Padua-Palermo 0-1: unexpected victory for the rosanero

It ends here: Padova-Palermo 0-1

96' Pastina sent off for the foul on Vasic.

92' Goal for Palermo! Corner from the right, deflection in the box and the net signed by Mattia Bani.

Five minutes of stoppage time awarded.

90' Pastina brings down Vasic: booked.

88' Padova close to taking the lead with Varas.

80' Andreoletti tries to win it: Bonaiuto in, Belli out.

78' Last substitution for Inzaghi: Vasic in, Johnsen out.

70' Padova still attacking: Capelli crosses sharply from the right, the ball rolls in the box without finding any teammates lurking.

67' Bani takes a hit to the chest: the medical staff intervenes.

65' Two substitutions also for Padova: Favale and Caprari in, Bortolussi and Ghiglione out.

64' Two more changes for Palermo: Segre and Pohjanpalo out, Giovane and Le Douaron in.

63' Di Mariano again from the edge, Bani intercepts.

59' Foul by Di Mariano on Segre: booked.

58' First substitution for Andreoletti: Fusi out, Gomez in.

57' Perrotta's offside position confirmed. The score remains 0-0.

56' Perrotta beats Joronen but is in an irregular position. VAR check in progress.

55' Palermo tries to get back in the game: cross from Pierozzi, Sorrentino intercepts well.

54' Second substitution for Inzaghi: Ceccaroni out, booked, Magnani in.

50' Di Mariano just inches from scoring: Joronen saves.

48' Ceccaroni brings down Lasagna: booked.

46' Palermo starts strong with Johnsen entering the box and trying to serve Pohjanpalo. Excellent coverage by Pastina.

46' The match restarts. Inzaghi calls Palumbo to the bench, Peda comes in for him.

End of the first half at Euganeo: Padova-Palermo 0-0. Rosanero down to ten men.

47' Di Mariano attempts from the edge, the ball goes high.

46' Two minutes of stoppage time awarded.

42' Header from Perrotta, the ball goes high over the crossbar.

38' Padova just inches from taking the lead: Ghiglione, served by Bortolussi, shoots on target but finds Bani's intervention.

31' Long-range shot from Di Mariano: Joronen blocks without difficulty.

29' Padova on the attack: corner for the home team.

25' Palermo down to ten: Rui Modesto sent off.

22' Rui Modesto brings down Di Mariano: booked. VAR check in progress: evaluating the red card foul.

20' Cross from Ranocchia, Johnsen heads just wide of the post.

15' Palermo attacks again. First Palumbo, then Johnsen fail to hit the target.

14' Great long-range shot from Rui Modesto: just off target.

14' Second corner from the left for Palermo.

9' Nice play from Padova: Capelli's cross from the right just misses Ghiglione in a great position.

6' Varas brings down Bani in the midfield: free kick for the pinks.

5' Good build-up from Palermo on the left, first corner of the match.

3' Padova aggressive, the pinks contain and try to counter.

2' Good ball recovery by Pierozzi who exchanges with Palumbo and makes a run. Number 5 fails to return the ball to him.

1' Kick-off: Padova-Palermo begins.

Teams on the field: Padova in white kit, Palermo in blue kit.

Readers of La Sicilia, welcome to the live text coverage of Padova-Palermo, a match valid for the thirty-second matchday of the Serie B championship, scheduled for 3:00 PM at the "Euganeo" stadium.

The rosanero are looking for redemption after a dark week that saw them defeated in the direct clash against Monza and held to a draw at home against Juve Stabia. They will face a Padova side coming off three consecutive defeats and in a full battle for survival.

OFFICIAL LINEUPS

PADOVA (4-4-2): 22 Sorrentino; 4 Belli, 58 Pastina, 5 Perrotta, 18 Ghiglione; 17 Capelli, 8 Fusi, 7 Varas (C), 77 Di Mariano; 15 Lasagna, 20 Bortolussi. Bench: 1 Mouquet, 14 Fortin, 6 Crisetig, 10 Gomez, 11 Seghetti, 13 Boi, 23 Di Maggio, 24 Caprari, 30 Favale, 55 Villa, 86 Giunti, 92 Buonaiuto. Coach: Andreoletti.

PALERMO (4-2-3-1): 66 Joronen; 27 Pierozzi, 13 Bani (C), 32 Ceccaroni, 3 Augello; 8 Segre, 10 Ranocchia; 18 Rui Modesto, 5 Palumbo, 7 Johnsen; 20 Pohjanpalo. Bench: 1 Gomis, 77 Di Bartolo, 6 Gomes, 11 Gyasi, 14 Vasic, 17 Giovane, 19 Bereszynski, 21 Le Douaron, 28 Blin, 29 Peda, 31 Corona, 72 Veroli, 96 Magnani. Coach: Inzaghi.

Referee: Livio Marinelli (Tivoli).

First assistant: Pasquale Capaldo (Napoli).

Second assistant: Gilberto Laghezza (Mestre).

Fourth official: Gianluca Renzi (Pesaro).

VAR: Antonio Giua (Olbia).

AVAR: Rodolfo Di Vuolo (Castellammare di Stabia).