Getting Ready for the Coppa Italia Final Inter vs. Palermo on Sunday

Inter midfielder Esteban Cambiasso will miss the Coppa Italia final against Palermo on Sunday, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport.

The San Siro side will have to make do without the services of the experienced Argentina international after he sustained a hamstring problem.

Cambiasso missed last weekend’s Serie A game against Catania due to the knock and he could now reportedly be out for several weeks due to the hamstring injury.

It is not yet exactly known how long the midfielder will be out of action, but he could even miss the Copa America in his native country.

Source: Goal.com

Palermo Stops Milan and Reaches Coppa Italia Final

AC Milan’s season came to an end when the Scudetto was clinched against Roma last weekend. Their dreams of a league and cup double disappeared at the Stadio Barbera, where Palermo ran out deserved 2-1 winners and confirmed their status as the Rossoneri’s bogey team – they are the only side to have beaten Allegri’s boys twice since the start of the year.

The Rosanero sealed their place in the final after the break: Migliaccio’s header broke the deadlock before Bovo doubled their lead from the spot, with Van Bommel sent off for conceding the penalty. He was immediately followed into the dressing rooms by Bovo, which evened the numbers up again. Ibra scored a sublime but ultimately insignificant goal deep into stoppage time.

Source: Gazzetta dello Sport

Catania-Palermo: Forget Milan, Here’s The Real Derby This Weekend

With most of the peninsula focused on the Milan derby this weekend with the frontrunners taking on their second place rivals for the Scudetto, it would be easy to forget about another derby taking place that is just as important for the parties involved. The Derby della Sicilia between Palermo and Catania is second to none in terms of rivalry and passion. While most of Serie A may focus on the more glamorous matchup between Milan and Inter, an entire island’s inhabitants will be fixated on who is crowned the ‘Kings of Sicily’.

Finding themselves at opposite ends of the island, it was only natural that the two cities would become fierce opponents in the Calcioworld. The very first meeting between the two sides came all the way back in the 1910′s when both clubs were listed under different monikers while playing in the Lipton Cup – a tournament that featured solely Southern Italian teams. After those initial occurrences, the two teams would not meet officially until 1935 in a Coppa Italia match that finished in Catania’s favor, 1-0. One year later, Palermo and Catania played each other for the first time in the official Italian league, albeit in SerieB. From there on out, the rivalry would become a permanent fixture in Italian football with 79 matches played between them.

Source: SerieAWeekly.com

Will Pastore stay with Palermo soccer team in 2011?

Clubs will start lining up for Palermo’s Javier Pastore in the spring time. Come summer, the financial offers will be too difficult for the Sicilian side to hold on to the Argentine playmaker who reminds many of Kaka.

Expect Pastore to end up with Kaka’s first European club, AC Milan. Pastore is the perfect replacement for Ronaldinho.

Source: Beach Report

Palermo – Parma 3-1

Palermo managed to bounce back in style from their defeat against Napoli with a comeback win over Parma at the Renzo Barbera. Alessandro Lucarelli opened the scoring with a header in the first half, but the Rosanero fought back after the break with a ten-minute double salvo by substitute Mauricio Pinilla and captain Fabrizio Miccoli and an own goal by Cristian Zaccardo to earn the three crucial points in their battle for European places.

Source Goal.com

Derby between Palermo & Catania – ERRATA CORRIGE

Palermo and Catania soccer teams will play the next derby in Palermo on Sunday November 14. Catania fans will be admitted to the match if they carry the fan I.D. card.

Let’s hope that sportsmanship is the real winner of this match!

Another impressive victory for Palermo soccer team

Palermo won very convincingly against Bologna at La Favorita. The Sicilian soccer team was not winning at home since last April 24.

The final score 4-1 does not leave any doubt on the supremacy of Delio Rossi’s team. Pastore scores at the 17th minute of the first half, Ilic and Pinilla follow him. Di Vaio tries to keep Bologna alive, but Bacinovic scores the fourth goal for Palermo.

Catania tied 1-1 against Napoli in Catania. Cavani scored for Napoli 6 minutes before the end of the match.

Palermo wins against Fiorentina in Florence

Palermo soccer team pulls another victory on Sunday. The Sicilian team played a tough and uncertain match in Florence and prevailed 2-1 against Fiorentina.

Goals from Josip Ilicic and Javier Pastore gained the Rosanero the victory despite Alberto Gilardino‘s second half effort. However, coach Delio Rossi did not seem completely satisfied with his players. After the match he pointed out how naive they in defense and how much work still needs to be done to catch up with the better teams.

Palermo beats FC Lausanne-Sport 1-0

Palermo struggled, but managed to beat FC Lausanne-Sport 1-0. Midfielder Giulio Migliaccio headed in Javier Pastore‘s cross just 11 minutes before the end of the match. Now Palermo is second in the Group F of the UEFA Europa League with 3 points as Sparta Praha, Lausanna is the trailing team in this group.

Palermo soccer team defeats Juventus in Turin 3-1

Palermo defeats Juventus in Turin with a convincing 3-1 win. Javier Pastore scored at the second minute of the first half. Josip Ilicic doubled the Rosanero’s advantage in the second half.

Cesare Bovo netted a third time for Palermo. Nothing could do Iaquinta at the 87th minute when he scored the only goal for Juventus.

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