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25% Ball Possession PALERMO and 75% Ball Possession NAPOLI
Palermo 0 – 1 Napoli
. 22’Gonzalo Higuain (pen)
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Palermo, 17th position with 27 points and a negative goal difference of -22
Napoli, 2nd position with 61 points and a positive goal difference of +35
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
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2 | Napoli | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 58:23 | 35 | 61 |
17 | Palermo | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 28:50 | -22 | 27 |
Napoli surviving the pressure to win this away game to keep up the race for the Scudetto alive. Juventus are leading the Serie A with 67 points and Napoli now reaching 64 points. Palermo having a new coach as an emergency call to save Palermo from going down to the relegation. Hence, challenge is for Palermo coach Walter Novellino to make a miracle, but today no hope. Palermo losing at the Barbera..
Things starting bad for Palermo. Referee Rocchi giving a penalty to Napoli conceded by Palermo defender Sinisa Andjelkovic after a foul on Napoli defender Raúl Albiol. In the 22nd minute, it’s Napoli forward Gonzalo Higuaín to convert the penalty defeating Palermo goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino with a right footed shot in the top right corner. This is the 27th goal for Higuain this season remaining as the sole top Serie A scorer.
Photo: facebook.com/SSCNapoli
- There are 21 precedents between Palermo vs Napoli. Stats showing Palermo with 8 wins, 8 draws, and Napoli with 5 wins. Palermo scoring 23 goals and Napoli scoring 22 goals.
Here is PALERMO official starting lineup by coach Walter Novellino:
PALERMO: 70 Sorrentino (cap.); 23 Struna, 12 Gonzalez, 4 Andelkovic, 97 Pezzella; 10 Hiljemark, 28 Jajalo, 18 Chochev; 20 Vazquez, 21 Quaison; 11 Gilardino.
Here is NAPOLI official starting lineup by coach Maurizio Sarri:
NAPOLI: 25 Reina; 2 Hysaj, 33 Albiol, 26 Koulibaly, 31 Ghoulam; 5 Allan, 8 Jorginho, 17 Hamsik (cap.); 7 Callejon, 9 Higuain, 24 Insigne.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of PALERMO: Alberto Gilardino with 7 goals
Top scorer of NAPOLI: Gonzalo Higuain with 26 goals
PALERMO | Goals | Goals | NAPOLI |
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Gilardino, Alberto | 7 | 26 | Higuain, Gonzalo |
Vazquez, Franco | 5 | 11 | Insigne, Lorenzo |
Hiljemark, Oscar | 4 | 5 | Hamsik, Marek |
Djurdjevic, Uros | 2 | 5 | Callejon |
Goldaniga, Edoardo | 2 | 3 | Allan |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of PALERMO: 1 draw, 2 lost
06/03/16 | SA | Inter – Palermo | 3:1 | Round 28 | |||
28/02/16 | SA | Palermo – Bologna | 0:0 | Round 27 | |||
21/02/16 | SA | Roma – Palermo | 5:0 | Round 26 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of NAPOLI: 1 win, 2 draws
05/03/16 | SA | Napoli – Chievo | 3:1 | Round 28 | |||
29/02/16 | SA | Fiorentina – Napoli | 1:1 | Round 27 | |||
25/02/16 | UELK | Napoli – Villarreal | 1:1 | Round of 32 |
Photo: facebook.com/SSCNapoli/
2015– 2016 Italian Serie A Week 29
Palermo 0 – 1 Napoli
Sunday 13 March 2016
Renzo Barbera Stadium
Palermo, Italy
20:45
Referee: ROCCHI
Assistants: MELI – DOBOSZ
Fourth Official: MUSOLINO
ADD1: VALERI
ADD2 MARIANI
Goals: 22′ Gonzalo Higuaín (pen)
Official lineups – formations:
PALERMO: 70 Sorrentino (cap.); 23 Struna, 12 Gonzalez, 4 Andelkovic, 97 Pezzella; 10 Hiljemark, 28 Jajalo, 18 Chochev; 20 Vazquez, 21 Quaison; 11 Gilardino.
Subs: 1 Posavec, 2 Vitiello, 3 Rispoli, 8 Trajkovski, 9 Bentivegna, 15 Cionek, 16 Brugman, 22 Balogh, 24 Cristante, 25 Maresca, 77 Morganella, 99 Djurdjevic.
Coach: Walter Alfredo Novellino.
NAPOLI: 25 Reina; 2 Hysaj, 33 Albiol, 26 Koulibaly, 31 Ghoulam; 5 Allan, 8 Jorginho, 17 Hamsik (cap.); 7 Callejon, 9 Higuain, 24 Insigne.
Subs: 1 Rafael, 22 Gabriel, 3 Strinic, 6 Valdifiori, 11 Maggio, 14 Mertens, 18 Regini, 19 D. Lopez, 21 Chiriches, 23 Gabbiadini, 77 El Kaddouri, 94 Chalobah.
Coach: Maurizio Sarri.
Match Stats
Palermo | Match Stats | Napoli |
0 | Goals | 1 |
5(1) | Shots (on goal) | 18(7) |
12 | Fouls | 9 |
4 | Corner kicks | 9 |
3 | Offsides | 7 |
25% | Ball Possession | 75% |
2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
6 | Saves | 1 |