Italian Serie B

FT Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Catanzaro WLLWW 0
–
Palermo WDWLL 2
1st2ndT
CAT000
PAL112
2nd Leg - Catanzaro advance 3-2 on aggregate · Stadio Renzo Barbera · 33,286 att.

Team Stats

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

Head to Head

CAT leads series 3-2

Lineups

PAL · 4-3-3

  1. 66Jesse JoronenG
  2. 32Pietro CeccaroniCD-L
  3. 29Patryk PedaCD-R
  4. 3Tommaso AugelloLB
  5. 27Niccolò PierozziRB
  6. 5Antonio PalumboCM
  7. 10Filippo RanocchiaLM
  8. 8Jacopo SegreRM
  9. 20Joel PohjanpaloF
  10. 7Dennis JohnsenLF
  11. 21Jeremy Le DouaronRF

CAT · 3-4-2-1

  1. 22Mirko PigliacelliG
  2. 4Matias Antonini LuiCD
  3. 23Niccolò BrighentiCD-L
  4. 84Tommaso CassandroCD-R
  5. 20Simone PontissoCM-L
  6. 10Jacopo PetriccioneCM-R
  7. 30Gabriele AlesiLM
  8. 27Costantino FavasuliRM
  9. 8Filippo PittarelloF
  10. 9Pietro IemmelloCF-L
  11. 14Mattia LiberaliCF-R

Timeline

  1. 3' Joel Pohjanpalo (Palermo) Goal at 3'
  2. 16' Giangiacomo Magnani (Palermo) Substitution at 16'
  3. 20' Dennis Johnsen (Palermo) Yellow Card at 20'
  4. 45'+4' Jacopo Segre (Palermo) Yellow Card at 49'
  5. 45' Aljosa Vasic (Palermo) Substitution at 45'
  6. 45' Federico Di Francesco (Catanzaro) Substitution at 45'
  7. 49' Filippo Pittarello (Catanzaro) Yellow Card at 49'
  8. 50' Rui Modesto (Palermo) Substitution at 50'
  9. 61' Marco Pompetti (Catanzaro) Substitution at 61'
  10. 65' Aljosa Vasic (Palermo) Yellow Card at 65'
  11. 75' Emmanuel Gyasi (Palermo) Substitution at 75'
  12. 76' Giacomo Corona (Palermo) Substitution at 76'
  13. 78' Ruggero Frosinini (Catanzaro) Substitution at 78'
  14. 78' Fabio Rispoli (Catanzaro) Substitution at 78'
  15. 87' Ervin Bashi (Catanzaro) Substitution at 87'
  16. 89' Rui Modesto (Palermo) Goal at 89'
  17. 90'+3' Niccolò Pierozzi (Palermo) Red Card at 93'
  18. 90'+4' Simone Pontisso (Catanzaro) Yellow Card at 94'
  19. 90'+5' Federico Di Francesco (Catanzaro) Yellow Card at 95'
  20. 90'+6' Antonio Palumbo (Palermo) Red Card at 96'

Italian Serie B News

All news
News ESPN News Services USMNT's Gianluca Busio helps Venezia return to Serie A Venezia will be back in Italy's Serie A next season, after a 2-2 draw at Spezia on Friday secured promotion back to the top tier with a game to spare. News ESPN Ashley Cole 'discouraged' by coaching opportunities in England Former Chelsea defender Ashley Cole has said he felt "discouraged" by the lack of managerial opportunities in England and is grateful for Serie B side Cesena for the "massive leap of faith" in appointing him. News Tom Masters Ashley Cole wins first match in management as Cesena defeat Catanzaro Ashley Cole has won his first match as a senior professional football manager as Serie B side Cesena defeated Catanzaro 3-1. News ESPN Ashley Cole named head coach of Italian Serie B side Cesena Former England and Chelsea defender Ashley Cole has been appointed head coach of Serie B club Cesena.