Palermo 2-0 Catanzaro: result and report
Serie B · Wednesday 20 May 2026
Result
Palermo 2-0 Catanzaro
Serie B · Wednesday 20 May 2026, 18:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Palermo 2-0 Catanzaro: match report
Palermo defeated Catanzaro 2-0 in Serie B on Wednesday 20 May 2026. The half-time score was 1-0.
Joel Pohjanpalo opened the scoring in the 3rd minute. Palermo's goals came from Joel Pohjanpalo (3') and Rui Modesto (89'). Catanzaro did not score.
Discipline: Palermo received 3 yellow cards and 2 red cards; Catanzaro received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Palermo were 4th on 72 points from 39 and Catanzaro 5th on 65 points from 40. Palermo went on to finish that season 4th with 75 points, and Catanzaro 5th with 68.
Palermo lined up in a 4-3-3 and Catanzaro in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Filippo Ranocchia of Palermo (7.9), ahead of Jesse Joronen (7.5).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Palermo wins, 1 draw and 4 for Catanzaro.
Going into the match Palermo's last five read L-L-W-D-W and Catanzaro's W-W-L-L-W.
Key events
- 3'Goal · Joel Pohjanpalo
- 20'Yellow card · Dennis Johnsen
- 45+4'Yellow card · Jacopo Segre
- 49'Yellow card · Filippo Pittarello
- 65'Yellow card · Aljosa Vasic
- 89'Goal · Rui Modesto
- 90+3'Red card · Niccolò Pierozzi
- 90+4'Yellow card · Simone Pontisso
- 90+5'Yellow card · Federico Di Francesco
- 90+6'Red card · Antonio Palumbo
Head-to-head
Team news
Palermo line-up (4-3-3)
Jesse Joronen, Niccolò Pierozzi, Patryk Peda, Pietro Ceccaroni, Tommaso Augello, Jacopo Segre, Antonio Palumbo, Filippo Ranocchia, Jérémy Le Douaron, Joel Pohjanpalo, Dennis Johnsen
Catanzaro line-up (3-4-2-1)
Mirko Pigliacelli, Tommaso Cassandro, Matias Antonini, Nicolò Brighenti, Costantino Favasuli, Jacopo Petriccione, Simone Pontisso, Gabriele Alesi, Mattia Liberali, Pietro Iemmello, Filippo Pittarello