Result PALERMO 0 – 1 NAPOLI, Goal by Higuain, Sunday 13 March 2016, Serie A Week 29

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25% Ball Possession PALERMO and 75% Ball Possession NAPOLI
US Palermo Palermo 0 – 1 Napoli SSC Napoli
.                                                         22’Gonzalo Higuain (pen)
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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
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
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/

 

Serie A tickets2015– 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