Saturday March 10, 2012 Day 27 Finished Stadio Renzo Barbera

Palermo 0 - 1 AS Roma

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    Time:90'
    • Palermo
    • AS Roma
    • 90+4' Mantovani had plenty of time and space, but leans back as he lifts the shot over the bar. Chance gone. Surely game over. There goes the final whistle. A 1-0 win for Roma. Not the most convincing of performances, but they claim the three points.
    • 90+3' We are into four minutes of time added on.
    • 89' Somehow Roma survive as Vazquez can't finish from inside the box. Sloppy, sloppy play by Roma to hand Ilicic so much room. Roma hanging on.
    • 88' Borini forced to knock the ball out of play as Palermo win a late corner.
    • 87' Hernandez somehow gets himself caught offside. Poor play by the Palermo man there.
    • 86' Marquinho whacks the shot at goal from outside of the area. Inches wide. That would have sealed the win for the visiting side.
    • 85' Simplicio introduced by Roma for Fernando Gago for these closing moments.
    • 84' Acquah departs to be replaced by Vazquez for Palermo.
    • 83' Angel makes a decent challenge out wide before Totti is caught offside.
    • 82' Totti runs the ball into a corner. Roma trying to take the sting out of this spirted Palermo recovery in the second period.
    • 81' Munoz rattles a shot inches over the bar. Nudged over by Lobont. Drilled that shot in with some venom as Palermo continue to knock at the door without an answer as yet.
    • 80' Ilicic picks out Miccoli, whose shot is blocked by Heinze. Palermo really piling on the pressure.
    • 79' Roma collect the ball from deep inside their half. Totti accepts a pass from Bojan, but the shot is straight at Viviano.
    • 78' Options for Hernandez, but he chooses to drive an effort at the goal. Wild and wide and a promising move breaks down for the home team.
    • 77' Next change sees Bojan wheeled on for Lamela for Roma.
    • 76' Greco departs to be replaced by Marquinho.
    • 75' Ball comes into the Roma box, but no takers on hand. Roma sitting back here. Have hardly been up the park in the past 20 minutes.
    • 74' Rosi brings downs Barreto, and Palermo have a free-kick on the edge of the Roma area.
    • 73' Miccoli is complaining about something or other to the referee, and ends up getting a yellow card for his trouble.
    • 72' Gago takes a sore one after he is caught by Donati. Wasn't much in that, but the visiting midfielder will need treatment.
    • 71' Roma looking really ragged as Angel wins the ball back from Miccoli before clearing the danger.
    • 70' Roma have lost their way in this second period as Lobont drops the ball before Miccoli fires the loose ball straight at the visiting goalkeeper.
    • 69' Miccoli powers in the free-kick from almost 40 yards. Shot drifts harmlessly wide of the goal.
    • 68' A booking for Heinze after he caught Hernandez with a late challenge. Home players wanted a straight red for that foul. Was a long way out from the goal to give the red.
    • 67' Borrini slices a shot wide from inside the home area. Lovely play, but the finish wasn't there
    • 66' Borrini tries to pick out the run of Totti, but there are enough pink jerseys back to clear the danger.
    • 65' Ilicic leans back before lifting an effort well over the bar. Poor technique really from a player of his class.
    • 64' Fabio Borini has scored seven goals for Roma over the last seven Serie A matches. Could this be a vital winner here?
    • 63' Munoz is booked after he slams into the back of Borrini with a late challenge. Lamela's free-kick is cleared by Palermo.
    • 62' Donati willing to try his luck from 30 yards out. Got hold of that shot, but always rising over the Roma bar.
    • 61' Lamela having to make space for himself at the edge of the box. Turns well, but ends up firing his effort over the bar. Neat play by him.
    • 60' It is tough to call this match with any great certainty. Roma are the classier side, but that 1-0 lead is not the most solid.
    • 59' Balzaretti hesitates at the back post. Can't get the shot in and the chance is lost. If he was a bit quicker with the finish, that could have been 1-1.
    • 58' Going to be a yellow card for Lobont. Allegedly for a spot of time-wasting. That seemed slightly harsh.
    • 57' Hernandez turns in the area before lifting the volley wide of goal. Better moments from Palermo in this match.
    • 56' Ilicic drives the ball at goal from 25 yards out. Lobont forced to scramble to save the shot at the second attempt.
    • 55' Lovely run and shot by Lamela. Whacks the shot into the net. Almost a sensational second goal for Roma.
    • 54' Ilicic for the home side. Slams the cross into a white shirt. Donati has his pocket picked on the edge of the area.
    • 53' Greco fancies his chances with a shot, but slams the ball wide of the target. We remain at 1-0 in favour of Roma.
    • 52' Kjaer taking no chances as he knocks the ball out of play ahead of Miccoli.
    • 51' Roma moving through the gears as they rumble forward. Gago with a shot, but Viviano scrambles across his goal to make the save.
    • 50' Hernandez is on for Budan for the home side, who really must come up with something to grab a draw from this contest.
    • 49' Totti dinks the ball into the area. Sliced behind by Pisano for a throw-in to Roma deep inside the home half.
    • 48' Roma fraternising with this passing style again at the outset of the second period. Totti picks out Gago before his cross is blocked for a corner.
    • 47' News to bring you of a change with Josip Ilicic replacing Eran Zahavi for the home side.
    • 46' The second half is off and running.
    • 45+2' The whistle sounds for the end of the first period. A 1-0 lead for Roma at the break. All to play for in the second period.
    • 45+1' Barreto drives a shot at goal. Decent take from Lobont. Palermo enjoying their best moments at the end of this first period.
    • 44' Going to be two minutes added to this first period.
    • 43' Another strike at goal comes in from Zehavi, but Lobont is right behind it to make the stop.
