Mantova vs Palermo 0-2

Palermo won 2-0 at Stadio Danilo Martelli after taking control late in the match. Jacopo Segre put them ahead on 62 minutes and Hernani sealed it on 86 minutes.

The first half passed without a goal, so it was 0-0 at the break.

Mantova made the first change on 55 minutes, sending on Lorenzo Ignacchiti for Rares Ilie, before Segre opened the scoring for Palermo with the only goal of the second half until late on. Palermo then made two changes on 66 minutes and another two on 77 minutes, with Hernani coming off the bench at 77 minutes and scoring nine minutes later from Dominic Vavassori’s assist. Mantova tried to respond with two changes on 74 minutes, then another on 84 minutes, while Palermo protected their lead through the closing stages and added a second goal to finish the contest.

Mantova had 56% of the possession and 502 passes to Palermo’s 393, but Palermo had the better of the shooting numbers, with 13 attempts and 5 on target to Mantova’s 15 shots and 4 on target. The visitors also posted 2.01 expected goals to Mantova’s 1.81. Corners finished 3-3, while Mantova committed 15 fouls to Palermo’s 12 and the away side were caught offside 3 times to 2.

Mattia Bani was booked for Palermo in the 21st minute. There were no red cards.