Palermo vs Sassuolo, 2015-16 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A

Palermo

85': Luca Rigoni

FT
0 - 1

Sassuolo

35': Sergio Floccari

Palermo 0-1 Sassuolo

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Foul by Andrea Rispoli (Palermo).
1': Nicola Sansone (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Davide Biondini (Sassuolo).
1': Franco Vázquez (Palermo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
2': Achraf Lazaar (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Davide Biondini (Sassuolo).
5': Foul by Alberto Gilardino (Palermo).
5': Simone Missiroli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Achraf Lazaar (Palermo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
6': Foul by Sime Vrsaljko (Sassuolo).
7': Hand ball by Alberto Gilardino (Palermo).
8': Attempt missed. Sergio Floccari (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nicola Sansone with a through ball.
10': Attempt missed. Luca Rigoni (Palermo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Franco Vázquez.
10': Foul by Franco Vázquez (Palermo).
10': Sime Vrsaljko (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Attempt saved. Sergio Floccari (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Simone Missiroli.
12': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Simone Colombi.
13': Foul by Francesco Magnanelli (Sassuolo).
13': Franco Vázquez (Palermo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Corner, Palermo. Conceded by Marcello Gazzola.
19': Attempt saved. Aljaz Struna (Palermo) header from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Oscar Hiljemark with a cross.
22': Foul by Francesco Acerbi (Sassuolo).
22': Franco Vázquez (Palermo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
23': Foul by Oscar Hiljemark (Palermo).
23': Sime Vrsaljko (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Delay in match Franco Vázquez (Palermo) because of an injury.
27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
28': Attempt missed. Franco Vázquez (Palermo) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
29': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
30': Davide Biondini (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
30': Foul by Franco Vázquez (Palermo).
31': Foul by Simone Missiroli (Sassuolo).
31': Franco Vázquez (Palermo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
31': Simone Missiroli (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
33': Foul by Alberto Gilardino (Palermo).
33': Francesco Magnanelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Goal! Palermo 0, Sassuolo 1. Sergio Floccari (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Francesco Magnanelli.
37': Foul by Francesco Magnanelli (Sassuolo).
37': Franco Vázquez (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Andrea Consigli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Franco Vázquez (Palermo).
42': Offside, Sassuolo. Marcello Gazzola tries a through ball, but Sergio Floccari is caught offside.
43': Foul by Luca Rigoni (Palermo).
43': Sergio Floccari (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Luca Rigoni (Palermo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43': Foul by Aljaz Struna (Palermo).
43': Nicola Sansone (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
44': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Andrea Rispoli.
44': Attempt missed. Sime Vrsaljko (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nicola Sansone following a corner.
45'+2': Foul by Giancarlo Gonzalez (Palermo).
45'+2': Nicola Sansone (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+3': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45'+3': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
45'+3': First Half ends, Palermo 0, Sassuolo 1.
0': Match ends, Palermo 0, Sassuolo 1.
45': Second Half begins Palermo 0, Sassuolo 1.
45': Substitution, Palermo. Aleksandar Trajkovski replaces Oscar Hiljemark.
46': Foul by Andrea Rispoli (Palermo).
46': Nicola Sansone (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
48': Attempt missed. Mato Jajalo (Palermo) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luca Rigoni.
49': Attempt saved. Sergio Floccari (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sime Vrsaljko with a cross.
49': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Simone Colombi.
50': Offside, Palermo. Franco Vázquez tries a through ball, but Luca Rigoni is caught offside.
51': Attempt missed. Franco Vázquez (Palermo) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Luca Rigoni.
52': Foul by Luca Rigoni (Palermo).
52': Francesco Acerbi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Sergio Floccari (Sassuolo).
53': Giancarlo Gonzalez (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Luca Rigoni (Palermo).
55': Simone Missiroli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Aleksandar Trajkovski (Palermo).
56': Sime Vrsaljko (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Substitution, Palermo. Enzo Maresca replaces Mato Jajalo.
57': Attempt missed. Sime Vrsaljko (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
58': Davide Biondini (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Achraf Lazaar (Palermo).
58': Foul by Aleksandar Trajkovski (Palermo).
58': Francesco Acerbi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Sime Vrsaljko (Sassuolo).
60': Franco Vázquez (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Sime Vrsaljko (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Offside, Palermo. Aljaz Struna tries a through ball, but Luca Rigoni is caught offside.
62': Alberto Gilardino (Palermo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
62': Foul by Francesco Acerbi (Sassuolo).
65': Attempt missed. Franco Vázquez (Palermo) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Aljaz Struna.
65': Substitution, Sassuolo. Domenico Berardi replaces Matteo Politano.
67': Attempt blocked. Franco Vázquez (Palermo) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
68': Alberto Gilardino (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Foul by Francesco Acerbi (Sassuolo).
68': Francesco Acerbi (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Substitution, Palermo. Robin Quaison replaces Andrea Rispoli.
72': Attempt blocked. Franco Vázquez (Palermo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
72': Hand ball by Paolo Cannavaro (Sassuolo).
72': Paolo Cannavaro (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
73': Substitution, Sassuolo. Gregoire Defrel replaces Sergio Floccari.
74': Attempt saved. Enzo Maresca (Palermo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
74': Foul by Alberto Gilardino (Palermo).
74': Francesco Magnanelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Dangerous play by Robin Quaison (Palermo).
76': Simone Missiroli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Aleksandar Trajkovski (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Davide Biondini (Sassuolo).
77': Davide Biondini (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Substitution, Sassuolo. Alfred Duncan replaces Davide Biondini.
79': Attempt blocked. Nicola Sansone (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gregoire Defrel.
79': Dangerous play by Alberto Gilardino (Palermo).
79': Francesco Magnanelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Attempt saved. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Simone Missiroli.
82': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Aljaz Struna.
83': Foul by Aleksandar Trajkovski (Palermo).
83': Francesco Magnanelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Abdelhamid El Kaoutari (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo).
83': Foul by Francesco Magnanelli (Sassuolo).
83': Franco Vázquez (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Francesco Magnanelli (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': Offside, Palermo. Franco Vázquez tries a through ball, but Luca Rigoni is caught offside.
85': Second yellow card to Luca Rigoni (Palermo).
88': Attempt missed. Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
89': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Achraf Lazaar.
90': Attempt missed. Alfred Duncan (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Francesco Magnanelli.
90'+1': Corner, Palermo. Conceded by Sime Vrsaljko.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Palermo 0, Sassuolo 1.

