Reggiana came close to taking the lead in the 15th minute. On the development of a corner kick volley by Pieragnolo. He rejects Brunori and the ball reaches Rozzio who tries to put it in front of the goal. Great response from Pigliacelli which saves the result.
Palermo is unable to build forward, the offensive action is slow and cumbersome, Reggiana is more convinced. The first opportunity for the Rosanero team arrives in the 31st minute with Brunori who crosses to the centre, Mancuso narrowly missing the winning tapin.
At 35′ Palermo took the lead. Long throw by Lucioni who catches Brunori who surprises the Reggiana defense from behind, skips Satalino and puts the ball in the net. Goal that was annulled due to alleged offside by the Rosanero captain, but validated by VAR.
The advantage seems to shake Palermo who finally find the right balance and try to put Reggiana on the ropes. But after the minute of injury time granted by the referee, the first half ended with the score 1-0 in favor of Palermo.
No changes for Mignani at the start of the second half
Reggiana starts off strong in search of the equalizer. Pigliacelli was a great protagonist and made two very good saves in the space of a minute.
In the 51st minute Reggiana equalized following a free kick taken by Portanova. The ball goes over the barrier and into the top corner behind Pigliacelli.
In the 55th minute, double substitution for Palermo, Henderson and Mancuso out, Segre and Soleri in. The match gets livelier, both teams try to outdo each other.
But it was Reggiana who found the second goal in the 66th minute with Rozzio receiving the ball in the area and putting it into the top corner, beating Pigliacelli.
In the 69th minute Mignani sends Ranocchia onto the pitch in place of Buttaro. In the 73rd minute Neldecerau and Di Francesco come out, Insigne and Traoré come on. Palermo tries to attack, but lacks clarity and concreteness going forward, they mess up in front of the goal defended by Satalino in an embarrassing way at times. Reggiana doesn’t give up on attacking, Palermo defends with difficulty.
Four minutes of injury time granted by the referee, but the match ends with the first defeat of the Mignani era.
After three draws, instead of victory came a defeat. Reggiana stole absolutely nothing, rather it was Palermo who was unable to develop a convincing and winning game plan. The Mignani treatment does not seem to have healed the Rosanero team. Same script as many races seen during this season under the technical guidance of Corini. After taking the lead in the first half, the Rosanero players were promptly caught up by their opponents in the second half.
A mental problem or were several players overrated? It is difficult to interpret a championship where nothing ever went right, with decisions by the club arriving late which probably compromised the achievement of the seasonal objective. Corini’s dismissal seven days from the end did not bring the hoped-for turning point. Mignani necessarily needed time to get to know the players and give a tactical structure to the team. It was foreseeable that this could happen.
In light of today’s defeat it is very difficult to be optimistic for the playoffs, this team lacks personality, lacks determination, but above all it no longer knows how to win, it has frayed day after day until it remains trapped in its obvious reasoning limits, clarity and conviction.
Scoreboard:
PALERMO (3-5-2): 22 Pigliacelli; 23 Diakité, 5 Lucioni, 18 Nedelcearu; 25 Buttaro, 53 Henderson, 4 Gomes, 17 Di Francesco, 3 Lund; 9 Brunori (Cap.), 7 Mancuso.
Available: 1 Desplanches, 13 Kanuric, 2 Graves, 6 Stulac, 8 Segre, 11 Insigne, 14 Ranocchia, 15 Marconi, 27 Soleri, 32 Ceccaroni, 70 Traorè.
Trainer: Mignani.
REGGIANA (3-4-2-1): 12 Satalino; 17 Libutti, 4 Rozzio (Cap.), 27 Marcandalli; 15 Fiamozzi, 42 Bianco, 77 Kabashi, 3 Pieragnolo; 72 Melegoni, 90 Portanova; 11 Gondo.
Available: 1 Sposito, 7 Varela, 8 Cigarini, 9 Vido, 16 Reinhart, 18 Okwonkwo, 20 Blanco, 23 Pettinari, 25 Szyminski, 28 Antiste, 29 Pajac, 30 Vergara.
Trainer: Nesta.
Referee: Perenzoni (Rovereto)
AA1: Rocca (Catanzaro)
AA2: Policeman (Cosenza)
4th OFFICER: Perri (Roma 1)
VAR: Maggioni (Lecco)
AVAR: Serra (Turin)
Ammonites: 32′ Libutti – 43′ Marcandalli – 50 Henderson
Markers: 35′ Brunori – 51′ Portanova – 65′ Rozzio
Spectators: Issued 20,601 – Season tickets 12,603 – Tickets 7,998
