2018–19 U.S. Città di Palermo season

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Palermo
2018–19 season
PresidentGiovanni Giammarva[1]
(until 8 August 2018)[2]
Clive Richardson
(from 29 December 2018 until 5 February 2019)[3][4]
Rino Foschi
(from 14 February 2019 until 3 May 2019)[5][6]
Alessandro Albanese
(from 3 May 2019)[6]
ManagerBruno Tedino[7]
(until 26 September 2018)[8]
Roberto Stellone
(from 26 September 2018 until 23 April 2019)[8][9]
Delio Rossi
(from 24 April 2019)[10]
StadiumRenzo Barbera
Serie B11th (Relegated to Serie D)
Coppa ItaliaThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ilija Nestorovski (14)[11][12]
All:
Ilija Nestorovski (15)[11][12]
Highest home attendance28,351 vs Cittadella
(11 May 2019, Serie B)[13]
Lowest home attendance4,513 vs Cosenza
(3 November 2018, Serie B)[14]
Average home league attendance9,394
Away colours
Third colours

The 2018–19 season was Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo's 2nd consecutive season in Serie B, the second-highest division of Italian football. By the end of the 2018–19 Serie B, Palermo were originally the third-placed team with 63 points, but were relegated to Serie D because the club failed to register in Serie B for financial issues.[15]

Players[]

Squad information[]

