“Gabriel Strefezza opens the scoring for Palermo, assisted by Tommaso Augello, after early pressure from a corner and a couple of near-misses.”
Pivotal“Joel Pohjanpalo doubles Palermo's lead after Dennis Johnsen and Gennaro Tutino both went close moments earlier.”
Pivotal“Lorenzo Insigne pulls one back for Sampdoria following a corner and offside scare, giving the visitors hope of a comeback.”
“Antonio Palumbo settles the contest in stoppage time, curling home a left-footed finish assisted by Dennis Johnsen moments after picking up a yellow card.”
Pivotal
Palermo
Sampdoria
Outstanding performance
Sampdoria•AttackerPalermo made the perfect start, going 2-0 up inside 33 minutes through Gabriel Strefezza and Joel Pohjanpalo, and that cushion proved just enough despite Sampdoria dominating the underlying numbers. The visitors held 54% possession, out-shot Palermo on chances created, and pulled a goal back through Lorenzo Insigne just after the hour, but they couldn't find the leveler despite piling on pressure with five corners to Palermo's two. Substitute Antonio Palumbo, introduced at half-time, proved the difference-maker, wrapping up the win with a stoppage-time strike assisted by Dennis Johnsen. For Palermo, sitting top of the table, this was a statement of resilience against a physical, error-prone Sampdoria side that committed 13 fouls and picked up four cautions across the ninety minutes.
How entertaining was this match?
assist: Dennis Johnsen
Goal! Antonio Palumbo scores to make it 3-1, assisted by Dennis Johnsen.
Antonio PalumboAntonio Palumbo takes a left-footed shot and scores.
Antonio PalumboYellow CardAntonio Palumbo receives a yellow card.
Mattia Bani attempts a header but misses the shot.
Alessandro Gabrielloni's header is saved.
Corner awarded.
Tjas Begic takes a header shot but misses.
Substitution: Alessandro Gabrielloni comes on for Joel Pohjanpalo.
Lorenzo Mezzotero is on, and Yari Verschaeren is off.
Dennis Johnsen takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Offside.
Oliver Abildgaard replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
Corner awarded.
Dennis Johnsen takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Antonio Palumbo's left-footed shot is blocked.
Dennis Johnsen takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Tommaso Cassandro comes on for Niccolo Pierozzi.
Nahuel Estevez is on, and Filippo Ranocchia is off.
Lorenzo InsigneLorenzo Insigne takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
Yari Verschaeren's right-footed shot is saved.
Goal! Lorenzo Insigne scores, making it 2-1.
Gennaro Tutino takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Offside.
Corner awarded.
Gennaro Tutino's right-footed shot is saved.
Tjas Begic takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Liam Henderson takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Tjas Begic replaces Daniel Sinani.
Mattia Bani receives a yellow card.
Antonio Palumbo is on, and Hernani Azevedo Junior is off.
Filippo Ranocchia takes a left-footed shot but misses.
First half ends with the score at 2-0.
Lorenzo Insigne takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Liam Henderson takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Offside.
Corner awarded.
Dominic Vavassori takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Joel PohjanpaloJoel Pohjanpalo scores with a right-footed shot.
Goal! Joel Pohjanpalo scores, making it 2-0.
Gennaro Tutino takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Dennis Johnsen takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Dennis Johnsen takes a right-footed shot, but it misses the target.
Lorenzo Insigne takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Liam Henderson takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Dominic Vavassori comes on for Gabriel Strefezza.
Lorenzo InsigneYellow CardLorenzo Insigne receives a yellow card.
Liam Henderson receives a yellow card.
Dennis Johnsen attempts a header but misses the shot.
Gabriel StrefezzaGabriel Strefezza takes a right-footed shot and scores.
assist: Tommaso Augello
Goal! Gabriel Strefezza scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Tommaso Augello.
Daniel Sinani takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Liam Henderson takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Kick-off! The referee is Matteo Marchetti.
Palermo's hot start meets a Sampdoria side in freefall as the Blucerchiati arrive at the Barbera without their travelling support. With Palermo unbeaten and climbing while Sampdoria languish near the bottom, this early-season Serie B clash looks lopsided on paper.
