Palermo 2-1 Napoli: result and report

Serie A · Sunday 23 August 2009

Result

Palermo 2-1 Napoli

Serie A · Sunday 23 August 2009, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Palermo 2-1 Napoli: match report

Palermo defeated Napoli 2-1 in Serie A on Sunday 23 August 2009. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Edinson Cavani opened the scoring in the 44th minute. Palermo's goals came from Edinson Cavani (44') and Fabrizio Miccoli (75', penalty). Napoli scored through Marek Hamsik (73').

Discipline: Palermo received 4 yellow cards; Napoli received 2 yellow cards.

Palermo went on to finish that season 5th with 65 points, and Napoli 6th with 59.

Palermo lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Napoli in a 3-5-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Palermo wins, 0 draws and 2 for Napoli.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 12'Yellow card · Mariano Bogliacino HernándezNapoli
  • 26'Yellow card · Simon KjaerPalermo
  • 43'Yellow card · Edinson CavaniPalermo
  • 44'Goal · Edinson CavaniPalermo · 1-0
  • 73'Goal · Marek HamsikNapoli · 1-1
  • 75'Penalty goal · Fabrizio MiccoliPalermo · 2-1
  • 80'Yellow card · Paolo CannavaroNapoli
  • 83'Yellow card · Federico BalzarettiPalermo
  • 90+2'Yellow card · G. TedescoPalermo

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Palermo 2, draws 0, Napoli 2.

Team news

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

Rubinho, Cesare Bovo, Mattia Cassani, Simon Kjær, Federico Balzaretti, Javier Pastore, Antonio Nocerino, Mark Bresciano, Fábio Simplício, Edinson Cavani, Fabrizio Miccoli

Napoli line-up (3-5-2)

Morgan De Sanctis, Hugo Campagnaro, Paolo Cannavaro, Jesús Dátolo, Marek Hamšík, Mariano Bogliacino, Walter Gargano, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Fabio Quagliarella, Christian Maggio, Matteo Contini