Players and squad numbers last updated on 1 March 2019.[16]
Appearances and goals are counted for domestic leagues (Serie A and Serie B) and national cup (Coppa Italia) and correct as of 11 May 2019.[17]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Name Nat Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Signed in Contract ends Signed from Transfer Fee Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1/32[18] Alberto Brignoli Italy GK (1991-08-19) 19 August 1991 (age 30) 2018[19] 2021 Italy Juventus €1M 31 0
1/33[20] Fabrizio Alastra Italy GK (1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 24) 2015 2019 Italy Youth Sector N/A 2 0
12 Leonardo Marson Italy GK (1998-01-05) 5 January 1998 (age 23) 2016 2020 Italy Youth Sector N/A - -
22 Alberto Pomini Italy GK (1981-03-17) 17 March 1981 (age 40) 2017[21] 2019 Italy Sassuolo Undisclosed 32 0
Defenders
2 Giuseppe Bellusci Italy CB (1989-08-21) 21 August 1989 (age 32) 2017[22] 2020 England Leeds United Free 59 1
3 Andrea Rispoli Italy RB / RWB (1988-09-29) 29 September 1988 (age 33) 2015[23] 2019 Italy Parma Free 137 12
4 Andrea Accardi Italy CB (1995-07-30) 30 July 1995 (age 26) 2015 2021[24] Italy Youth Sector N/A 9 0
5 Slobodan Rajković Serbia CB (1989-02-03) 3 February 1989 (age 32) 2016[25] 2020 Germany Darmstadt €1.5M 53 5
6 Aljaž Struna Slovenia CB / RB (1990-08-04) 4 August 1990 (age 31) 2012[26] 2019[27] Slovenia Koper €300,000 67 2
13 Andrea Ingegneri Italy CB / LB (1992-01-18) 18 January 1992 (age 29) 2017[28] 2021 Italy Pordenone Undisclosed - -
14 Alessandro Salvi Italy RB / LB (1988-06-05) 5 June 1988 (age 33) 2018[29] 2020 Italy Cittadella Undisclosed 23 2
19 Haitam Aleesami Norway LB / LWB (1991-07-31) 31 July 1991 (age 30) 2016[30] 2019 Sweden Göteborg €1.2M 94 2
23 Corentin Fiore Belgium LB / CB (1995-03-24) 24 March 1995 (age 26) 2018[31] 2020 Belgium Standard Liège Free 3 0
24 Przemysław Szymiński Poland CB / RB (1994-06-24) 24 June 1994 (age 27) 2017[32] 2020 Poland Wisła Płock €250,000 48 1
27 Antonio Mazzotta Italy LB / LWB (1989-08-02) 2 August 1989 (age 32) 2018[33] 2020 Italy Pescara Free 13 1
31 Roberto Pirrello Italy CB (1996-05-30) 30 May 1996 (age 25) 2016 2022[34] Italy Youth Sector N/A 9 1
Midfielders
8 Mato Jajalo Bosnia and Herzegovina CM / DM (1988-05-25) 25 May 1988 (age 33) 2015[35] 2019 Croatia Rijeka Free 147 6
18 Ivaylo Chochev Bulgaria CM (1993-02-18) 18 February 1993 (age 28) 2014[36] 2020[37] Bulgaria CSKA Sofia €2M 120 13
21 Luca Fiordilino Italy DM / CM (1996-07-25) 25 July 1996 (age 25) 2015 2021[24] Italy Youth Sector N/A 32 0
25/33[38] Antonino Gallo Italy LM (2000-01-05) 5 January 2000 (age 21) 2018[39] 2021 Italy Youth Sector N/A - -
26 Simone Santoro Italy CM / DM (1999-09-20) 20 September 1999 (age 22) 2018[40] 2020 Italy Youth Sector N/A - -
28/32[41] Nicolas Haas[a] Switzerland CM (1996-01-23) 23 January 1996 (age 25) 2018[42] 2019 Italy Atalanta Free 33 1
35 Radosław Murawski Poland CM / DM (1994-04-22) 22 April 1994 (age 27) 2017[43] 2020 Poland Piast Gliwice €650,000 75 3
Forwards
7/10[44] Aleksandar Trajkovski North Macedonia SS / AM / CF (1992-09-05) 5 September 1992 (age 29) 2015[45] 2020 Belgium Zulte Waregem €900,000 113 20
7/15[46] Simone Lo Faso Italy SS (1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 (age 23) 2016 2021[47] Italy Youth Sector N/A 14 0
9 Stefano Moreo Italy CF / RW (1993-06-30) 30 June 1993 (age 28) 2018[48] 2021 Italy Venezia €1.35M 49 6
11 Carlos Embalo Guinea-Bissau LW (1994-11-25) 25 November 1994 (age 27) 2013[49] 2020[50] Portugal Chaves €195,000 34 1
17 Norbert Balogh Hungary CF (1996-02-21) 21 February 1996 (age 25) 2016[51] 2020 Hungary Debreceni €2.2M 26 0
20 César Falletti[a] Uruguay AM / RW / LW (1992-12-02) 2 December 1992 (age 29) 2018[52] 2019 Italy Bologna Free 32 4
29 George Pușcaș[a] Romania CF (1996-04-08) 8 April 1996 (age 25) 2018[53] 2019 Italy Inter Free 33 9
30 Ilija Nestorovski (C) North Macedonia CF / SS (1990-03-12) 12 March 1990 (age 31) 2016[54] 2021[55] Croatia Inter Zaprešić €500,000 99 39
Players transferred in during the season
12 Lorenzo Avogadri[a][b] Italy GK (2001-08-21) 21 August 2001 (age 20) 2018[56] 2019 Italy Youth Sector Free - -
34 Kevin Cannavò Italy CF (2000-02-09) 9 February 2000 (age 21) 2018[57] 2022 Italy Youth Sector N/A 2 0
6 Niklas Gunnarsson Norway RB (1991-04-27) 27 April 1991 (age 30) 2019[58] 2020 Sweden Djurgården Free - -
  1. ^ a b c d On loan.
  2. ^ Signed from Atalanta Youth Sector on Summer 2018, transferred to own Youth Sector and then aggregated during the season.
Name Signed to Transfer Fee Notes
Players transferred out during the season
Norbert Balogh Cyprus APOEL Free Out on loan[59]
Leonardo Marson Italy Olbia Undisclosed Permanent deal[60]
Corentin Fiore Italy Imolese Free Out on loan[61]
Aljaž Struna United States Houston Dynamo €500,000 Permanent deal[62]
Carlos Embalo Italy Cosenza Free Out on loan[63]

Transfers[]

Pre-summer transfers[]

Summer 2018[]

In[]

Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes Source
1 July 2018 GK Italy Fabrizio Alastra 20 Italy Prato Free End of loan
FW Guinea-Bissau Carlos Embalo 23 Italy Brescia
FW Italy Simone Lo Faso 20 Italy Fiorentina
GK Italy Leonardo Marson 20 Italy Sassuolo
DF Italy Roberto Pirrello 22 Italy Livorno
FW Italy Stefano Moreo 25 Italy Venezia €1M Option to buy exercised [1]
12 July 2018 DF Italy Antonio Mazzotta 28 Italy Pescara Free Released [2]
18 July 2018 DF Italy Alessandro Salvi 30 Italy Cittadella Undisclosed Permanent deal [3]
25 July 2018 MF Switzerland Nicolas Haas 22 Italy Atalanta Free On loan until 30 June 2019 [4]
GK Italy Alberto Brignoli 26 Italy Juventus €1M Permanent deal [5]
8 August 2018 FW Romania George Pușcaș 22 Italy Inter Free On loan with an obligation to buy for €3.3M after playing 3 games [6]
13 August 2018 FW Uruguay César Falletti 25 Italy Bologna Free On loan until 30 June 2019 [7]