Statistics

SAS		PAL
15	Fouls	21
6	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	1
1	Offsides	3
5	Corner Kicks	2
2	Saves	3
51.4	Possession	48.6
13	SHOTS	9
4	ON GOAL	2
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
386	Accurate Passes	346
467	Passes	429
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	5
13	Crosses	29
0.2	Cross %	0.2
58	Long Balls	47
29	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
2	Blocked Shots	2
25	Effective Tackles	21
26	Tackles	28
1.0	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
18	Effective Clearances	12
20	Clearances	13

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Renzo Barbera
Location: Palermo, Italy
Attendance: 17,730

Serie A Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Napoli	10	+13	25
2	Internazionale	10	+11	21
3	Atalanta	10	+12	19
4	Juventus	10	+10	18

Full Table

Line-Ups

Palermo (3-5-1-1)

No.	Name
91	Simone Colombi (GK)
12	Giancarlo González
34	Abdelhamid El Kaoutari
23	Aljaz Struna
10	Oscar Hiljemark
27	Luca Rigoni
28	Mato Jajalo
7	Achraf Lazaar
3	Andrea Rispoli
11	Alberto Gilardino
20	Franco Vázquez

Palermo Substitutes:

Robin Quaison, Gastón Brugman, Fabio Daprelá, Antonio La Gumina, Fabrizio Alastra, Ivaylo Chochev, Aleksandar Trajkovski, Roberto Vitiello, Sinisa Andelkovic, Matheus Cassini, Enzo Maresca, Edoardo Goldaniga.

Sassuolo (4-3-3)

No.	Name
47	Andrea Consigli (GK)
15	Francesco Acerbi
28	Paolo Cannavaro
23	Marcello Gazzola
11	Sime Vrsaljko
4	Francesco Magnanelli
7	Simone Missiroli
8	Davide Biondini
99	Sergio Floccari
17	Nicola Sansone
16	Matteo Politano

Sassuolo Substitutes:

Karim Laribi, Lorenzo Ariaudo, Domenico Berardi, Alberto Pomini, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Emanuele Terranova, Gianluca Pegolo, Alfred Duncan, Grégoire Defrel, Diego Falcinelli, Antonio Floro Flores.

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