Palermo 5-3 Genoa: result and report

Serie A · Sunday 22 January 2012

Result

Palermo 5-3 Genoa

Serie A · Sunday 22 January 2012, 14:00 UTC · half-time 3-1

Palermo · Genoa · Serie A predictions

Palermo 5-3 Genoa: match report

Palermo beat Genoa 5-3 in Serie A on Sunday 22 January 2012. It was 3-1 at half-time.

Rodrigo Palacio opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Palermo's goals came from Igor Budan (26'), Matías Silvestre (37'), Andrea Mantovani (42'), Fabrizio Miccoli (75') and Giulio Migliaccio (84'). Genoa scored through Rodrigo Palacio (14'), Rodrigo Palacio (59', penalty) and Bosko Jankovic (89').

Discipline: Palermo received 2 yellow cards; Genoa received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Palermo were 15th on 21 points from 18 and Genoa 9th on 24 points from 18. Palermo went on to finish that season 16th with 43 points, and Genoa 17th with 42.

Palermo lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and Genoa in a 4-3-3.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Palermo wins, 3 draws and 3 for Genoa.

Going into the match Palermo's last five read L-L-D-L-L and Genoa's W-L-L-W-L.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 8'Yellow card · Mario SampirisiGenoa
  • 9'Yellow card · Josip IlicicPalermo
  • 14'Goal · Rodrigo PalacioGenoa · 0-1
  • 26'Goal · Igor BudanPalermo · 1-1
  • 37'Goal · Matías SilvestrePalermo · 2-1
  • 42'Goal · Andrea MantovaniPalermo · 3-1
  • 58'Yellow card · Federico BalzarettiPalermo
  • 59'Penalty goal · Rodrigo PalacioGenoa · 3-2
  • 75'Goal · Fabrizio MiccoliPalermo · 4-2
  • 83'Yellow card · Emiliano MorettiGenoa
  • 84'Goal · Giulio MigliaccioPalermo · 5-2
  • 89'Goal · Bosko JankovicGenoa · 5-3

Head-to-head

8 meetings: Palermo 2, draws 3, Genoa 3.

Team news

Palermo line-up (4-3-1-2)

Emiliano Viviano, Andrea Mantovani, Matías Silvestre, Ezequiel Muñoz, Federico Balzaretti, Giulio Migliaccio, Massimo Donati, Josip Ilicic, Fabrizio Miccoli, Igor Budan, Édgar Barreto

Genoa line-up (4-3-3)

Sébastien Frey, Andreas Granqvist, Emiliano Moretti, Mario Sampirisi, Felipe Seymour, Giandomenico Mesto, Davide Biondini, Bosko Jankovic, Giuseppe Sculli, Rodrigo Palacio, Alberto Gilardino