Palermo 3-2 Atalanta: result and report

Serie A · Sunday 11 January 2009

Result

Palermo 3-2 Atalanta

Serie A · Sunday 11 January 2009, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Palermo 3-2 Atalanta: match report

Palermo won against Atalanta 3-2 in Serie A on Sunday 11 January 2009. The half-time score was 2-0.

Fabrizio Miccoli opened the scoring in the 22nd minute. Palermo's goals came from Fabrizio Miccoli (22'), Mark Bresciano (39') and Edinson Cavani (81'). Atalanta scored through Sergio Floccari (65') and Ferreira Pinto (78').

Discipline: Palermo received 3 yellow cards; Atalanta received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Palermo were 10th on 23 points from 17 and Atalanta 9th on 24 points from 17. Palermo went on to finish that season 8th with 57 points, and Atalanta 11th with 47.

Palermo lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and Atalanta in a 4-3-1-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Palermo win, 2 draws and 1 for Atalanta.

Going into the match Palermo's last five read L-W-L-W-D and Atalanta's L-D-W-W-L.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 22'Goal · Fabrizio MiccoliPalermo · 1-0
  • 27'Yellow card · Fabio LiveraniPalermo
  • 35'Yellow card · György GaricsAtalanta
  • 39'Goal · Mark BrescianoPalermo · 2-0
  • 42'Yellow card · Antonio NocerinoPalermo
  • 45+3'Yellow card · Simon KjaerPalermo
  • 65'Goal · Sergio FloccariAtalanta · 2-1
  • 78'Goal · Ferreira PintoAtalanta · 2-2
  • 81'Goal · Edinson CavaniPalermo · 3-2

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Palermo 1, draws 2, Atalanta 1.

Team news

Palermo line-up (4-3-1-2)

Ciro Capuano, Mattia Cassani, Simon Kjær, Moris Carrozzieri, Mark Bresciano, Fábio Simplício, Antonio Nocerino, Edinson Cavani, Fabrizio Miccoli, Fabio Liverani, Marco Amelia

Atalanta line-up (4-3-1-2)

Ferdinando Coppola, Leonardo Talamonti, Gianpaolo Bellini, György Garics, Maximiliano Pellegrino, Tiberio Guarente, Simone Padoin, Cristiano Doni, Ferreira Pinto, Christian Vieri, Sergio Floccari