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Palermo Edges Out Mantova in Thrilling Serie B Encounter
Palermo secured a 3-2 victory over Mantova in a captivating Serie B match at the Stadio Renzo Barbera. The game, part of the 26th round of the Italian Serie B, was a rollercoaster of emotions until the final whistle.
V. Verre put the home side ahead in the 26th minute, assisted by J. Pohjanpalo. However, Mantova fought back, turning the game around before halftime with goals from D. Mensah (46′) and F. Brignani (57′). The match became more complicated for Palermo with a yellow card to Diakite (61′) and a red card to Ceccaroni (69′). Despite playing a man down, Pohjanpalo converted a penalty (68′) to bring his team closer. Mantova accumulated three further yellow cards in the second half, to De Maio, Burrai, and Trimboli. Ultimately, Palermo emerged victorious, despite committing more fouls (10) and Mantova slightly edging them in shots (16 vs 14).
Possession was evenly split (51% Palermo, 49% Mantova), reflecting the balanced nature of the game. Both teams had a similar number of shots on target (4 each).
Substitutions palermo: at minute 60 N. Pierozzi came in and K. Lund went out., at minute 60 J. Le Douaron came in and V. Verre went out., at minute 84 J. Segre came in and A. Blin went out., at minute 84 A. Vasic came in and J. Pohjanpalo went out.
Substitutions mantova: at minute 62 A. Debenedetti came in and D. Mensah went out., at minute 75 T. Maggioni came in and N. Radaelli went out., at minute 75 F. Ruocco came in and F. Artioli went out., at minute 88 C. Bani came in and M. Solini went out., at minute 88 D. Wieser came in and S. Burrai went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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