Match report

Palermo Defeats Mantova 2-1 in Serie B Clash

Palermo
Palermo
2–1
FT
Mantova
Mantova
Mar 4, 2026

Palermo clinched a narrow but significant victory over Mantova in a tense Serie B encounter, with goals from F. Ranocchia and J. Pohjanpalo sealing the win. Despite a late penalty by T. Marras for Mantova, Palermo managed to hold on for the win, maintaining their competitive edge in the league.

Key Facts

  • • Palermo 2-1 Mantova
  • • F. Ranocchia scored the opening goal (2nd minute)
  • • J. Pohjanpalo added the second goal (38th minute)
  • • T. Marras scored a penalty (68th minute)
  • • F. Zuccon of Mantova was sent off (32nd minute)
  • • A. Blin of Palermo was also sent off (67th minute)

Lineups

Palermo

Formation: 3-4-2-1

Starting XI

  • 66 Jesse Joronen (G)
  • 29 Patryk Peda (D)
  • 13 Mattia Bani (D)
  • 32 Pietro Ceccaroni (D)
  • 27 Niccolò Pierozzi (M)
  • 8 Jacopo Segre (M)
  • 10 Filippo Ranocchia (M)
  • 3 Tommaso Augello (M)
  • 21 Jérémy Le Douaron (F)
  • 5 Antonio Palumbo (F)
  • 20 Joel Pohjanpalo (F)

Substitutes

  • 28 Alexis Blin
  • 6 Claudio Gomes
  • 1 Alfred Gomis
  • 19 Bartosz Bereszyński
  • 72 Davide Veroli
  • 96 Giangiacomo Magnani
  • 18 Rui Modesto
  • 11 Emmanuel Gyasi
  • 14 Aljoša Vasić
  • 17 Samuel Giovane
  • 7 Dennis Johnsen
  • 31 Giacomo Corona

Mantova

Formation: 3-4-2-1

Starting XI

  • 24 Francesco Bardi (G)
  • 3 Ali Dembélé (D)
  • 29 Stefano Cella (D)
  • 27 Alessio Castellini (D)
  • 17 Nicolò Radaelli (M)
  • 21 Simone Trimboli (M)
  • 98 Federico Zuccon (M)
  • 50 Fahem Benaissa-Yahia (M)
  • 30 Davide Bragantini (F)
  • 28 Maat Daniel Caprini (F)
  • 7 Davis Mensah (F)

Substitutes

  • 36 Flavio Paoletti
  • 96 Tommaso Maggioni
  • 23 Tommaso Marras
  • 34 Ante Vukovic
  • 5 Konstantinos Chrysopoulos
  • 13 Andrea Meroni
  • 20 Junior Ligue
  • 15 Tiago Gonçalves
  • 80 Rachid Kouda
  • 10 David Wieser
  • 77 Nicolò Buso
  • 9 Leonardo Mancuso

Timeline

  1. Palermo
    2' Palermo Goal · Normal Goal
    F. Ranocchia · Assist: T. Augello
  2. Mantova
    12' Mantova Var · Goal Disallowed - offside
    Unknown player
  3. Mantova
    17' Mantova Card · Yellow Card
    F. Zuccon
  4. Palermo
    19' Palermo Card · Yellow Card
    F. Ranocchia

    misses next match

  5. Mantova
    32' Mantova Card · Yellow Card
    F. Zuccon
  6. Mantova
    32' Mantova Card · Red Card
    F. Zuccon
  7. Palermo
    38' Palermo Goal · Normal Goal
    J. Pohjanpalo · Assist: A. Palumbo
  8. Palermo
    46' Palermo subst · Substitution 1
    Off: F. Ranocchia · On: A. Blin
  9. Mantova
    53' Mantova subst · Substitution 2
    Off: D. Mensah · On: T. Marras
  10. Mantova
    53' Mantova subst · Substitution 3
    Off: A. Dembele · On: T. Maggioni
  11. Palermo
    67' Palermo Card · Red Card
    A. Blin
  12. Mantova
    68' Mantova Goal · Penalty
    T. Marras
  13. Palermo
    69' Palermo subst · Substitution 2
    Off: A. Palumbo · On: C. Gomes
  14. Mantova
    70' Mantova Card · Yellow Card
    Alessio Castellini
  15. Mantova
    71' Mantova Card · Yellow Card
    Nicolò Radaelli
  16. Palermo
    75' Palermo Card · Yellow Card
    N. Pierozzi

    misses next match

  17. Palermo
    77' Palermo subst · Substitution 3
    Off: J. Le Douaron · On: D. Johnsen
  18. Mantova
    77' Mantova subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Alessio Castellini · On: L. Mancuso
  19. Mantova
    77' Mantova subst · Substitution 5
    Off: M. Caprini · On: N. Buso
  20. Palermo
    81' Palermo Card · Yellow Card
    P. Peda
  21. Palermo
    84' Palermo subst · Substitution 4
    Off: P. Peda · On: G. Magnani
  22. Palermo
    85' Palermo subst · Substitution 5
    Off: N. Pierozzi · On: E. Gyasi
  23. Palermo
    90'+2 Palermo Card · Yellow Card
    E. Gyasi

Match Stats

Stat Palermo Mantova
Fouls 22 12
Pass Accuracy 81% 79%
Offsides 0 3
Red Cards 1 1
Total Shots 17 5
Corners 9 2
Total Passes 365 297
Yellow Cards 3 4
Blocked Shots 3 2
Shots on Target 5 2
xG 1.17 0.97
Shots off Target 9 1
Possession 56% 44%
Goals Prevented 0 0
Accurate Passes 297 234
Shots Inside Box 11 2
Saves 1 3
Shots Outside Box 6 3

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Palermo's early goal by F. Ranocchia (2nd minute) set a strong tone for the match, giving them an early lead.
  • ▸ The red card to F. Zuccon of Mantova (32nd minute) shifted the momentum in Palermo's favor, allowing them to capitalize and score a second goal from J. Pohjanpalo (38th minute).
  • ▸ Despite being reduced to 10 men after A. Blin's red card (67th minute), Palermo managed to withstand a late penalty from Mantova and maintain their lead.