Out[]

Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee Notes Source
30 June 2018 GK Italy Luca Maniero 23 Unattached N/A Contract expiration
DF Switzerland Michel Morganella 29 N/A
1 July 2018 DF Poland Paweł Dawidowicz 23 Portugal Benfica B Free End of loan
DF Italy Gabriele Rolando 23 Italy Sampdoria
6 July 2018 FW Italy Antonino La Gumina 22 Italy Empoli €9M Permanent deal [8]
7 July 2018 GK Croatia Josip Posavec 22 Croatia Hajduk Split Free On loan until 30 June 2019 [9]
16 July 2018 FW Brazil Igor Coronado 25 United Arab Emirates Sharjah €6M Permanent deal [10]
26 July 2018 MF France Eddy Gnahoré 24 France Amiens €500,000 On loan with an obligation to buy for €2.5M after playing 20 games [11]

Other acquisitions[]

Other disposals[]

Post-summer transfers[]

Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee Notes Source
21 August 2018 FW Hungary Norbert Balogh 22 Cyprus APOEL Free On loan until 30 June 2019 [25]
25 August 2018 GK Italy Leonardo Marson 20 Italy Olbia Undisclosed Permanent deal [26]
30 August 2018 DF Belgium Corentin Fiore 23 Italy Imolese Free On loan until 30 June 2019 [27]

Other post-summer disposals[]

Pre-winter transfers[]

Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee Notes Source
24 December 2018 DF Slovenia Aljaž Struna 28 United States Houston Dynamo €500,000 Permanent deal [33]

Other pre-winter disposals[]

Winter 2019[]

Out[]

Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee Notes Source
25 January 2019 FW Guinea-Bissau Carlos Embalo 24 Italy Cosenza Free On loan until 30 June 2019 [36]

Other acquisitions[]

Other disposals[]

Post-winter transfers[]

Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes Source
1 March 2019 DF Norway Niklas Gunnarsson 27 Unattached Free Until 30 June 2020 [37]

Total expenditure: €2,000,000

Total revenue: €16,000,000

Net income: Increase€14,000,000

Pre-season and friendlies[]

21 July 2018 Friendly Palermo Italy 20–0 Italy R.L. Sappada Sappada (Udine)
16:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Mina Goal 15' (o.g.)
Nestorovski Goal 17', 21', 25', 36'
Trajkovski Goal 22'
Pirrello Goal 31'
Accardi Goal 33'
Moreo Goal 42'
Embalo Goal 46', 74', 86'
Lo Faso Goal 49'
Balogh Goal 53', 66', 81'
Gnahoré Goal 69', 87'
Rispoli Goal 71', 90'		 Report Stadium: Sappada local stadium
Referee: Marco Cecchin
27 July 2018 Friendly Palermo Italy 6-1 Italy Sandonà 1922 Sappada (Udine)
16:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Fiordilino Goal 3', 30'
Trajkovski Goal 20', 34'
Nestorovski Goal 27'
Santoro Goal 62'		 Report Goal 44' Ferrarese Stadium: Sappada local stadium
Referee: Bogdan Nicolae Sfira

Competitions[]

Overall[]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie B 25 August 2018 11 May 2019 Matchday 1 11th place[a] 36 16 15 5 57 38 +19 044.44
Coppa Italia 5 August 2018 12 August 2018 Second round Third round 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 000.00
Total 38 16 16 6 60 42 +18 042.11

Source: Competitions

  1. ^ Palermo originally finished 3rd, but were deducted 20 points for administrative offense.

