May 1st on the pitch for Spezia and Palermo, looking for a victory that will soothe their respective difficult moments. The eagles hope to exploit the home factor in a date full of meaning, while the rosanero are dealing with a shock that was expected but did not arrive from the change on the bench. D’Angelo asks his forwards for goals and has to use up his strength, while Mignani gives up the injured Coulibaly but has everyone at his disposal. Follow the Picco meeting with us.
Spezia 1-0 Palermo
Official lineups and scoreboard
SPICE (3-4-1-2): Zoet; Mateju, Hristov, Nikolaou; Elia, Nagy, S. Esposito, Vignali; Green (73′ P. Esposito); Di Serio (73′ Kouda), Falcinelli (57′ Bandinelli).
PALERMO (3-5-2): Pigliacelli; Diakité (85′ Traore), Lucioni, Ceccaroni; Buttaro (61′ Ranocchia), Soleri, Gomes (79′ Henderson), Segre, Lund; Di Francesco, Brunori (79′ Mancuso).
Markers: Di Serio.
Warned: S. Esposito, Vignali, Ranocchia, Di Serio, Mancuso, Di Francesco, Henderson.
Expelled:
Angles: 5-2
Recovery minutes: 1′-6′
Spectators: 7,160 (280 guests), proceeds 59,163 euros.
Referee: Pezzuto from Lecce.
Report of the meeting
First half – Spezia immediately in the 3rd minute: Verde takes advantage of an incorrect relaunch by Pigliacelli but with the left-handed player he shoots high. The playmaker comes into his own again in the 8th minute with another left-footed shot: the ball goes over the crossbar. At 16′ the Eagles take the lead: sensational error in the back pass by Lund who puts Di Serio in front of Pigliacelli, overcome with a valuable lob for the white lead. D’Angelo’s team doesn’t take their foot off the accelerator and in the 26th minute it takes Pigliacelli’s best to avoid doubling the lead, before another shot by Verde is blocked by the visiting goalkeeper in the 26th minute. Spezia again in the 33rd minute: Elia tries, with a calibrated right foot that goes not far over the crossbar. In the 39th minute there was also an attempt by Vignali, who headed wide.
Second half – Palermo started strong, with Gomes shooting towards Zoet after 40 seconds from the edge of the area, finding the Dutch goalkeeper’s punches. Spezia responds in the 55th minute with Di Serio, who raises his header too much following a free kick from Esposito. In the 78th minute, Spezia shivers: Di Francesco shoots high with his right foot, not by much. Pio Esposito was very close to scoring a minute later: his header was just wide. Before the end (88′) Pigliacelli blocks a free kick from S. Esposito. Ancroa Spezia in the final: Vignali steals a ball in the area in the 92nd minute but fails to kick on goal. It ends like this: Spezia takes home three fundamental points with a view to survival.
