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42% Ball Possession PALERMO and 58% Ball Possession UDINESE
Palermo 4 – 1 Udinese 
35′ Robin Quaison 79′ Cyril Thereau
56′ Oscar Hiljemark
77′ Achraf Lazaar
87′ Aleksandar Trajkovski
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Palermo, 17th position with 21 points and a negative goal difference of -14
Udinese, 13th position with 24 points and a negative goal difference of -13
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Udinese | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 18:31 | -13 | 24 |
| 17 | Palermo | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 19:33 | -14 | 21 |
Palermo surviving the pressure to win the home game to avoid falling in the relegation zone. Palermo crushing Udinese unable to react.
Palermo opening the score in the 35th minute with forward Robin Quaison defeating Udinese goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis.
There are 17 precedents between Palermo vs Udinese at the Renzo Barbera Stadium. Stats showing Palermo with 8 wins, 4 draws and Udinese with 5 wins.
Here is PALERMO official starting lineup by coach Giovanni Bosi:
PALERMO: 70 Sorrentino (cap.); 23 Struna, 6 Goldaniga, 12 Gonzalez, 7 Lazaar; 10 Hiljemark, 28 Jajalo, 18 Chochev; 20 Vazquez, 11 Gilardino, 21 Quaison.
Here is UDINESE official starting lineup by coach Stefano Colantuono.
UDINESE: 31 Karnezis; 2 Wague, 30 Felipe, 89 Piris; 27 Widmer, 7 Badu (cap.), 20 Lodi, 8 Bruno Fernandes, 21 Edenilson; 18 Perica, 77 Thereau.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of PALERMO: Albero Gilardino with 5 goals
Top scorer of UDINESE: Cyril Thereau with 6 goals
| Palermo | Goals | Goals | Udinese |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilardino, Alberto | 5 | 6 | Thereau, Cyril |
| Hiljemark, Oscar | 3 | 4 | Zapata, Duvan |
| Vazquez, Franco | 3 | 3 | Badu, Emmanuel |
| Goldaniga, Edoardo | 2 | 2 | Perica, Stipe |
| Gonzalez, Giancarlo | 2 | 1 | Lodi, Francesco |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of PALERMO: 1 win, 2 lost
| 17/01/16 | SA | Genoa – Palermo | 4:0 | Round 20 | |||
| 10/01/16 | SA | Verona – Palermo | 0:1 | Round 19 | |||
| 06/01/16 | SA | Palermo – Fiorentina | 1:3 | Round 18 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of UDINESE: 1 win, 2 lost
| 17/01/16 | SA | Udinese – Juventus | 0:4 | Round 20 | |||
| 09/01/16 | SA | Carpi – Udinese | 2:1 | Round 19 | |||
| 06/01/16 | SA | Udinese – Atalanta | 2:1 | Round 18 |
Photo: facebook.com/UdineseCalcio1896
2015– 2016 Italian Serie A Week 21
Palermo 4 – 1 Udinese
Sunday 24 January 2016
Renzo Barbera Stadium
Palermo, Italy
15:00
Referee: TAGLIAVENTO
Assistants: SCHENONE – PERETTI
Fourth Official: DOBOSZ
ADD1: MARIANI
ADD2: NASCA
Goals: 35′ Robin Quaison (P), 56′ Oscar Hiljemark (P), 77′ Achraf Lazaar (P), 79′ Cyril Thereau (U), 87′ Aleksandar Trajkovski (P)
Official lineups – formations:
PALERMO: 70 Sorrentino (cap.); 23 Struna, 6 Goldaniga, 12 Gonzalez, 7 Lazaar; 10 Hiljemark, 28 Jajalo, 18 Chochev; 20 Vazquez, 11 Gilardino, 21 Quaison.
Subs: 53 Alastra, 91 Colombi, 2 Vitiello, 3 Rispoli, 8 Trajkovski, 15 Cionek, 22 Balogh, 24 Cristante, 25 Maresca, 77 Morganella, 97 Pezzella, 99 Djurdjevic.
Coach: Giovanni Bosi.
UDINESE: 31 Karnezis; 2 Wague, 30 Felipe, 89 Piris; 27 Widmer, 7 Badu (cap.), 20 Lodi, 8 Bruno Fernandes, 21 Edenilson; 18 Perica, 77 Thereau.
Subs: 90 Romo, 97 Meret, 9 Zapata, 16 Iturra, 19 Guilherme, 32 Camigliano, 33 Kone, 42 Coppolaro, 53 Adnan, 74 Aguirre, 75 Heurtaux.
Coach: Stefano Colantuono
Match Stats
| Palermo | Match Stats | Udinese |
| 4 | Goals | 1 |
| 16(8) | Shots (on goal) | 20(9) |
| 9 | Fouls | 6 |
| 7 | Corner kicks | 7 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 42% | Ball Possession | 58% |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 8 | Saves | 4 |