Italian Serie B

Palermo vs Catanzaro, 2025-26 Italian Serie B, Promotion Semifinals

· 2nd Leg - Catanzaro advance 3-2 on aggregate
  • 3': Joel Pohjanpalo
  • 89': Rui Modesto
  • Red Card 90'+3': Niccolò Pierozzi
  • Red Card 90'+6': Antonio Palumbo
FT
2 - 0
2nd Leg - Catanzaro advance 3-2 on aggregate

About

Palermo are hosting Catanzaro at Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie B.

Match Commentary

  • 3': Joel Pohjanpalo (Palermo) Goal at 3'
  • 16': Giangiacomo Magnani (Palermo) Substitution at 16'
  • 20': Dennis Johnsen (Palermo) Yellow Card at 20'
  • 45'+4': Jacopo Segre (Palermo) Yellow Card at 49'
  • 45': Aljosa Vasic (Palermo) Substitution at 45'
  • 45': Federico Di Francesco (Catanzaro) Substitution at 45'
  • 49': Filippo Pittarello (Catanzaro) Yellow Card at 49'
  • 50': Rui Modesto (Palermo) Substitution at 50'
  • 61': Marco Pompetti (Catanzaro) Substitution at 61'
  • 65': Aljosa Vasic (Palermo) Yellow Card at 65'
  • 75': Emmanuel Gyasi (Palermo) Substitution at 75'
  • 76': Giacomo Corona (Palermo) Substitution at 76'
  • 78': Ruggero Frosinini (Catanzaro) Substitution at 78'
  • 78': Fabio Rispoli (Catanzaro) Substitution at 78'
  • 87': Ervin Bashi (Catanzaro) Substitution at 87'
  • 89': Rui Modesto (Palermo) Goal at 89'
  • 90'+3': Niccolò Pierozzi (Palermo) Red Card at 93'
  • 90'+4': Simone Pontisso (Catanzaro) Yellow Card at 94'
  • 90'+5': Federico Di Francesco (Catanzaro) Yellow Card at 95'
  • 90'+6': Antonio Palumbo (Palermo) Red Card at 96'

Statistics

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11 Fouls 28
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 2
0 Offsides 0
1 Corner Kicks 5
4 Saves 4
46.7 Possession 53.3
12 SHOTS 17
4 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
0 Accurate Crosses 0
0 Crosses 0
0.0 Cross % 0.0
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
1 Blocked Shots 3
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
0 Clearances 0

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

Venue: Stadio Renzo Barbera
Location: Palermo, Italy
Attendance: 33,286

Line-Ups

PAL Palermo (4-3-3)

No. Name
66 Jesse Joronen (GK)
32 Pietro Ceccaroni
29 Patryk Peda
3 Tommaso Augello
27 Niccolò Pierozzi Red Card
5 Antonio Palumbo Red Card
10 Filippo Ranocchia
8 Jacopo Segre Yellow Card
20 Joel Pohjanpalo
7 Dennis Johnsen Yellow Card
21 Jeremy Le Douaron

CAT Catanzaro (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
22 Mirko Pigliacelli (GK)
4 Matias Antonini Lui
23 Niccolò Brighenti
84 Tommaso Cassandro
20 Simone Pontisso Yellow Card
10 Jacopo Petriccione
30 Gabriele Alesi
27 Costantino Favasuli
8 Filippo Pittarello Yellow Card
9 Pietro Iemmello
14 Mattia Liberali

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