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Serie B, Palermo suffers and wins: Pohjanpalo decides in Carrara

Second consecutive victory for the rosanero, who are now 3 points behind Monza

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The rosanero celebrate Pohjanpalo's goal

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90'+6 The match ends, Palermo wins while suffering in Carrara.


90' Six minutes of stoppage time, Carrarese pushes forward.


88' Pohjanpalo tries from distance, Bleve saves without any problems.


85' Goal chance for the rosanero: counterattack with Pohjanpalo serving Bani in the area who shoots but is blocked by the Tuscan defense.


83' Persistent action on the left from Carrarese, in the end Palermo resorts to a throw-in.


80' Another identical free kick won by Segre: Ranocchia takes the shot, Carrarese clears.


77' Palermo breathes with a free kick won by Segre almost on the goal line three meters from the corner flag.


76' Zanon wastes a counterattack shooting high over the crossbar.


73' Excellent clearance by Bereszynski who removes a cross from the right at the second post. 


68' Great opportunity for Palermo: following a corner taken by Ranocchia, Ceccaroni has a double shot, with the second shot being miraculously saved by Bleve.


67' Palermo reappears in attack with a shot from outside the area by Ranocchia: the ball goes wide to the right of Bleve.


64' Fourth substitution for Inzaghi: Johnsen comes on, Le Douaron goes off.


60' Cross-shot by Hasa to the second post, the ball goes out.


56' Carrarese pressing, the rosanero are pinned back in their half.


50' Peda can't continue, forced substitution for Inzaghi: Magnani comes on.


49' Play is stopped, the rosanero medical staff is on the field for Peda.


48' Cross from Calabrese to the near post, Bani doesn't trust it and sends it out for a corner.


46' We're back! Inzaghi immediately brings on Segre and Bereszynski for Gomes and Gyasi.


45'+2 After two minutes of stoppage time, the referee sends the teams to the locker rooms: Carrarese was better in the first half, but the match is decided by Pohjanpalo's goal. 


45'+1 Another huge chance for Carrarese: Torregrossa hits the post, the ball bounces off Joronen's back but Augello clears again.


44' Yellow card for Torregrossa for a foul on Gomes.


41' Following a corner, Palumbo controls and shoots left-footed from outside the area: Bleve saves for a corner.


35' Big chance for Carrarese: Finotto, served from the left by Hasa, dramatically hits the post from close range and Augello clears.


34' The Calabro team comes back, winning another corner kick, Joronen clears it.


32' Carrarese appeals for a penalty for an alleged handball by Augello, but the referee sees nothing and play resumes with a goal kick for the rosanero.


29' First corner for Palermo, Palumbo takes it low and launches a counterattack for Carrarese with Finotto who reaches the penalty area and shoots: Joronen tips it out for a corner with his fingertips.


22' Carrarese tries to react immediately: Belloni serves Hasa who shoots from the edge of the area but the ball goes wide to the right of Joronen.


19' GOAL PALERMO! The rosanero break the deadlock at the first opportunity with the usual Pohjanpalo who, served in the center of the area by Le Douaron, is clinical and scores his twentieth goal of the season: 0-1.


18' Zuelli tries a volley from distance, weak shot.


17' Second corner for Carrarese, cleared by the rosanero defense.


12' Palermo struggles to keep possession, the home team is better in these early minutes.


5' Carrarese starts more aggressively, winning the first corner of the match.


1' The match has started at the Stadio dei Marmi: the first chance of the game is for Carrarese with Finotto after 40 seconds.


Welcome back dear readers of La Sicilia. From 5:15 PM, the live text coverage of Carrarese-Palermo, a match valid for the 29th round of Serie B. Two changes for Pippo Inzaghi who starts Gomes in midfield for Segre and Gyasi wide on the right in place of the suspended Pierozzi. Below are the choices of the two coaches:

OFFICIAL LINEUPS

CARRARESE (3-5-2): 1 Bleve; 37 Calabrese (87' Bouah), 4 Illanes (C), 6 Oliana; 72 Zanon, 8 Melegoni (66' Rubino), 17 Zuelli, 70 Hasa (87' Sekulov), 7 Belloni (66' Rouhi); 32 Finotto, 92 Torregrossa (78' Distefano). Bench: 12 Garofani, 99 Fiorillo, 3 Imperiale, 20 Troise, 25 Lordkipanidze, 26 Ruggeri, 77 Parlanti. Coach: Calabro.

PALERMO (3-4-2-1): 66 Joronen; 29 Peda (50' Magnani), 13 Bani (C), 32 Ceccaroni; 11 Gyasi (46' Bereszynski), 6 Gomes (46' Segre), 10 Ranocchia, 3 Augello; 5 Palumbo (87' Giovane), 21 Le Douaron (64' Johnsen); 20 Pohjanpalo. Bench: 1 Gomis, 77 Di Bartolo, 14 Vasic, 18 Rui Modesto, 31 Corona, 72 Veroli. Coach: Inzaghi.

Referee: Marco Piccinini from Forlì (Garzelli-Regattieri)

Fourth official: Giuseppe Collu (Cagliari).

VAR: Niccolò Baroni (Florence).

AVAR: Davide Ghersini (Genoa).

SCORERS: 19' Pohjanpalo

NOTE: warned Torregrossa, Finotto