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47% Ball Possession PALERMO and 53% Ball Possession NAPOLI
Palermo 0 – 0 Empoli 
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Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Palermo, 11th position with 33 points and a negative goal difference of -1
Empoli, 16th position with 27 points and a negative goal difference of -2
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Palermo | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 38:39 | -1 | 33 |
| 15 | Empoli | 24 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 25:27 | -2 | 27 |
A goalless draw and a disappointing result for Palermo who were looking for the home victory. Empoli not giving up and did not concede a goal. It’s a one point for each not really helping a lot to climb the Serie A Table.
Here is PALERMO official starting lineup by coach Giuseppe Iachini:
PALERMO (3-5-2): Sorrentino (cap.); Vitiello, Gonzalez, Andelkovic; Morganella, Rigoni, Jajalo, Chochev, Daprelà; Vazquez, Dybala.
Here is EMPOLI official starting lineup by coach Maurizio Sarri:
EMPOLI (4-3-1-2): Sepe; Hysaj, Tonelli, Rugani, Mario Rui; Vecino, Valdifiori, Croce; Saponara; Tavano (cap.), Maccarone
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for PALERMO: Forward Paulo Dybala with 12 goals
Top scorer for EMPOLI: Forward Massimo Maccarone with 7 goals
| Palermo | Goals | Goals | Empoli |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dybala, Paulo Bruno | 12 | 7 | Maccarone, Massimo |
| Vazquez, Franco | 7 | 4 | Tonelli, Lorenzo |
| Belotti, Andrea | 5 | 3 | Pucciarelli, Manuel |
| Rigoni, Luca | 5 | 3 | Rugani, Daniele |
| Quaison, Robin | 2 | 2 | Tavano, Francesco |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of PALERMO: 1 win, 2 lost
| 22/02/15 | SA | Lazio – Palermo | 2:1 | Round 24 | ||
| 14/02/15 | SA | Palermo – Napoli | 3:1 | Round 23 | ||
| 08/02/15 | SA | Inter – Palermo | 3:0 | Round 22 |
Here are the last 3 games of EMPOLI: 2 wins, 1 draw
| 22/02/15 | SA | Empoli – Chievo | 3:0 | Round 24 | ||
| 15/02/15 | SA | Milan – Empoli | 1:1 | Round 23 | ||
| 08/02/15 | SA | Empoli – Cesena | 2:0 | Round 22 |
Photo: facebook.com/palermocalcioit
2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 25
Palermo 0 – 0 Empoli
Sunday 1 March 2015
Renzo Barbera Stadium
Palermo, Italy
15:15
Referee: CERVELLERA
Assistants: DOBOSZ – DI VUOLO
Fourth Official: MUSOLINO
ADD1: PERUZZO
ADD2: MARESCA
Goals: No goals
Official formations – lineups:
PALERMO (3-5-2): Sorrentino (cap.); Vitiello, Gonzalez, Andelkovic; Morganella, Rigoni, Jajalo, Chochev, Daprelà; Vazquez, Dybala.
Subs.: Ujkani, Rispoli, Milanovic, Joao Silva, Emerson, Della Rocca, Terzi, Quaison, Ortiz, Maresca, Bentivegna, Belotti.
Coach.: Giuseppe Iachini.
EMPOLI (4-3-1-2): Sepe; Hysaj, Tonelli, Rugani, Mario Rui; Vecino, Valdifiori, Croce; Saponara; Tavano (cap.), Maccarone.
Subs: Pugliesi, Bassi; Laurini, Barba, Somma, Signorelli, Verdi, Brillante, Zielinski, Mchedlidze, Piu.
Coach.: Maurizio Sarri
Match Stats
| Palermo | Match Stats | Empoli |
| 0 | Goals | 0 |
| 17(3) | Shots (on goal) | 15(3) |
| 14 | Fouls | 16 |
| 9 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 9 | Offsides | 5 |
| 47% | Ball Possession | 53% |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |