Palermo vs Sassuolo, 2016-17 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A

Palermo

90'+1': Slobodan Rajkovic

FT
0 - 1

Sassuolo

31': Domenico Berardi (P)

Palermo 0-1 Sassuolo

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Attempt blocked. Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Domenico Berardi with a cross.
1': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Thiago Cionek.
2': Attempt missed. Luca Mazzitelli (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Marcello Gazzola.
7': Attempt saved. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gregoire Defrel.
9': Offside, Sassuolo. Domenico Berardi tries a through ball, but Federico Peluso is caught offside.
10': Foul by Oscar Hiljemark (Palermo).
10': Stefano Sensi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Attempt missed. Stefano Sensi (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
11': Accursio Bentivegna (Palermo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
11': Foul by Federico Peluso (Sassuolo).
13': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
13': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Thiago Cionek.
14': Attempt missed. Luca Mazzitelli (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Stefano Sensi with a cross following a corner.
14': Attempt blocked. Robin Quaison (Palermo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oscar Hiljemark with a through ball.
15': Delay in match Accursio Bentivegna (Palermo) because of an injury.
15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
16': Accursio Bentivegna (Palermo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Foul by Stefano Sensi (Sassuolo).
18': Attempt saved. Matteo Politano (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
20': Foul by Robin Quaison (Palermo).
20': Francesco Magnanelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Foul by Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo).
20': Thiago Cionek (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Accursio Bentivegna (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Stefano Sensi (Sassuolo).
25': Attempt saved. Matteo Politano (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcello Gazzola with a cross.
25': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
26': Accursio Bentivegna (Palermo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
26': Foul by Federico Peluso (Sassuolo).
27': Foul by Norbert Balogh (Palermo).
27': Francesco Magnanelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Foul by Alessandro Gazzi (Palermo).
30': Attempt blocked. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
30': Attempt blocked. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
30': Penalty Sassuolo. Gregoire Defrel draws a foul in the penalty area.
30': Penalty conceded by Slobodan Rajkovic (Palermo) after a foul in the penalty area.
30': Slobodan Rajkovic (Palermo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31': Goal! Palermo 0, Sassuolo 1. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
33': Foul by Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo).
33': Slobodan Rajkovic (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
35': Slobodan Rajkovic (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Accursio Bentivegna (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo).
38': Corner, Palermo. Conceded by Matteo Politano.
38': Foul by Luca Mazzitelli (Sassuolo).
38': Slobodan Rajkovic (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Attempt missed. Andrea Rispoli (Palermo) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
41': Foul by Luca Mazzitelli (Sassuolo).
41': Haitam Aleesami (Palermo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
41': Luca Mazzitelli (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42': Attempt saved. Slobodan Rajkovic (Palermo) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Oscar Hiljemark with a cross.
42': Foul by Alessandro Gazzi (Palermo).
42': Stefano Sensi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Thiago Cionek (Palermo).
44': Stefano Sensi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+2': First Half ends, Palermo 0, Sassuolo 1.
0': Match ends, Palermo 0, Sassuolo 1.
45': Second Half begins Palermo 0, Sassuolo 1.
47': Attempt saved. Matteo Politano (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luca Mazzitelli.
48': Foul by Oscar Hiljemark (Palermo).
48': Francesco Acerbi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Corner, Palermo. Conceded by Luca Antei.
53': Accursio Bentivegna (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Marcello Gazzola (Sassuolo).
54': Attempt blocked. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Mazzitelli.
54': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Slobodan Rajkovic.
56': Substitution, Palermo. Ilija Nestorovski replaces Norbert Balogh.
57': Attempt saved. Luca Mazzitelli (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
57': Attempt saved. Matteo Politano (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Francesco Magnanelli.
60': Foul by Robin Quaison (Palermo).
60': Marcello Gazzola (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
61': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
61': Foul by Slobodan Rajkovic (Palermo).
62': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Alessandro Gazzi.
63': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Andrea Rispoli.
63': Attempt blocked. Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Francesco Acerbi with a headed pass.
64': Offside, Palermo. Robin Quaison tries a through ball, but Ilija Nestorovski is caught offside.
65': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
65': Foul by Haitam Aleesami (Palermo).
68': Foul by Robin Quaison (Palermo).
68': Francesco Magnanelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Substitution, Palermo. Roland Sallai replaces Accursio Bentivegna.
69': Attempt saved. Roland Sallai (Palermo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ilija Nestorovski.
70': Foul by Roland Sallai (Palermo).
70': Francesco Acerbi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Roland Sallai (Palermo).
71': Stefano Sensi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Substitution, Sassuolo. Davide Biondini replaces Luca Mazzitelli.
72': Attempt missed. Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Stefano Sensi.
73': Corner, Palermo. Conceded by Luca Antei.
75': Substitution, Sassuolo. Diego Falcinelli replaces Gregoire Defrel.
77': Attempt missed. Robin Quaison (Palermo) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alessandro Gazzi.
78': Corner, Palermo. Conceded by Marcello Gazzola.
80': Foul by Slobodan Rajkovic (Palermo).
80': Francesco Magnanelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
80': Robin Quaison (Palermo) is shown the yellow card.
81': Substitution, Palermo. Carlos Embalo replaces Roberto Vitiello.
82': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
83': Attempt saved. Matteo Politano (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stefano Sensi.
83': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Josip Posavec.
84': Attempt blocked. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
84': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Carlos Embalo.
85': Substitution, Sassuolo. Claud Adjapong replaces Matteo Politano.
86': Foul by Francesco Magnanelli (Sassuolo).
86': Roland Sallai (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Roland Sallai (Palermo).
86': Luca Antei (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Foul by Diego Falcinelli (Sassuolo).
87': Slobodan Rajkovic (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Claud Adjapong (Sassuolo).
88': Thiago Cionek (Palermo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Attempt blocked. Robin Quaison (Palermo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oscar Hiljemark.
90': Attempt missed. Roland Sallai (Palermo) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
90'+1': Diego Falcinelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1': Foul by Slobodan Rajkovic (Palermo).
90'+1': Second yellow card to Slobodan Rajkovic (Palermo) for a bad foul.
90'+2': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Robin Quaison.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Claud Adjapong (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
90'+2': Federico Peluso (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Andrea Rispoli (Palermo).
90'+3': Andrea Consigli (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Foul by Francesco Magnanelli (Sassuolo).
90'+3': Ilija Nestorovski (Palermo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Foul by Carlos Embalo (Palermo).
90'+4': Stefano Sensi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Palermo 0, Sassuolo 1.