Serie B[]

Main article: 2018–19 Serie B

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
9 Cremonese 36 12 13 11 37 33 +4 49
10 Cosenza 36 11 13 12 34 42 −8 46
11 Palermo[a] (R) 36 16 15 5 57 38 +19 43[b] Relegation to Serie D
12 Crotone 36 11 10 15 40 42 −2 43[b]
13 Ascoli 36 10 13 13 40 56 −16 43[b]
Source: Lega Serie B
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.[64]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Palermo were initially deducted twenty points for financial irregularities, they were excluded from the 2019–20 Serie B on 12th July 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Positions determined by head-to-head points: Palermo: 9 pts; Crotone: 6 pts; Ascoli 3 pts.

Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
36 16 15 5 57 38  +19 63 8 9 1 31 16  +15 8 6 4 26 22  +4

Results by round[]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHA-HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH-AHAHAAHAHAHAH
ResultDDWWLBWWDWWWDDWDDWWLLDWDBLWDWDLWWDDDWD
Position13106379534221111111111222232223333333311
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

Serie B[]

25 August 2018 1 Salernitana 0–0 Palermo Salerno
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Pucino Yellow card 28'
Di Tacchio Yellow card 58'		 Report Yellow card 61' Murawski
Yellow card 88' Bellusci		 Stadium: Arechi
Attendance: 12,979[65]
Referee: Eugenio Abbattista
31 August 2018 2 Palermo 2–2 Cremonese Palermo
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Trajkovski Goal 26'
Haas Yellow card 63'
Bellusci Yellow card 77'
Mazzotta Goal 88' Yellow card 89'		 Report Goal 64' Strefezza
Goal 82' Mogos		 Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 5,779[65]
Referee: Luigi Nasca
16 September 2018 3 Foggia 1–2 Palermo Foggia
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Deli Yellow card 10'
Kragl Goal 37'
Tonucci Yellow card 68'
Camporese Yellow card 80'		 Report Yellow card 12' Bellusci
Goal 54' Salvi
Yellow card 55' Falletti
Goal 64' Trajkovski
Yellow card 85' Murawski		 Stadium: Pino Zaccheria
Attendance: 10,778[65]
Referee: Livio Marinelli
22 September 2018 4 Palermo 4–1 Perugia Palermo
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Bellusci Goal 14'
Jajalo Yellow card 20'
Nestorovski Goal 18', 68' (pen.)
Trajkovski Goal 58'		 Report Yellow card 23' Moscati
Yellow card 40' Gyömbér
Goal 79' Dragomir		 Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 5,313[65]
Referee: Francesco Fourneau
25 September 2018 5 Brescia 2–1 Palermo Brescia
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Donnarumma Goal 27', 29'
Torregrossa Yellow card 40'
Ndoj Yellow card 51'
Tonali Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Yellow card 77' Aleesami
Goal 86' Moreo		 Stadium: Mario Rigamonti
Attendance: 6,103[65]
Referee: Marco Piccinini
Bye 6 v
7 October 2018 7 Palermo 1–0 Crotone Palermo
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Rajković Yellow card 17'
Bellusci, Trajkovski Yellow card 41'
Nestorovski Goal 86'		 Report Yellow card 2' Budimir Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 6,011[65]
Referee: Davide Ghersini
21 October 2018 8 Lecce 1–2 Palermo Lecce
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Tabanelli Goal 37'
La Mantia Yellow card 65'		 Report Goal 29' Yellow card 86' Nestorovski
Yellow card 51' Mazzotta
Yellow card 52' Jajalo
Goal 85' Pușcaș
Yellow card 88' Brignoli		 Stadium: Via del Mare
Attendance: 12,719[65]
Referee: Manuel Volpi
26 October 2018 9 Palermo 1–1 Venezia Palermo
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Salvi Yellow card 9'
Nestorovski Yellow card 60'
Trajkovski Red card 63'
Bellusci Yellow card 65'
Struna Yellow card 87' Goal 90'		 Report Goal 59' Segre
Yellow card 65'Litteri
Yellow card 89' Di Mariano		 Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 6,067[65]
Referee: Ivano Pezzuto
30 October 2018 10 Carpi 0–3 Palermo Carpi
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Sabbione Yellow card 25'
Pezzi Yellow card 39' Yellow-red card 45+1'		 Report Goal 5' Falletti
Yellow card 27' Rajković
Yellow card 47' Goal 61' Jajalo
Yellow card 49' Pirrello
Red card 66' Rispoli
Goal 74' Nestorovski		 Stadium: Sandro Cabassi
Attendance: 1,875[65]
Referee: Niccolò Baroni
3 November 2018 11 Palermo 2–1 Cosenza Palermo
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Murawski Yellow card 8'
Bellusci Yellow card 35'
Jajalo Yellow card 67'
Salvi Goal 77'
Pușcaș Goal 90'
Struna Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Yellow card 15' Mungo
Yellow card 73' Garritano
Goal 79' Baclet
Yellow card 90+6' Pascali
Red card 90+7' Idda		 Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 4,513[65]