    • 42' Fine stop by Lobont to keep out the effort from Mantovani. That was travelling from just outside of the area. Roma almost undone.
    • 41' Roma with seven shots at the Palermo goal and 66% of possession, but only the one goal. Always a precarious lead.
    • 40' Angel out wide. Back to Heize. Roma in no rush to go anywhere with this ball. Borini can't control in the area. Goalkick to the home side.
    • 39' Totti swings a corner to the back post. Headed back across goal by Heinze. Picked up by Viviano in the home goal.
    • 38' Barreto takes out Lamela with a late challenge.
    • 37' Ball flying from end to end. Roma can't get the ball under control with any authority. All a bit scrappy at the moment.
    • 36' Incidentally, the odds for this match...Palermo 17/10, Roma 15/8, Draw 5/2.
    • 35' Rosi taken out of the game late by Balzaretti. That will take the sting out of that particular Palermo attack.
    • 34' Totti's corner causes no ened of problems in the area, but Palermo make the clearance.
    • 33' Totti slips the ball through to Lamela, but Munoz dashed back to make the tackle. Should have hit that shot first time. Another chance gone for the visiting team.
    • 32' Greco overplaying the ball there with Borini. Really should have cracked a shot at goal. Roma could be more than one goal to the good this evening.
    • 31' Totti has not been too lively this evening. Cracked a speculative effort at goal from 40 yards a few minutes ago. Easy take for Viviano.
    • 30' Angel tries to scamper clear of Budan before Donati clips Totti with a late challenge.
    • 29' Palermo are the only side yet to share a draw at home (10 wins, three losses, including last Saturday’s game against AC Milan).
    • 28' Borini caught late by the elbow of Mantovani. Another hold-up in the play. Game resumes with Palermo in possession.
    • 27' Miccoli almost picks out the equaliser. Fine cross drops just under the bar, but Lobont manages to get back to swipe the ball over.
    • 26' Donati has thankfully rejoined the action. Both teams back to 11 men.
    • 25' Totti smacks a shot at goal. Got plenty behind the shot, but blocked by a few home shirts.
    • 24' Donati has gone off the park for a spot of treatment. He has a massive lump on his head after that collision. On we go with Palermo down to 10 men.
    • 23' Donati collides with Gago. Clash of heads, and both men needing a spot of treatment.
    • 22' Lamela turns Munoz inside out before smashing in a shot that is is stopped by Viviano. Golden chance spurned for a 2-0 lead.
    • 21' Lamela making a run for Angel, but the home side get the ball away. Defences not really on top in this encounter.
    • 20' A booking for Pisano after he takes Lamela with a cynical late challenge. On we go with Roma holding this 1-0 lead.
    • 19' Lobont having to race backwards to touch Balzaretti's cross over his bar. That would have been an embarrassing moment.
    • 18' Fabrizio Miccoli has already bagged seven goals against Roma, only against Inter he has scored more.
    • 17' Greco slams a shot wide after the ball broke to him from Totti's corner. Roma certainly the tidier side in keeping possession.
    • 16' Gago stabs the ball forward, but no takers on hand that time. Mantovani makes a good challenge on Gago. Corner to the visitors.
    • 15' Palermo have scored 58 goals in Serie A against Roma, more than against any other side.
    • 14' Miccoli stabs it forward, but whacked clear by Kjaer. Lobont then punches clear seconds later.
    • 13' Angel with a superb ball across the face of goal. Borini just short of finishing that off for number two. Palermo almost cut open for a second time.
    • 12' Heinze is down on the ground after taking an elbow in the back. He is needing a spot of treatment.
    • 11' Roma enjoying their night out so far. Borini making some piercing runs with De Rossi picking him out on that occasion with a nice pass.
    • 10' Miccoli slips the ball into the net over Lobont, but he is offside. A look on frustration on his face.
    • 9' Palermo lump the ball down the park. Rome back on the offensive. Lamela with the same ball into the box. Borini was on the end of it, but this time the pass is collected by home goalkeeper Viviano.
    • 8' Zehavi with a lovely ball across the face of goal, but nobody on hand to convert. Real chance to unearth an equaliser there.
    • 7' Luis Enrique’s side have taken just a point from their last four games on the road, conceding on average 2.5 goals per game. Could be different tonight.
    • 6' Barreto swings a cross in looking for Miccoli, but Roma deal with the danger. Roma with plenty of bodies behind the ball as the home side collect at the halfway line.
    • 5' Roma off to a dream start in this match. Barreto is booked for a late tackle on Rosi.
    • 4' GOAL! Borini races on to a lovely pass from Lamela to slot the ball home from 10 yards. Excellent goal, and Roma lead 1-0. Superb stuff.
    • 3' A win for Roma will carry them above Inter in the table into sixth spot in the table. Roma on the move here.
    • 2' Palermo and Roma have met 47 times in the top-flight: the Giallorossi lead by 23 wins to 13, 11 draws complete the record.
    • 1' We are off and running in this match.
    • 19.40 Palermo left-back Federico Balzaretti returns from suspension with midfielder Armin Bacinovic and central defender Matias Silvestre missing out due to injury. Roma goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg is suspended alongside striker Pablo Daniel Osvaldo and defender Marco Cassetti. Juan looks like missing the rest of the campaign with a knee problem, but Francesco Totti starts the match.
    • 19.35 Teams: Palermo: Viviano; Pisano, Munoz, Mantovani, Balzaretti; Acquah, Donati, Barreto; Zahavi; Budan, Miccoli..subs: Tzorvas, Milanovic, Della Rocca, Bertolo, Vazquez, Hernandez, Ilicic////Roma: Lobont; Rosi, Kjaer, Heinze, Jose Angel; Gago, De Rossi, Greco; Lamela, Totti, Borin..subs: Curci, Cicinho, Simplicio, Marquinho, Ricci, Piscitella, Bojan
    • 19.30 Good evening and welcome to LIVE coverage of Palermo against AS Roma from Stadio Renzo Barbera.