Statistics

SAS		PAL
15	Fouls	19
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	1
1	Offsides	1
8	Corner Kicks	4
2	Saves	7
59.4	Possession	40.6
22	SHOTS	7
8	ON GOAL	2
0.4	On Target %	0.3
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
479	Accurate Passes	290
572	Passes	381
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	4
19	Crosses	18
0.3	Cross %	0.2
57	Long Balls	62
24	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
9	Blocked Shots	2
15	Effective Tackles	21
18	Tackles	30
0.8	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
13	Effective Clearances	26
17	Clearances	30

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Renzo Barbera
Location: Palermo, Italy
Attendance: 12,935

Serie A Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Napoli	8	+7	18
2	AS Roma	8	+5	18
3	AC Milan	8	+7	17
4	Internazionale	8	+8	15

Full Table

Line-Ups

Palermo (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Josip Posavec (GK)
2	Roberto Vitiello
5	Slobodan Rajkovic
15	Thiago Cionek
14	Alessandro Gazzi
10	Oscar Hiljemark
19	Haitam Aleesami
3	Andrea Rispoli
21	Robin Quaison
22	Norbert Balogh
27	Accursio Bentivegna

Palermo Substitutes:

Giancarlo González, Edoardo Goldaniga, Ilija Nestorovski, Giuseppe Pezzella, Sinisa Andelkovic, Simone Lo Faso, Ivaylo Chochev, Carlos Embaló, Mato Jajalo, Leonardo Marson, Roland Sallai, Andrea Fulignati.

Sassuolo (4-3-3)

No.	Name
47	Andrea Consigli (GK)
15	Francesco Acerbi
5	Luca Antei
13	Federico Peluso
23	Marcello Gazzola
4	Francesco Magnanelli
12	Stefano Sensi
22	Luca Mazzitelli
11	Grégoire Defrel
16	Matteo Politano
25	Domenico Berardi

Sassuolo Substitutes:

Pol Lirola, Marcello Trotta, Alessandro Matri, Alberto Pomini, Diego Falcinelli, Timo Letschert, Davide Biondini, Claud Adjapong, Giovanni Sbrissa, Gianluca Pegolo, Paolo Cannavaro.

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