Palermo vs Cittadella, 2018-19 Italian Serie B, Regular Season

· Italian Serie B

Palermo

21': Ilija Nestorovski
23': Aleksandar Trajkovski

FT
2 - 2

Cittadella

65': Davide Diaw
82': Davide Adorni

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

Match Timeline

21': Goal! Palermo 1, Cittadella 0. Ilija Nestorovski (Palermo) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antonio Mazzotta with a cross following a set piece situation.
23': Goal! Palermo 2, Cittadella 0. Aleksandar Trajkovski (Palermo) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ilija Nestorovski following a fast break.
41': Substitution, Palermo. George Puscas replaces Ilija Nestorovski because of an injury.
50': Domenico Frare (Cittadella) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Substitution, Cittadella. Giuseppe Panico replaces Federico Proia.
64': Substitution, Cittadella. Davide Diaw replaces Mattia Finotto.
65': Goal! Palermo 2, Cittadella 1. Davide Diaw (Cittadella) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Giuseppe Panico.
68': Substitution, Palermo. Luca Fiordilino replaces Mato Jajalo.
79': Substitution, Palermo. Haitam Aleesami replaces Antonio Mazzotta.
81': Substitution, Cittadella. Stefano Scappini replaces Andrea Schenetti.
82': Goal! Palermo 2, Cittadella 2. Davide Adorni (Cittadella) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
6': Attempt blocked. Przemyslaw Szyminski (Palermo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
6': Cesar Falletti (Palermo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
6': Foul by Federico Proia (Cittadella).
7': Offside, Palermo. Aleksandar Trajkovski tries a through ball, but Giuseppe Bellusci is caught offside.
9': Amedeo Benedetti (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Aleksandar Trajkovski (Palermo).
10': Attempt saved. Cesar Falletti (Palermo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giuseppe Bellusci.
15': Attempt missed. Nicolas Haas (Palermo) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cesar Falletti.
17': Foul by Antonio Mazzotta (Palermo).
17': Luca Ghiringhelli (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Domenico Frare (Cittadella).
19': Ilija Nestorovski (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Luca Ghiringhelli (Cittadella).
20': Nicolas Haas (Palermo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
21': Goal! Palermo 1, Cittadella 0. Ilija Nestorovski (Palermo) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antonio Mazzotta with a cross following a set piece situation.
23': Goal! Palermo 2, Cittadella 0. Aleksandar Trajkovski (Palermo) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ilija Nestorovski following a fast break.
25': Cesar Falletti (Palermo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
25': Foul by Amedeo Benedetti (Cittadella).
25': Attempt missed. Przemyslaw Szyminski (Palermo) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aleksandar Trajkovski with a cross following a set piece situation.
27': Federico Proia (Cittadella) wins a free kick on the right wing.
27': Foul by Mato Jajalo (Palermo).
28': Attempt saved. Ilija Nestorovski (Palermo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleksandar Trajkovski with a cross.
28': Attempt blocked. Antonio Mazzotta (Palermo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilija Nestorovski.
28': Corner, Palermo. Conceded by Amedeo Benedetti.
29': Attempt missed. Przemyslaw Szyminski (Palermo) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Antonio Mazzotta with a cross following a corner.
30': Delay in match Ilija Nestorovski (Palermo) because of an injury.
30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
32': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Mato Jajalo.
33': Attempt missed. Mattia Finotto (Cittadella) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Amedeo Benedetti with a cross following a corner.
34': Ilija Nestorovski (Palermo).
34': Simone Branca (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Giuseppe Bellusci (Palermo).
34': Mattia Finotto (Cittadella) wins a free kick on the left wing.
35': Hand ball by Mattia Finotto (Cittadella).
37': Attempt missed. Gabriele Moncini (Cittadella) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mattia Finotto.
38': Antonio Mazzotta (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by Gabriele Moncini (Cittadella).
38': Domenico Frare (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by Ilija Nestorovski (Palermo).
39': Foul by Andrea Schenetti (Cittadella).
39': Mato Jajalo (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Delay in match Ilija Nestorovski (Palermo) because of an injury.
40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
41': Substitution, Palermo. George Puscas replaces Ilija Nestorovski because of an injury.
41': Foul by Davide Adorni (Cittadella).
41': George Puscas (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Substitution, Palermo. George Puscas replaces Ilija Nestorovski because of an injury.
43': Attempt missed. Mattia Finotto (Cittadella) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Amedeo Benedetti with a cross.
44': Foul by Gabriele Moncini (Cittadella).
44': Mato Jajalo (Palermo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44': Attempt saved. Mattia Finotto (Cittadella) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
44': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Alberto Brignoli.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Andrea Schenetti (Cittadella) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriele Moncini.
45'+1': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Alberto Brignoli.
45'+2': Attempt saved. Luca Ghiringhelli (Cittadella) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Amedeo Benedetti with a cross.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Radoslaw Murawski (Palermo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Haas.
45'+3': First Half ends, Palermo 2, Cittadella 0.
45': Second Half begins Palermo 2, Cittadella 0.
46': Attempt missed. Mattia Finotto (Cittadella) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Andrea Schenetti.
47': Corner, Palermo. Conceded by Domenico Frare.
47': Attempt missed. Giuseppe Bellusci (Palermo) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aleksandar Trajkovski with a cross following a corner.
49': Offside, Palermo. Radoslaw Murawski tries a through ball, but George Puscas is caught offside.
49': Attempt missed. Andrea Schenetti (Cittadella) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Manuel Iori.
50': Cesar Falletti (Palermo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50': Foul by Domenico Frare (Cittadella).
50': Domenico Frare (Cittadella) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
50': Attempt missed. Mato Jajalo (Palermo) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right from a direct free kick.
53': Alberto Brignoli (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Luca Ghiringhelli (Cittadella).
54': Offside, Cittadella. Luca Ghiringhelli tries a through ball, but Gabriele Moncini is caught offside.
58': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Przemyslaw Szyminski.
58': Amedeo Benedetti (Cittadella) wins a free kick on the left wing.
58': Foul by Radoslaw Murawski (Palermo).
60': Attempt saved. George Puscas (Palermo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleksandar Trajkovski.
62': Substitution, Cittadella. Giuseppe Panico replaces Federico Proia.
62': Andrea Schenetti (Cittadella) wins a free kick on the right wing.
62': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Palermo).
62': Substitution, Cittadella. Giuseppe Panico replaces Federico Proia.
63': Foul by Giuseppe Panico (Cittadella).
63': Giuseppe Bellusci (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Amedeo Benedetti (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Przemyslaw Szyminski (Palermo).
64': Substitution, Cittadella. Davide Diaw replaces Mattia Finotto.
64': Substitution, Cittadella. Davide Diaw replaces Mattia Finotto.
65': Goal! Palermo 2, Cittadella 1. Davide Diaw (Cittadella) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Giuseppe Panico.
68': Substitution, Palermo. Luca Fiordilino replaces Mato Jajalo.
68': Substitution, Palermo. Luca Fiordilino replaces Mato Jajalo.
69': Foul by Simone Branca (Cittadella).
69': George Puscas (Palermo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
70': Davide Diaw (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
70': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Palermo).
70': Foul by Gabriele Moncini (Cittadella).
70': Nicolas Haas (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Radoslaw Murawski (Palermo).
71': Giuseppe Panico (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Attempt saved. Gabriele Moncini (Cittadella) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Davide Diaw.
71': Alberto Brignoli (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Simone Branca (Cittadella).
72': Corner, Palermo. Conceded by Luca Ghiringhelli.
73': Foul by Aleksandar Trajkovski (Palermo).
73': Gabriele Moncini (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Davide Diaw (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75': Foul by Luca Fiordilino (Palermo).
76': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Trajkovski (Palermo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by George Puscas.
77': Attempt saved. George Puscas (Palermo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cesar Falletti.
79': Substitution, Palermo. Haitam Aleesami replaces Antonio Mazzotta.
79': Substitution, Palermo. Haitam Aleesami replaces Antonio Mazzotta.
81': Foul by Giuseppe Bellusci (Palermo).
81': Giuseppe Panico (Cittadella) wins a free kick on the left wing.
81': Substitution, Cittadella. Stefano Scappini replaces Andrea Schenetti.
81': Substitution, Cittadella. Stefano Scappini replaces Andrea Schenetti.
82': Goal! Palermo 2, Cittadella 2. Davide Adorni (Cittadella) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
84': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Haas (Palermo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksandar Trajkovski.
84': Corner, Palermo. Conceded by Luca Ghiringhelli.