Referee: Lorenzo Illuzzi
11 November 2018 12 Palermo 3–0 Pescara Palermo
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Pușcaș Goal 37' Yellow card 57'
Murawski Goal 86'
Moreo Goal 87'
Struna Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Yellow card 43' Mancuso
Yellow card 89' Pepín		 Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 9,222[65]
Referee: Livio Marinelli
23 November 2018 13 Hellas Verona 1–1 Palermo Verona
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Di Carmine Goal 31'
Lee Yellow card 59'		 Report Yellow card 9' Bellusci
Goal 67' Rajković		 Stadium: Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 8,258[65]
Referee: Aleandro Di Paolo
30 November 2018 14 Palermo 0–0 Benevento Palermo
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Jajalo Yellow card 26'
Rajković Yellow card 56'
Salvi Yellow card 72'		 Report Yellow card 63' Billong
Yellow card 81' Maggio		 Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 7,714[65]
Referee: Eugenio Abbattista
8 December 2018 15 Padova 1–3 Palermo Padua
12:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Bonazzoli Goal 30'
Clemenza Yellow card 38'
Cappelletti Yellow card 45'
Belingheri Yellow card 90'		 Report Goal 43' Trajkovski
Yellow card 65' Haas
Yellow card 66' Moreo
Goal 68' Rajković
Goal 70' Nestorovski
Yellow card 72' Szymiński		 Stadium: Euganeo
Attendance: 8,215[65]
Referee: Federico Dionisi
15 December 2018 16 Palermo 1-1 Livorno Palermo
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Moreo Goal 14'
Bellusci Yellow card 77'
Falletti Yellow card 78'		 Report Goal 25' Raičević
Yellow card 57' Porcino
Yellow card 59' Fazzi
Yellow card 80' Agazzi		 Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 5,734[65]
Referee: Valerio Marini
23 December 2018 17 Spezia 1-1 Palermo La Spezia
17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Capradossi Goal 34'
Gyasi Yellow card 86'
De Col Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Goal 25' Falletti
Yellow card 38' Murawski
Yellow card 59' Aleesami
Yellow card 70' Salvi
Yellow card 80' Bellusci		 Stadium: Alberto Picco
Attendance: 5 609[65]
Referee: Riccardo Ros
27 December 2018 18 Palermo 3-0 Ascoli Palermo
21:00 CET (UTC+1:00) Perucchini Goal 26' (o.g.)
Jajalo Yellow card 58'
Čočev Goal 73'
Szymiński Goal 86'		 Report Yellow card 68' Addae Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 8 262[65]
Referee: Fabio Piscopo
30 December 2018 19 Cittadella 0-1 Palermo Cittadella
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Adorni Yellow card 37'
Benedetti Yellow card 54'		 Report Goal 51' Falletti
Yellow card 83' Bellusci
Yellow card 90+3' Fiordilino		 Stadium: Piercesare Tombolato
Attendance: 4 815[65]
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano
18 January 2019 20 Palermo 1-2 Salernitana Palermo
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Jajalo Goal 17' Yellow card 70'
Pirrello Yellow card 59'
Chochev Yellow card 79'		 Report Goal 41' André Anderson
Yellow card 55' Migliorini
Yellow card 83' Di Tacchio
Goal 90+3' Casasola		 Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 6,674[65]
Referee: Federico Dionisi
26 January 2019 21 Cremonese 2-0 Palermo Cremona
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Arini Goal 45+3'
Boultam Yellow card 63'
Migliore Goal 70'		 Report Yellow card 26' Chochev
Yellow card 33' Bellusci		 Stadium: Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 7,007[65]
Referee: Livio Marinelli
4 February 2019 22 Palermo 0-0 Foggia Palermo
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Salvi Yellow card 32'
Murawski Yellow card 40'
Falletti Yellow card 62'		 Report Yellow card 25' Gerbo Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 4,617[65]
Referee: Davide Ghersini
9 February 2019 23 Perugia 1-2 Palermo Perugia
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Bianco Yellow card 40'
Sadiq Yellow card 66'
Melchiorri Goal 89'
Verre Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Goal 2', 47' Pușcaș
Yellow card 28' Haas
Yellow card 62' Bellusci		 Stadium: Renato Curi
Attendance: 8,105[65]
Referee: Marco Serra
15 February 2019 24 Palermo 1-1 Brescia Palermo
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Falletti Yellow card 19'
Rispoli Yellow card 64'
Nestorovski Goal 79'		 Report Yellow card 8' Torregrossa
Yellow card 71' Ndoj
Yellow card 82' Sabelli
Goal 90+2' Yellow card 90+3' Tremolada		 Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 22,329[65]
Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi
Bye 25 v
26 February 2019 26 Crotone 3-0 Palermo Crotone
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Rohdén Goal 28'
Curado Yellow card 69'
Mráz Goal 78'
Simy Goal 90+2' (pen.)		 Report Yellow card 55' Moreo