  • Summary

    • 86' Marquinho whacks the shot at goal from outside of the area. Inches wide. That would have sealed the win for the visiting side.
    • 81' Munoz rattles a shot inches over the bar. Nudged over by Lobont. Drilled that shot in with some venom as Palermo continue to knock at the door without an answer as yet.
    • 80' Ilicic picks out Miccoli, whose shot is blocked by Heinze. Palermo really piling on the pressure.
    • 67' Borrini slices a shot wide from inside the home area. Lovely play, but the finish wasn't there
    • 55' Lovely run and shot by Lamela. Whacks the shot into the net. Almost a sensational second goal for Roma.
    • 42' Fine stop by Lobont to keep out the effort from Mantovani. That was travelling from just outside of the area. Roma almost undone.
    • 27' Miccoli almost picks out the equaliser. Fine cross drops just under the bar, but Lobont manages to get back to swipe the ball over.
    • 22' Lamela turns Munoz inside out before smashing in a shot that is is stopped by Viviano. Golden chance spurned for a 2-0 lead.
    • 13' Angel with a superb ball across the face of goal. Borini just short of finishing that off for number two. Palermo almost cut open for a second time.
    • 4' GOAL! Borini races on to a lovely pass from Lamela to slot the ball home from 10 yards. Excellent goal, and Roma lead 1-0. Superb stuff.
    • 19.35 Teams: Palermo: Viviano; Pisano, Munoz, Mantovani, Balzaretti; Acquah, Donati, Barreto; Zahavi; Budan, Miccoli..subs: Tzorvas, Milanovic, Della Rocca, Bertolo, Vazquez, Hernandez, Ilicic////Roma: Lobont; Rosi, Kjaer, Heinze, Jose Angel; Gago, De Rossi, Greco; Lamela, Totti, Borin..subs: Curci, Cicinho, Simplicio, Marquinho, Ricci, Piscitella, Bojan

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  • Palermo

    Manager: Bortolo Mutti

  • AS Roma

    Manager: Luis Enrique

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