Palermo vs Juventus, 2016-17 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AJuventus maintain Serie A lead with 1-0 defeat of Palermo
Juventus needed an unfortunate Edoardo Goldaniga own goal to squeeze past Palermo 1-0 and preserve their Serie A lead.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Miralem Pjanic with a cross.
- 3': Alessandro Diamanti (Palermo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Foul by Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus).
- 3': Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 5': Corner, Palermo. Conceded by Alex Sandro.
- 6': Foul by Edoardo Goldaniga (Palermo).
- 6': Mario Mandzukic (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Edoardo Goldaniga (Palermo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 7': Attempt saved. Miralem Pjanic (Juventus) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 8': Foul by Haitam Aleesami (Palermo).
- 8': Mario Mandzukic (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 9': Mario Mandzukic (Juventus) is shown the yellow card.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Alves.
- 11': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Giancarlo Gonzalez.
- 12': Attempt missed. Mario Mandzukic (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Miralem Pjanic with a cross following a corner.
- 13': Foul by Alessandro Diamanti (Palermo).
- 13': Miralem Pjanic (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Alessandro Gazzi (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Daniele Rugani (Juventus).
- 17': Alex Sandro (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Alessandro Diamanti (Palermo).
- 19': Attempt missed. Dani Alves (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mario Lemina.
- 20': Foul by Giancarlo Gonzalez (Palermo).
- 20': Mario Mandzukic (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Giancarlo Gonzalez (Palermo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 21': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Giancarlo Gonzalez.
- 24': Delay in match Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) because of an injury.
- 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 25': Andrea Barzagli (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Foul by Alessandro Diamanti (Palermo).
- 27': Alessandro Diamanti (Palermo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 27': Foul by Dani Alves (Juventus).
- 27': Dani Alves (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Dani Alves (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Alessandro Diamanti (Palermo).
- 31': Substitution, Juventus. Juan Cuadrado replaces Daniele Rugani because of an injury.
- 33': Attempt saved. Mario Lemina (Juventus) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Gonzalo Higuaín.
- 33': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Giancarlo Gonzalez.
- 34': Attempt saved. Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 35': Foul by Haitam Aleesami (Palermo).
- 35': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Haitam Aleesami (Palermo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Attempt missed. Mato Jajalo (Palermo) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 39': Foul by Mato Jajalo (Palermo).
- 39': Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Thiago Cionek.
- 42': Attempt missed. Mario Lemina (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alex Sandro following a corner.
- 44': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Giancarlo Gonzalez.
- 44': Offside, Juventus. Alex Sandro tries a through ball, but Leonardo Bonucci is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Miralem Pjanic (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 45'+3': Attempt saved. Haitam Aleesami (Palermo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Palermo 0, Juventus 0.
- 0': Match ends, Palermo 0, Juventus 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Palermo 0, Juventus 0.
- 48': Attempt missed. Dani Alves (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 49': Own Goal by Edoardo Goldaniga, Palermo. Palermo 0, Juventus 1.
- 50': Alessandro Diamanti (Palermo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Foul by Miralem Pjanic (Juventus).
- 51': Foul by Alessandro Gazzi (Palermo).
- 51': Miralem Pjanic (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Offside, Palermo. Alessandro Gazzi tries a through ball, but Haitam Aleesami is caught offside.
- 54': Foul by Thiago Cionek (Palermo).
- 54': Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Alessandro Diamanti (Palermo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Foul by Miralem Pjanic (Juventus).
- 56': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Haitam Aleesami.
- 57': Alessandro Gazzi (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Mario Lemina (Juventus).
- 60': Substitution, Palermo. Ilija Nestorovski replaces Norbert Balogh.
- 60': Alessandro Diamanti (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Andrea Barzagli (Juventus).
- 63': Corner, Palermo. Conceded by Alex Sandro.
- 64': Foul by Andrea Rispoli (Palermo).
- 64': Sami Khedira (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Attempt saved. Mario Mandzukic (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 66': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Josip Posavec.
- 68': Substitution, Palermo. Bruno Henrique replaces Mato Jajalo.
- 68': Substitution, Juventus. Kwadwo Asamoah replaces Miralem Pjanic.
- 69': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Haitam Aleesami.
- 69': Attempt missed. Mario Mandzukic (Juventus) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dani Alves with a cross following a corner.
- 70': Attempt saved. Mario Mandzukic (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sami Khedira.
- 70': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Josip Posavec.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Mario Mandzukic (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Alves with a cross.
- 71': Foul by Andrea Rispoli (Palermo).
- 71': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Offside, Juventus. Dani Alves tries a through ball, but Mario Mandzukic is caught offside.
- 73': Foul by Juan Cuadrado (Juventus).
- 73': Haitam Aleesami (Palermo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Haitam Aleesami (Palermo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivaylo Chochev.
- 80': Foul by Ivaylo Chochev (Palermo).
- 80': Mario Lemina (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Substitution, Palermo. Oscar Hiljemark replaces Ivaylo Chochev.
- 83': Attempt saved. Ilija Nestorovski (Palermo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alessandro Gazzi.
- 84': Foul by Haitam Aleesami (Palermo).
- 84': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Alex Sandro (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Foul by Bruno Henrique (Palermo).
- 85': Substitution, Juventus. Giorgio Chiellini replaces Dani Alves.
- 86': Foul by Mario Lemina (Juventus).
- 86': Oscar Hiljemark (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Delay in match Kwadwo Asamoah (Juventus) because of an injury.
- 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Palermo 0, Juventus 1.
- 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90': Attempt saved. Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Palermo 0, Juventus 1.
Statistics
 JUV |
PAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 6 |
| 52.5 | Possession | 47.5 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 4 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 453 | Accurate Passes | 405 |
| 526 | Passes | 482 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 22 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 61 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 19 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 21 | Tackles | 7 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 16 | Clearances | 26 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Renzo Barbera
Location: Palermo, Italy
Attendance: 27,039
Venue: Renzo Barbera
Location: Palermo, Italy
Attendance: 27,039
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
Palermo (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Josip Posavec (GK) |
| 6 | Edoardo Goldaniga  |
| 12 | Giancarlo González |
| 15 | Thiago Cionek |
| 28 | Mato Jajalo |
| 14 | Alessandro Gazzi |
| 19 | Haitam Aleesami |
| 3 | Andrea Rispoli |
| 22 | Norbert Balogh |
| 18 | Ivaylo Chochev |
| 23 | Alessandro Diamanti |
Juventus (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gianluigi Buffon (GK) |
| 19 | Leonardo Bonucci |
| 15 | Andrea Barzagli |
| 24 | Daniele Rugani |
| 5 | Miralem Pjanic |
| 6 | Sami Khedira |
| 18 | Mario Lemina |
| 12 | Alex Sandro |
| 23 | Dani Alves |
| 9 | Gonzalo Higuaín |
| 17 | Mario Mandzukic |
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