Yellow card 72' Szymiński
Yellow card 90+1' Bellusci		 Stadium: Ezio Scida
Attendance: 6,104[65]
Referee: Eugenio Abbattista
2 March 2019 27 Palermo 2-1 Lecce Palermo
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Trajkovski Goal 4'
Nestorovski Yellow card 38'
Pușcaș Goal 52'
Salvi Yellow card 66'
Brignoli Goal 84'		 Report Yellow card 22' Lucioni
Yellow card 45+1' Mancosu
Yellow card 55' Meccariello
Goal 90+3' Tabanelli		 Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 9,899[65]
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano
11 March 2019 28 Venezia 1-1 Palermo Venice
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Bocalon Goal 39' Yellow card 40' Report Yellow card 43' Bellusci
Goal 84' Pușcaș		 Stadium: Pier Luigi Penzo
Attendance: 3,154[65]
Referee: Riccardo Ros
17 March 2019 29 Palermo 4-1 Carpi Palermo
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Falletti Goal 11'
Nestorovski Goal 15', 87'
Rajković Yellow card 63'
Fiordilino Yellow card 79'
Pușcaș Goal 85'		 Report Yellow card 44' Yellow-red card 82' Krešić
Goal 46' Mustacchio
Yellow card 55' Jelenič
Yellow card 67' Di Noia
Yellow card 69' Red card 69' Pasciuti
Yellow card 81' Vano		 Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 9,333[65]
Referee: Luca Massimi
30 March 2019 30 Cosenza 1-1 Palermo Cosenza
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Dermaku Yellow card 11'
Sciaudone Goal 36' Yellow card 88'		 Report Goal 19' Yellow card 88' Yellow-red card 90' Nestorovski
Yellow card 28' Murawski
Yellow card 35' Bellusci
Yellow card 45+1' Moreo
Yellow card 45+3' Jajalo
Yellow card 52' Rajković		 Stadium: San Vito-Gigi Marulla
Attendance: 9,268[65]
Referee: Manuel Volpi
3 April 2019 31 Pescara 3-2 Palermo Pescara
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Del Grosso Goal 6'
Monachello Yellow card 31'
Memushaj Goal 68'
Scognamiglio Goal 86' Yellow card 89'
Mancuso Yellow card 88'		 Report Goal 15' Moreo
Goal 37' Yellow card 40' Pirrello
Yellow card 45+3' Jajalo
Yellow card 76' Murawski		 Stadium: Adriatico-Giovanni Cornacchia
Attendance: 6,557[65]
Referee: Luigi Nasca
8 April 2019 32 Palermo 1-0 Hellas Verona Palermo
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Murawski Yellow card 29'
Nestorovski Goal 46' Yellow card 80'
Bellusci Yellow card 82' Yellow-red card 90'		 Report Yellow card 64' Gustafson
Yellow card 67' Pazzini
Yellow card 90+3' Dawidowicz		 Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 10,377[65]
Referee: Antonio Giua
14 April 2019 33 Benevento 1-2 Palermo Benevento
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Caldirola Yellow card 66'
Bandinelli Yellow card 73'
Asencio Goal 89'		 Report Goal 42' Nestorovski
Yellow card 53' Haas
Yellow card 61' Jajalo
Yellow card 74' Rajković
Yellow card 77' Salvi
Goal 81' Pușcaș
Yellow card 90+3' Moreo		 Stadium: Ciro Vigorito
Attendance: 10,861[65]
Referee: Davide Ghersini
22 April 2019 34 Palermo 1-1 Padova Palermo
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Trajkovski Goal 14'
Salvi Yellow card 30'
Haas Yellow card 68'
Pușcaș Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Goal 15' Pulzetti
Yellow card 35' Baraye
Yellow card 41' Trevisan
Yellow card 82' Lollo		 Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 11,639[65]
Referee: Lorenzo Illuzzi
27 April 2019 35 Livorno 2-2 Palermo Livorno
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Gonnelli Yellow card 45+2'
Gori Yellow card 47'
Diamanti Goal 73'
Raičević Goal 82'		 Report Goal 41' (pen.) Nestorovski
Yellow card 52' Jajalo
Goal 89' Trajkovski
Red card 90+2' Bellusci		 Stadium: Armando Picchi
Attendance: 6,541[65]
Referee: Aleandro Di Paolo
1 May 2019 36 Palermo 2-2 Spezia Palermo
12:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Jajalo Goal 32'
Moreo Goal 40'
Haas Yellow card 61'
Rajković Yellow card 70'
Murawski Yellow card 83'		 Report Goal 30', 44' Maggiore
Yellow card 72' Mora		 Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 7,250[65]
Referee: Antonio Rapuano
4 May 2019 37 Ascoli 1-2 Palermo Ascoli Piceno
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Addae Goal 63'
Casarini Yellow card 80'		 Report Goal 60' Yellow card 65' Moreo
Yellow card 73' Rajković
Yellow card 76' Jajalo
Yellow card 85' Szymiński
Goal 86' Haas		 Stadium: Cino e Lillo Del Duca
Attendance: 6,541[65]
Referee: Francesco Fourneau
11 May 2019 38 Palermo 2-2 Cittadella Palermo
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Nestorovski Goal 21'
Trajkovski Goal 23'		 Report Yellow card 50' Frare
Goal 65' Diaw
Goal 82' Adorni		 Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 28,351[65]
Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi

