Juventus vs Palermo, 2016-17 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie APaulo Dybala brace allows Juventus to win, open 10-point lead
Paulo Dybala scored twice as Juventus opened up a 10-point lead at the top of Serie A with a thumping 4-1 win against Palermo.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Offside, Juventus. Claudio Marchisio tries a through ball, but Gonzalo Higuaín is caught offside.
- 4': Foul by Edoardo Goldaniga (Palermo).
- 4': Stefano Sturaro (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Edoardo Goldaniga (Palermo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 5': Paulo Dybala (Juventus) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
- 9': Foul by Ilija Nestorovski (Palermo).
- 9': Sami Khedira (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Foul by Medhi Benatia (Juventus).
- 11': Ilija Nestorovski (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Sinisa Andjelkovic (Palermo).
- 12': Paulo Dybala (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Attempt saved. Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dani Alves.
- 13': Goal! Juventus 1, Palermo 0. Claudio Marchisio (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner following a set piece situation.
- 17': Foul by Medhi Benatia (Juventus).
- 17': Ilija Nestorovski (Palermo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Attempt saved. Ilija Nestorovski (Palermo) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Roland Sallai.
- 17': Corner, Palermo. Conceded by Leonardo Bonucci.
- 18': Attempt missed. Roland Sallai (Palermo) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mato Jajalo with a cross following a corner.
- 19': Corner, Palermo. Conceded by Leonardo Bonucci.
- 19': Attempt missed. Mato Jajalo (Palermo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a corner.
- 21': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Haitam Aleesami.
- 24': Dani Alves (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Roland Sallai (Palermo).
- 25': Attempt saved. Norbert Balogh (Palermo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 26': Attempt missed. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kwadwo Asamoah.
- 27': Hand ball by Ilija Nestorovski (Palermo).
- 27': Attempt blocked. Roland Sallai (Palermo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilija Nestorovski.
- 28': Foul by Ivaylo Chochev (Palermo).
- 28': Sami Khedira (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus).
- 29': Sinisa Andjelkovic (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Attempt missed. Roland Sallai (Palermo) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Edoardo Goldaniga.
- 33': Attempt saved. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dani Alves.
- 35': Offside, Juventus. Claudio Marchisio tries a through ball, but Gonzalo Higuaín is caught offside.
- 36': Bruno Henrique (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Claudio Marchisio (Juventus).
- 36': Claudio Marchisio (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Foul by Bruno Henrique (Palermo).
- 39': Stefano Sturaro (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Goal! Juventus 2, Palermo 0. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Stefano Sturaro (Juventus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Alves.
- 42': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Haitam Aleesami.
- 42': Claudio Marchisio (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Ilija Nestorovski (Palermo).
- 43': Edoardo Goldaniga (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Marko Pjaca (Juventus).
- 44': Foul by Stefano Sturaro (Juventus).
- 44': Haitam Aleesami (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Juventus 2, Palermo 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Juventus 2, Palermo 0.
- 45': Substitution, Juventus. Mario Lemina replaces Sami Khedira.
- 49': Dani Alves (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Roland Sallai (Palermo).
- 50': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Josip Posavec.
- 51': Substitution, Palermo. Toni Sunjic replaces Mato Jajalo.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 53': Offside, Juventus. Claudio Marchisio tries a through ball, but Gonzalo Higuaín is caught offside.
- 54': Attempt missed. Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus) right footed shot from long range on the left is too high. Assisted by Kwadwo Asamoah.
- 56': Foul by Bruno Henrique (Palermo).
- 56': Paulo Dybala (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Mario Lemina (Juventus).
- 56': Ivaylo Chochev (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Ilija Nestorovski (Palermo).
- 59': Mario Lemina (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Attempt missed. Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
- 63': Goal! Juventus 3, Palermo 0. Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paulo Dybala with a through ball.
- 65': Foul by Medhi Benatia (Juventus).
- 65': Norbert Balogh (Palermo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Attempt missed. Roland Sallai (Palermo) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Toni Sunjic with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 70': Bruno Henrique (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Paulo Dybala (Juventus).
- 70': Substitution, Juventus. Juan Cuadrado replaces Stefano Sturaro.
- 71': Substitution, Palermo. Carlos Embalo replaces Roland Sallai.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paulo Dybala.
- 72': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Edoardo Goldaniga.
- 73': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Edoardo Goldaniga.
- 75': Substitution, Juventus. Tomás Rincón replaces Claudio Marchisio.
- 77': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Edoardo Goldaniga.
- 78': Delay in match Josip Posavec (Palermo) because of an injury.
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Offside, Juventus. Gonzalo Higuaín tries a through ball, but Paulo Dybala is caught offside.
- 82': Substitution, Palermo. Alessandro Diamanti replaces Norbert Balogh.
- 83': Bruno Henrique (Palermo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Foul by Kwadwo Asamoah (Juventus).
- 86': Hand ball by Ilija Nestorovski (Palermo).
- 87': Attempt saved. Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 87': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Josip Posavec.
- 88': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Sinisa Andjelkovic.
- 88': Offside, Juventus. Dani Alves tries a through ball, but Paulo Dybala is caught offside.
- 89': Goal! Juventus 4, Palermo 0. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gonzalo Higuaín.
- 90'+2': Carlos Embalo (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Paulo Dybala (Juventus).
- 90'+2': Corner, Palermo. Conceded by Tomás Rincón.
- 90'+3': Goal! Juventus 4, Palermo 1. Ivaylo Chochev (Palermo) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Alessandro Diamanti with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+4': Carlos Embalo (Palermo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Juan Cuadrado (Juventus).
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Juventus 4, Palermo 1.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Juventus 4, Palermo 1.
Statistics
 PAL |
JUV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 5 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 42.6 | Possession | 57.4 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 347 | Accurate Passes | 506 |
| 427 | Passes | 572 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 10 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 65 | Long Balls | 65 |
| 35 | Accurate Long Balls | 41 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 16 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 28 | Clearances | 24 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 39,247
Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 39,247
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 34 | +49 | 79 |
| 2 | Napoli | 34 | +19 | 69 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 34 | +21 | 67 |
| 4 | Juventus | 34 | +28 | 64 |
Line-Ups
Juventus (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gianluigi Buffon (GK) |
| 19 | Leonardo Bonucci |
| 4 | Medhi Benatia |
| 22 | Kwadwo Asamoah |
| 23 | Dani Alves |
| 21 | Paulo Dybala |
| 6 | Sami Khedira |
| 8 | Claudio Marchisio |
| 9 | Gonzalo Higuaín |
| 27 | Stefano Sturaro |
| 20 | Marko Pjaca |
Palermo (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Josip Posavec (GK) |
| 4 | Sinisa Andelkovic |
| 6 | Edoardo Goldaniga  |
| 19 | Haitam Aleesami |
| 3 | Andrea Rispoli |
| 25 | Bruno Henrique |
| 18 | Ivaylo Chochev |
| 28 | Mato Jajalo |
| 30 | Ilija Nestorovski |
| 22 | Norbert Balogh |
| 20 | Roland Sallai |
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