Statistics

CIT		PAL
19	Fouls	14
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	4
5	Corner Kicks	9
6	Saves	3
54.1	Possession	45.9
11	SHOTS	23
5	ON GOAL	8
0.5	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
303	Accurate Passes	250
406	Passes	348
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
6	Accurate Crosses	6
24	Crosses	19
0.3	Cross %	0.3
76	Long Balls	79
33	Accurate Long Balls	40
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	10
11	Effective Tackles	4
12	Tackles	5
0.9	Tackle %	0.8
9	Interceptions	3
16	Effective Clearances	16
16	Clearances	16

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

Venue: Renzo Barbera
Location: Palermo, Italy
Attendance: 28,351

Italian Serie B Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Pisa	10	+9	23
2	Sassuolo	10	+11	21
3	Spezia	10	+7	20
4	Cremonese	10	+4	17

Full Table

Line-Ups

Palermo (4-3-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Alberto Brignoli (GK)
5	Slobodan Rajkovic
2	Giuseppe Bellusci
27	Antonio Mazzotta
24	Przemyslaw Szyminski
8	Mato Jajalo
32	Nicolas Haas
35	Radoslaw Murawski
30	Ilija Nestorovski
10	Aleksandar Trajkovski
20	César Falletti

Palermo Substitutes:

Simone Lo Faso, Fabrizio Alastra, Andrea Ingegneri, Andrea Rispoli, Roberto Pirrello, Luca Fiordilino, Andrea Accardi, Alessandro Salvi, Niklas Gunnarsson, Haitam Aleesami, George Puscas, Alberto Pomini.

Cittadella (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Alberto Paleari (GK)
5	Davide Adorni
15	Domenico Frare
3	Amedeo Benedetti
24	Luca Ghiringhelli
9	Gabriele Moncini
4	Manuel Iori
7	Andrea Schenetti
23	Simone Branca
21	Federico Proia
30	Mattia Finotto

Cittadella Substitutes:

Nicholas Siega, Luca Maniero, Tommaso Cancellotti, Davide Diaw, Agostino Camigliano, Luca Maniero, Simone Pasa, Stefano Scappini, Andrea Bussaglia, Mirko Drudi, Giuseppe Panico, Luca Parodi.

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