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On Saturday, one match of the 29th round of the Italian "Serie A" championship took place. "Palermo" failed to take advantage of the numerical advantage they had for over an hour and played a 1-1 draw with "Sampdoria" as the visitors.
53` [0 - 1] Edison Cavani
56` [1 - 1] Fabio Quagliarella
36` Giulio Falcone was sent off the field ("Sampdoria")
Lately, "Palermo" has been dropping points frequently, and in this match, the team's coach Francesco Guidolin had to watch the events from the stands due to disqualification.
The visitors started the match more aggressively. Edison Cavani attempted a shot at goal, but the ball flew over the crossbar, and a shot by Davide Di Michele, which hit the "Sampdoria" defender Giulio Falcone while flying, touched the crossbar of the goal.
However, "Sampdoria" also responded soon with dangerous attacks. Fabio Quagliarella managed to direct a shot from 20 meters outside the goal towards "Palermo" goalkeeper Federico Agliardi, and a bit later, F. Quagliarella's cross was sent over the goal by Gennaro Delvecchio.
In the 36th minute of the match, a critical change occurred. Giulio Falcone, known for his bad discipline, kicked Fabio Simplicio's leg directly as the Brazilian tried to pass through him. The referee did not hesitate to show G. Falcone the eleventh red card in his "Serie A" career.
Eight minutes after the start of the second half, "Palermo" took advantage of their numerical advantage and surged forward. E. Cavani got rid of his defender and headed a cross from Mattia Cassani into the goal.
However, "Palermo" failed to capitalize on this opportunity to win, and just three minutes later, they gifted a goal to their opponents. The ball was between the team's defender Andrea Barzagli and goalkeeper F. Agliardi, and both players did not go for the ball, thinking that their teammate would reach it, and taking advantage of this bizarre mistake, "Sampdoria" forward F. Quagliarella took the ball and sent it into the empty goal.
After this goal, "Palermo" players regrouped and started a storm on the opponents' goal, but shots by Davide Di Michele and E. Cavani still did not hit the target, and the Sicilian club had to settle for one point.
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