Coppa Italia[]

Main article: 2018–19 Coppa Italia
5 August 2018 Second round Palermo 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		 Vicenza Palermo
20:30 CET (UTC+02:00) Salvi Yellow card 57'
Jajalo Yellow card 62'
Haas Yellow card 90+1'
Rajković Goal 90+4', 117'		 Report Yellow card 51' Bianchi
Yellow card 55' Goal 90+2' (pen.) Giacomelli
Goal 100' Tronco		 Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 5,766[66]
Referee: Francesco Fourneau
Penalties
12 August 2018 Third round Cagliari 2–1 Palermo Cagliari
20:30 CET (UTC+02:00) Pavoletti Goal 31', 73'
Cigarini Yellow card 42'		 Report Yellow card 38' Rajković
Goal 52' (pen.) Nestorovski
Yellow card 64' Murawski		 Stadium: Sardegna Arena
Attendance: 10,201[67]
Referee: Paolo Valeri

Appearances and goals[]

As of 11 May 2019[11][12]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie B Coppa Italia
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1/32 GK Italy ITA Alberto Brignoli 33 -35 31 -31 2 -4
1/33 GK Italy ITA Fabrizio Alastra 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 GK Italy ITA Lorenzo Avogadri 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 GK Italy ITA Leonardo Marson 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 GK Italy ITA Alberto Pomini 5 -7 5 -7 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Italy ITA Giuseppe Bellusci 32 1 30 1 2 0
3 DF Italy ITA Andrea Rispoli 22 0 22 0 0 0
4 DF Italy ITA Andrea Accardi 1 0 1 0 0 0
5 DF Serbia SRB Slobodan Rajković 32 4 30 2 2 2
6 DF Norway NOR Niklas Gunnarsson 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF Slovenia SVN Aljaž Struna 5 1 5 1 0 0
13 DF Italy ITA Andrea Ingegneri 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF Italy ITA Alessandro Salvi 23 2 21 2 2 0
19 DF Norway NOR Haitam Aleesami 29 0 29 0 0 0
23 DF Belgium BEL Corentin Fiore 1 0 0 0 1 0
24 DF Poland POL Przemysław Szymiński 20 1 20 1 0 0
27 DF Italy ITA Antonio Mazzotta 13 1 11 1 2 0
31 DF Italy ITA Roberto Pirrello 9 1 9 1 0 0
Midfielders
8 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Mato Jajalo 35 3 33 3 2 0
18 MF Bulgaria BUL Ivaylo Chochev 12 1 12 1 0 0
21 MF Italy ITA Luca Fiordilino 18 0 16 0 2 0
25/33 MF Italy ITA Antonino Gallo 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF Italy ITA Simone Santoro 0 0 0 0 0 0
28/32 MF Switzerland  SUI Nicolas Haas 33 1 32 1 1 0
35 MF Poland POL Radosław Murawski 34 1 32 1 2 0
Forwards
7/10 FW North Macedonia MKD Aleksandar Trajkovski 36 8 34 8 2 0
7/15 FW Italy ITA Simone Lo Faso 2 0 2 0 0 0
9 FW Italy ITA Stefano Moreo 33 6 31 6 2 0
11 FW Guinea-Bissau GNB Carlos Embalo 6 0 4 0 2 0
17 FW Hungary HUN Norbert Balogh 2 0 0 0 2 0
20 FW Uruguay URU César Falletti 32 4 32 4 0 0
29 FW Romania ROU George Pușcaș 33 9 33 9 0 0
30 FW North Macedonia MKD Ilija Nestorovski 28 15 26 14 2 1
34 FW Italy ITA Kevin Cannavò 2 0 2 0 0 0

