, Giacomo |
Vazquez, Franco | 3 | 3 | Adriano, Luiz |
Goldaniga, Edoardo | 2 | 3 | Niang, Mbaye |
Trajkovski, Aleksandar | 2 | 2 | Alex |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of PALERMO: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
30/01/16 | SA | Carpi – Palermo | 1:1 | Round 22 | |||
24/01/16 | SA | Palermo – Udinese | 4:1 | Round 21 | |||
17/01/16 | SA | Genoa – Palermo | 4:0 | Round 20 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of AC MILAN: 2 wins, 1 draw
31/01/16 | SA | Milan – Inter | 3:0 | 22 | |||
26/01/16 | CI | Alessandria – Milan | 0:1 | S | |||
23/01/16 | SA | Empoli – Milan | 2:2 | 21 |
Photo: facebook.com/palermocalcioit
2015 – 2016 Italian Serie A Week 23
Palermo 0 – 2 AC Milan
Wednesday 3 February 2016
Renzo Barbera Stadium
Palermo, Italy
20:45
Referee: MAZZOLENI
Assistants: DE LUCA – TASSO
Fourth Official: PEGORIN
ADD1: DOVERI
ADD2: PASQUA
Goals: 18′ Carlos Bacca (M), 33′ M’baye Niang (M)(pen)
Official lineups – formations:
Palermo (4-3-3): Sorrentino; Struna, Goldaniga, Gonzales, Lazaar; Hiljemark, Jajalo, Chochev; Vazquez, Gilardino, Quaison.
Subs.: Alastra, Marson, Vitiello, Rispoli, Andelkovic, Trajkovski, Bentivegna, Cionek, Cristante, Morganella, Pezzella, Djurdjevic.
Coach: Tedesco
AC Milan (4-4-2): Donnarumma; Abate, Zapata, Romagnoli, Antonelli; Honda, Kucka, Montolivo, Bonaventura; Niang, Bacca
Subs: Abbiati, Livieri; De Sciglio, Calabria, Simic, Mauri, Bertolacci, Poli, Menez, Boateng, Balotelli.
Coach: Mihajlović
Match Stats
Palermo | Match Stats | AC Milan |
0 | Goals | 2 |
12(2) | Shots (on goal) | 16(8) |
16 | Fouls | 15 |
6 | Corner kicks | 6 |
2 | Offsides | 2 |
36% | Ball Possession | 64% |
3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
6 | Saves | 2 |