Catanzaro 3-0 Palermo — Serie B, 17 May 2026
Catanzaro beat Palermo 3-0 in the Serie B Semi-finals on 17 May 2026 at Stadio Nicola Ceravolo, Catanzaro. Pietro Iemmello and M. Liberali scored for Catanzaro. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Catanzaro have won 2 and Palermo 2, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 1-01'assist: Tommaso Cassandro
- 2-015'assist: N. Brighenti
- 16'VARGoal confirmed
- 32'Argument
- 3-041'assist: Pietro Iemmello
- 45+4'Argument
- Half-time3-0
- 46'
- 52'
- 59'Foul
- 60'out: A. Blin
- 61'out: R. Modesto
- 76'
- 76'
- 85'
- 85'
- 88'out: S. Giovane
- 90+2'
- Full-time3-0
Player ratings
9.0
Top rated
Catanzaro
- 9.0Pietro IemmelloF
- 7.7Tommaso CassandroD
- 7.5Mirko PigliacelliG
- 7.3Nicolò BrighentiD
- 7.3Mattia LiberaliF
- 6.9Matias AntoniniD
- 6.9Marco PompettiM
- 6.9Fabio RispoliM
- 6.9Simone PontissoM
- 6.9Jacopo PetriccioneM
- 6.9Filippo PittarelloF
- 6.7Costantino FavasuliM
- 6.6Gabriele AlesiM
- 6.5Federico Di FrancescoF
- 6.3Ruggero FrosininiD
Palermo
- 7.2Antonio PalumboF
- 6.9Rui ModestoM
- 6.9Jesse JoronenG
- 6.7Samuel GiovaneM
- 6.7Niccolò PierozziM
- 6.7Alexis BlinM
- 6.5Dennis JohnsenF
- 6.5Filippo RanocchiaM
- 6.3Jérémy Le DouaronF
- 6.3Joel PohjanpaloF
- 6.3Jacopo SegreM
- 6.3Emmanuel GyasiD
- 6.3Pietro CeccaroniD
- 6.2Tommaso AugelloM
- 6.0Giangiacomo MagnaniD
- 5.7Patryk PedaD
Line-ups
Substitutes
CatanzaroAlberto Aquilani
Substitutes
- 28R. OudinM
- 94F. Di Francesco85'F6.5
- 77M. D'AlessandroF
- 98D. BuglioM
- 1Christian MariettaG
- 21Marco Pompetti76'M6.9
- 26Bruno VerrengiaD
- 62Ruggero Frosinini90+2'76'D6.3
- 19Patrick NuamahF
- 5Ervin BashiD
- 32F. Rispoli85'M6.9
- 6Fellipe JackD
PalermoFilippo Inzaghi
Substitutes
- 6C. GomesM
- 1A. GomisG
- 28A. Blin60'M6.7
- 13Mattia BaniD
- 11E. Gyasi46'D6.3
- 7D. Johnsen52'F6.5
- 18R. Modesto61'M6.9
- 14Aljosa VasicM
- 17S. Giovane88'M6.7
- 72Davide VeroliD
- 31G. CoronaF
- 77F. Di BartoloG
Team statistics
Catanzaro
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pietro Iemmello | 85 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 9.0 |
| Tommaso Cassandro | 90 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 7.7 |
| Mirko Pigliacelli | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7.5 |
| Nicolò Brighenti | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Mattia Liberali | 76 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Matias Antonini | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Marco Pompetti | 14 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Fabio Rispoli | 12 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Simone Pontisso | 76 | – | 0 | 2 | 3 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Jacopo Petriccione | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Filippo Pittarello | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Costantino Favasuli | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Gabriele Alesi | 85 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Federico Di Francesco | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Ruggero Frosinini | 14 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
Palermo
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Palumbo | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Rui Modesto | 29 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Jesse Joronen | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Samuel Giovane | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Niccolò Pierozzi | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Alexis Blin | 30 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Dennis Johnsen | 38 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Filippo Ranocchia | 60 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Jérémy Le Douaron | 52 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Joel Pohjanpalo | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jacopo Segre | 88 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Emmanuel Gyasi | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Pietro Ceccaroni | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Tommaso Augello | 61 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Giangiacomo Magnani | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 6.0 |
| Patryk Peda | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 5.7 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
Final table, Serie B 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Frosinone | 38 | +42 | 81 |
| 3 | Monza | 38 | +29 | 76 |
| 4 | Palermo | 38 | +28 | 72 |
| 5 | Catanzaro | 38 | +11 | 59 |
| 6 | Modena | 38 | +13 | 55 |
| 7 | Juve Stabia | 38 | -1 | 51 |
Before and after
Catanzaro
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Palermo
- Previous: Venezia 2-0 Palermo, 8 May 2026 · Serie B
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