Our prediction for this Serie B match:
Cagliari and Palermo go head to head at Unipol Domus in a highly-anticipated Serie B game. The Sardinians are eager to secure a top-four finish and we are positive that they will adopt an attack-minded approach in Saturday’s clash. Nahitan Nandez limped off with injury in a 5-0 crushing of Perugia, with Christos Kourfalidis likely to step up.
The Sicilians, on the other hand, aim to build on a 2-1 win over SPAL, but given their difficulties on the road, we predict that the hosts are going to pick up all three points from the match. As for the visiting side, Matteo Brunori is banned for the match, while both Dario Saric and Salvatore Elia remain on the sidelines with injuries. In their last meeting in Sardinia Cagliari defeated Palermo 2-1 and we predict that the history is going to repeat itself.
Highlighted Player (Gianluca Lapadula):
Gianluca Lapadula, also known as Lapagol, due to his goalscoring abilities, was born in Turin and started his career at Juventus youth team, but was released because he wasn’t doing well in his studies. After the departure with Juventus, Lapadula perfected his goalscoring skills in lower Italian leagues and even spent one year in NK Gorica, Slovenia.
During his spell in Ravenna, he managed to finish the season 2012/13 as the top scorer in the group, netting 24 goals in the process. For a long period of time, the 28-year-old was Parma’s player, but he went on loans often, and, after Parma went bankrupt, Lapagol moved to Pescara. With 30 goals in 43 appearances, the striker caught the eye of Serie A giant Milan. He netted his first goal for the Rossoneri only three minutes after he came on as a substitute.
The following season Lapagol became the striker of Genoa. Even though he was called to play for Peru, the Genoa hitman decided to represent Italy, getting his first call to the senior squad in November 2016. However, he never made an official appearance for Italy, since he only played an unofficial friendly against San Marino, when he scored a hat-trick.
Highlighted Team (Palermo):
US Citta di Palermo is an Italian footballclub which is founded in 1898 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football club. Palermo is currently active in the Serie A. The club from Palermo hosts it’s games in the Stadio Renzo Barbero. The Palermo stadium is one of the most modern stadiums in Italy and holds a capacity of 38 000 spectators.
Palermo is known for it’s kit: the club colours are black and pink. The home kit of the club is in flashy pink. One of the most famous nicknames of Palermo is Rosanero which means Pink black.Palermo managed to play 5 times in the UEFA cup in the club’s history.
In 1931/1932, 1968/1969 and 2013/2014 the club won the Serie B title. In 1974, 1979 and 2011 Palerma ended as runner up in the Coppa Italia. US Palermo never won a title in the highest division of Italy. Amauri, Barzagli, Bresciano, Luca Toni and Cavani are the most famous football players that played for Palermo.