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47% Ball Possession PALERMO and 53% Ball Possession SASSUOLO
Palermo 2 – 1 Sassuolo 
3′ Luca Rigoni 85′ Leonardo Pavoletti
93′ Andrea Belotti
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Palermo 11th position with 18 points and a negative goal difference of -3
Sassuolo, 10th position with 19 points and a negative goal difference of -5
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Sassuolo | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 15:18 | -3 | 19 |
| 11 | Palermo | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17:22 | -5 | 18 |
Palermo defeating Sassuolo in extremis to claim the full 3 points at the Renzo Barbera Stadium. Sassuolo stopping their good moment after being undefeated in the last 8 games with 5 wins and 3 draws.
This is the first precedents between Palermo vs Sassuolo in Serie A and Palermo keeping a smile winning the match.
It is Palermo to open the score in the 3rd minute following a corner conceded by Sassuolo defender Paolo Cannavaro. Taking the corner is Palermo forward Paulo Dybala providing the assist for midfielder Luca Rigoni defeating Sassuolo goalkeeper Andrea Consigli with a headed shot in the bottom left corner. Consigli not even having enough time to make a move, but just observe the ball. It’s the third goal for Rigoni in this season.
Problems for Sassuolo when Referee Fabio Maresca gives a red card to goalkeeper Andrea Consigli after a foul on Palermo midfielder Enzo Maresca in the 67th minute. Sassuolo remaining with 10 players and forced to make the first substitution in the 68th minute. Coach Eusebio Di Francesco replacing forward Antonio Floro Flores to bring goalkeeper Alberto Pomini.
Sassuolo equalizing the score in the 85th minute with forward Leonardo Pavoletti defeating Palermo goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino with a left footed shot in the bottom left corner.
Palermo scoring the winner goal in the 93rd minute with forward Andrea Belotti defeating Sassuolo goalkeeper Pomini with a left footed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by forward Franco Vazquez.
Photo: facebook.com/palermocalcioit
Here is PALERMO official starting lineup by coach Giuseppe Iachini:
PALERMO (4-4-2): Sorrentino; Munoz, Gonzalez, Andelkovic; Morganella, Rigoni, Maresca, Chochev, Lazaar; Vazquez, Dybala.
Here is SASSUOLO official starting lineup by coach Eusebio Di Francesco:
SASSUOLO (4-3-3): Consigli; Gazzola, Cannavaro, Acerbi, Longhi; Taider, Magnanelli, Missiroli; Floro Flores, Zaza, Sansone.
Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game. No suspended players for PALERMO.
3 suspended players for SASSUOLO: Peluso (1), Vrsaljko (1), Berardi (1)
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Stats AFTER the game. Top scorer for PALERMO: Forward Paulo Dybala with 7 goals
Top scorer for SASSUOLO: Forward Simone Zaza with 4 goals
| Palermo | Goals | Goals | Sassuolo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dybala, Paulo Bruno | 7 | 4 | Zaza, Simone |
| Vazquez, Franco | 3 | 3 | Berardi, Domenico |
| Rigoni, Luca | 3 | 2 | Taider, Saphir |
| Belotti, Andrea | 2 | 2 | Floccari, Sergio |
| Gonzalez, Giancarlo | 1 | 1 | Sansone, Nicola |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of PALERMO: 1 win, 2 draws
| 06/12/14 | SA | Turin – Palermo | 2:2 | Round 14 | |||
| 30/11/14 | SA | Palermo – Parma | 2:1 | Round 13 | |||
| 24/11/14 | SA | Genoa – Palermo | 1:1 | Round 12 |
Here are the last 3 games of SASSUOLO: 2 wins, 1 draw
| 06/12/14 | SA | Roma – Sassuolo | 2:2 | Round 14 | |||
| 02/12/14 | CI | Sassuolo – Pescara | 1:0 | Round 4 | |||
| 29/11/14 | SA | Sassuolo – Verona | 2:1 | Round 13 |
Photo: facebook.com/palermocalcioit
Photo: facebook.com/palermocalcioit
Photo: facebook.com/palermocalcioit
2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 15
Palermo – Sassuolo
Saturday 13 December 2014
Renzo Barbera Stadium
Palermo, Italy
18:00
Referee: FABIO MARESCA
Assistants: TONOLINI – FIORITO
Fourth Official: TEGONI
ADD1: DI BELLO
ADD2: MINELLI
Goals: 3′ Luca Rigoni (P)
Official formations – lineups:
PALERMO (4-4-2): Sorrentino; Munoz, Gonzalez, Andelkovic; Morganella, Rigoni, Maresca, Chochev, Lazaar; Vazquez, Dybala.
Subs: Ujkani, Vitiello, Pisano, Milanovic, Joao Silva, Emerson, Della Rocca, Bolzoni, Terzi, Quaison, Feddal, Belotti.
Coach: Giuseppe Iachini.
SASSUOLO (4-3-3): Consigli; Gazzola, Cannavaro, Acerbi, Longhi; Taider, Magnanelli, Missiroli; Floro Flores, Zaza, Sansone.
Subs: Pomini, Polito, Antei, Chibsah, Biondini, Ariaudo, Pavoletti, Bianco, Terranova, Brighi, Gliozzi, Floccari.
Coach: Eusebio Di Francesco.
Match Stats
| Palermo | Match Stats | Sassuolo |
| 2 | Goals | 1 |
| 13(4) | Shots (on goal) | 14(7) |
| 17 | Fouls | 8 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Offsides | 2 |
| 47% | Time of Possession | 53% |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 2 |
| 6 | Saves | 2 |