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36% Ball Possession PALERMO and 64% Ball Possession SAMPDORIA
Palermo 2 – 0 Sampdoria 
19′ Franco Vázquez
85′ Nenad Krsticic (own goal)
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Palermo, 18th position with 32 points and a negative goal difference of -30
Sampdoria, 14th position with 40 points and a negative goal difference of -3
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Sampdoria | 35 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 48:51 | -3 | 40 |
| 18 | Palermo | 35 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 33:63 | -30 | 32 |
There are 22 precedents between PALERMO vs SAMPDORIA at the Renzo Barbera Stadium. Stats showing Palermo with 11 wins, 8 drws, and Sampdoria with 3 wins.
It’s Palermo to open the score in the 19th minute with midfielder Franco Vázquez defeating Sampdoria goalkeeper Emiliano Viviano with a left footed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by forward Alberto Gilardino
Click the video to watch the goal by midfielder Franco Vázquez against Sampdoria
Photo: facebook.com/palermocalcioit
Here is PALERMO official starting lineup by coach Davide Ballardini:
PALERMO (3-4-1-2): Sorrentino; Cionek, Vitiello, Anđelković; Rispoli, Hiljemark, Maresca, Morganella; Vázquez; Gilardino, Trajkovski.
Here is SAMPDORIA official starting lineup by coach Vincenzo Montella:
SAMPDORIA (3-4-2-1): Viviano; Cassani, Ranocchia, Škriniar; De Silvestri, Fernando, Krstičić, Dodô; Álvarez, Soriano; Quagliarella.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of PALERMO: Alberto Gilardino with 9 goals
Top scorer of UDINESE: Citadin Eder with 12 goals
| PALERMO | Goals | Goals | SAMPDORIA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilardino, Alberto | 9 | 12 | Eder |
| Vazquez, Franco | 6 | 8 | Soriano, Roberto |
| Hiljemark, Oscar | 4 | 6 | Muriel, Luis |
| Trajkovski, Aleksandar | 3 | 4 | Fernando |
| Gonzalez, Giancarlo | 2 | 3 | Zukanovic, Ervin |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of PALERMO: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 24/04/16 | SA | Frosinone – Palermo | 0:2 | Round 35 | |||
| 20/04/16 | SA | Palermo – Atalanta | 2:2 | Round 34 | |||
| 17/04/16 | SA | Juventus – Palermo | 4:0 | Round 33 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of SAMPDORIA: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 24/04/16 | SA | Sampdoria – Lazio | 2:1 | Round 35 | |||
| 20/04/16 | SA | Sassuolo – Sampdoria | 0:0 | Round 34 | |||
| 17/04/16 | SA | Sampdoria – Milan | 0:1 | Round 33 |
Photo: facebook.com/sampdoria
2015 – 2016 Italian Serie A Week 36
Palermo 2 – 0 Sampdoria
Sunday 1 May 2016
Renzo Barbera Stadium
Palermo, Italy
15:00
Referee: MAZZOLENI
Assistants: PADOVAN – DI FIORE
Fourth Official: DI LIBERATORE
ADD1: DAMATO
ADD2: SACCHI
Goals: 19′ Franco Vázquez (P), 85′ Nenad Krsticic (own goal)
Official lineups – formations:
PALERMO (3-4-1-2): Sorrentino; Cionek, Vitiello, Anđelković; Rispoli, Hiljemark, Maresca, Morganella; Vázquez; Gilardino, Trajkovski.
Subs: Posavec, Alastra, Goldaniga, Lazaar, Brugman, Čočev, Quaison, Balogh, Struna, Cristante, Jajalo, Pezzella.
Coach: Davide Ballardini.
SAMPDORIA (3-4-2-1): Viviano; Cassani, Ranocchia, Škriniar; De Silvestri, Fernando, Krstičić, Dodô; Álvarez, Soriano; Quagliarella.
Subs: Puggioni, Brignoli, Correa, Pereira, Palombo, Christodoulopoulos, Sala, Diakité, Muriel, Silvestre, Calò, Cassano.
Coach: Vincenzo Montella.
Match Stats
| Palermo | Match Stats | Sampdoria |
| 2 | Goals | 0 |
| 10(4) | Shots (on goal) | 8(3) |
| 21 | Fouls | 23 |
| 3 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Offsides | 3 |
| 36% | Ball Possession | 64% |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 6 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |