Palermo 2-1 Genoa: result and report

Serie A · Sunday 21 September 2008

Result

Palermo 2-1 Genoa

Serie A · Sunday 21 September 2008, 13:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Palermo · Genoa · Serie A predictions

Palermo 2-1 Genoa: match report

Palermo won against Genoa 2-1 in Serie A on Sunday 21 September 2008. The half-time score was 1-0.

Edinson Cavani opened the scoring in the 39th minute. Palermo's goals came from Edinson Cavani (39') and Cesare Bovo (58'). Genoa scored through Diego Milito (89').

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

Going into the game Palermo were 12th on 3 points from 2 and Genoa 11th on 3 points from 2. Palermo went on to finish that season 8th with 57 points, and Genoa 4th with 68.

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

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Palermo wins, 1 draw and 1 for Genoa.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 39'Goal · Edinson CavaniPalermo · 1-0
  • 53'Yellow card · Matteo FerrariGenoa
  • 54'Yellow card · R. OliveraGenoa
  • 56'Yellow card · Moris CarrozzieriPalermo
  • 58'Goal · Cesare BovoPalermo · 2-0
  • 70'Yellow card · Giandomenico MestoGenoa
  • 89'Goal · Diego MilitoGenoa · 2-1

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Palermo 0, draws 1, Genoa 1.

Team news

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

Cesare Bovo, Mattia Cassani, Federico Balzaretti, Moris Carrozzieri, Mark Bresciano, Fábio Simplício, Antonio Nocerino, Edinson Cavani, Davide Succi, Fabio Liverani, Marco Amelia

Genoa expected line-up (3-4-3)

Rubinho, Abdoulay Konko, Fabiano Lima, Domenico Criscito, Alessandro Lucarelli, Cesare Bovo, Julío de León Dailey, Omar Milanetto, Marco Rossi, Marco Borriello, Giuseppe Sculli