Saponara sinks Palermo
Riccardo Saponara's free-kick condemned Palermo to defeat, piling the pressure on Beppe Iachini. Alberto Gilardino hit the bar and Lukasz Skorupski pulled off a wonderful double-save, but the Rosanero left…
Line-ups: Palermo-Empoli
Franco Vazquez and Alberto Gilardino lead the line for Palermo, as they welcome Empoli to the Barbera. The Rosanero have won just once in their last five games, with notoriously…
‘Milan, Inter, Chelsea want Vazquez’
Palermo President Maurizio Zamparini says Chelsea, Inter and Milan are interested in Franco Vazquez. The Italian international formed a deadly partnership with Paulo Dybala last season, and has a goal…
Iachini: ‘Gila is a champion’
Beppe Iachini saw “a good Palermo” to peg back 10-man Inter 1-1 and praised Alberto Gilardino. The veteran centre-forward cancelled out an Ivan Perisic opener at the Stadio Barbera, then…
Vazquez: ‘Palermo deserved more’
Franco Vazquez felt Palermo “deserved more in the first half,” but accepts the 1-1 draw with Inter. Ivan Perisic’s tap-in was cancelled out by Alberto Gilardino before Jeison Murillo saw…
‘Always difficult at Palermo’
Inter Coach Roberto Mancini warns “it’s never easy to play at Palermo”, and dismisses Scudetto talk. The Nerazzurri are currently third in Serie A, just a point behind leaders Fiorentina,…
Vazquez dooms Bologna
Franco Vazquez gave Palermo a sorely-needed victory at the Stadio Dall’Ara, which leaves Bologna rooted in last place. Click here for the full match report. Franco Vazquez gave Palermo a…