Goalscorers[]

As of 11 May 2019[11][12]
Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie B Coppa Italia Total
1 30 FW North Macedonia Ilija Nestorovski 14 1 15
2 29 FW Romania George Pușcaș 9 9
3 7/10 FW North Macedonia Aleksandar Trajkovski 8 8
4 9 FW Italy Stefano Moreo 6 6
5 20 FW Uruguay César Falletti 4 4
5 DF Serbia Slobodan Rajković 2 2 4
7 8 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina Mato Jajalo 3 3
8 14 DF Italy Alessandro Salvi 2 2
9 2 DF Italy Giuseppe Bellusci 1 1
18 MF Bulgaria Ivaylo Chochev 1 1
32 MF Switzerland Nicolas Haas 1 1
27 DF Italy Antonio Mazzotta 1 1
35 MF Poland Radosław Murawski 1 1
31 DF Italy Roberto Pirrello 1 1
6 DF Slovenia Aljaž Struna 1 1
24 DF Poland Przemysław Szymiński 1 1
Own goal 1 1
Totals 57 3 60

Clean sheets[]

As of 11 May 2019[68]
Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie B Coppa Italia Total
1 1/32 GK Italy Alberto Brignoli 7[a] 7
2 22 GK Italy Alberto Pomini 2[b] 2
Totals 9 0 9
  1. ^ Weeks: 1, 7, 12, 14, 18, 22, 32.
  2. ^ Weeks: 10, 19.

Disciplinary record[]

As of 11 May 2019[12]
No. Pos Nat Name Serie B Coppa Italia Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
2 DF Italy Giuseppe Bellusci 15 1 1 15 1 1
3 DF Italy Andrea Rispoli 1 1 1 1
7/10 FW North Macedonia Aleksandar Trajkovski 1 1 1 1
30 FW North Macedonia Ilija Nestorovski 4 1 4 1
8 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina Mato Jajalo 12 1 13
35 MF Poland Radosław Murawski 9 1 10
5 DF Serbia Slobodan Rajković 8 1 9
14 DF Italy Alessandro Salvi 7 1 8
28/32 MF Switzerland Nicolas Haas 6 1 7
9 FW Italy Stefano Moreo 5 5
20 FW Uruguay César Falletti 4 4
31 DF Italy Roberto Pirrello 3 3
6 DF Slovenia Aljaž Struna 3 3
24 DF Poland Przemysław Szymiński 3 3
19 DF Norway Haitam Aleesami 2 2
1/32 GK Italy Alberto Brignoli 2 2
18 MF Bulgaria Ivaylo Chochev 2 2
21 MF Italy Luca Fiordilino 2 2
27 DF Italy Antonio Mazzotta 2 2
29 FW Romania George Pușcaș 2 2
Totals 93 2 3 5 0 0 98 2 3

Attendances[]

As of 11 May 2019.
Matches Attendances Average High Low
Serie B 18 169,084 9,394 28,351 4,513
Coppa Italia 1 5,766 5,766 5,766 5,766
Total 19 174,850 9,203 28,351 4,513

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