2009–10 U.S. Città di Palermo season

U.S. Città di Palermo played the 2009–10 season in Serie A, the sixth consecutive season for the Sicilian club in the Italian top flight since their return to the league in 2004.

Palermo
2009–10 season
ChairmanMaurizio Zamparini
ManagerWalter Zenga (until Week 13)
Delio Rossi (from Week 14 onwards)
StadiumStadio Renzo Barbera
Serie A5th
Coppa ItaliaFifth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Fabrizio Miccoli (19)

All:
Fabrizio Miccoli (22)
Highest home attendance35,872 vs Sampdoria
(9 May 2010, Serie A)
Lowest home attendance18,817 vs Atalanta
(10 January 2010, Serie A)
Average home league attendance25,017[1]

Season overview

On May 30, 2009, hours before the final Serie A 2008–09 league game against Sampdoria, Palermo head coach Davide Ballardini announced he was taking a 10-day pause in order to decide with his future with the club. Later that day, Palermo chairman Maurizio Zamparini announced Ballardini had asked to be relieved from his position due to his unwillingness to keep on serving as Palermo head coach.[2] This led Zamparini to start searching for a new head coach: successively, on June 5, Palermo announced they had finished their search for a new boss by appointing outgoing Catania manager Walter Zenga. The choice was not appreciated by a large part of the Palermo fanbase, who rejected the idea of appointing the head coach who had just guided Sicilian rivals Catania in the previous season, also leading his side to an astonishing 4–0 win at Palermo, the biggest one for Catania against their rosanero rivals.[3] Successively, Zamparini motivated the appointment of Zenga by saying he wanted a manager he regarded as fit to fulfil his own personal ambitions of a UEFA Champions League spot for the new season.[3]

Since then, Zamparini started working on improving the current roster by a number of additions. Mirko Savini and Alberto Fontana's expiring contracts were not renewed, whereas Genoa applied an option to buy one half of Boško Janković rights, something that Sampdoria did not do on Andrea Raggi. The club was successively linked with Argentine players Nicolás Bertolo, Gabriel Paletta and Javier Pastore. Bertolo then announced on June 17 he had already agreed a permanent deal with Palermo which was set to be finalized later on July due to his ongoing involvement in the Clausura tournament.[4] On June 25, Zamparini announced he had also completed the signing of Javier Pastore, dubbed by him as "the new Kaká", stating the move will being officially announced at the end of the Clausura tournament;[5] this was however successively denied by the player's agent.[6] On July 11, Palermo announced on its official website to have completed the signing of Pastore.[7]

Several other outgoing moves involved youngsters from the Under-19 squad who had just won the Trofeo Giacinto Facchetti: Samuele Romeo was loaned to Lumezzane,[8] Gianvito Misuraca was sold to Vicenza in a co-ownership bid (as part of a deal from Palermo in order to buy Nicola Rigoni from the biancorossi starting from the 2010–11 season), midfielder Salvatore Temperino to Rimini[9] and goalkeeper Giuseppe Ingrassia loaned to Verona.[10] Also, on July 3 Hernán Dellafiore returned from relegated Torino only to be loaned out again, this time to Parma.[11] On July 7 Palermo announced to have loaned out midfielder Roberto Guana to Bologna.[12] On August 5, an exchange bid with Genoa was finalized, with first choice keeper Marco Amelia being transferred with the rossoblu club, and Rubinho joining the Sicilian side.[13] On August 7 Palermo also finalized the signing of Romanian international Dorin Goian from Steaua.[14] On August 10 young full-back Antonio Mazzotta, who had joined the first team during the pre-season phase, was then loaned out to Serie B outfit Lecce in order to gain some first team experience.[15]

Zenga made his first press conference as Palermo boss on July 8 in Udine, in the eve of the start of the pre-season phase in the training camps of Sankt Veit and Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria. In his first official appearances as new rosanero boss, Zenga surprised the press by declaring he wants to guide Palermo into winning the Serie A 2009–10 title.[16] Palermo made their debut in front of its fans for a friendly tournament called Win Win Palermo and held at Stadio Renzo Barbera, against La Liga clubs RCD Mallorca and Sevilla FC, composed by three games of 45 minutes each; Palermo defeated Sevilla 1–0 in the first game, but then lost the following to Mallorca (who eventually won the tournament) in a 2–0 result.[17] The rosanero side made their competitive debut on August 15, in a third round 2009–10 Coppa Italia single-legged home game against Lega Pro Prima Divisione club SPAL 1907, which they won 4–2.

After an unimpressive start of season, with Palermo lying in twelfth place, on November 23, 2009 Palermo chairman Maurizio Zamparini announced to have dismissed Walter Zenga from the head coaching role; this followed a 1–1 home draw in the Derby di Sicilia against Catania which was received with massive disappointment by the rosanero supporters.[18] He was replaced by former Lazio boss Delio Rossi.[19]

Under the tenure of Delio Rossi, Palermo enjoyed a considerable improvement in results, achieving 17 points in his first eight games in charge, and seven consecutive league games without a defeat.[20] These results also included a shock 2–0 win at Stadio San Siro against A.C. Milan, and a 3–0 clear home win against UEFA Champions League competitors ACF Fiorentina. On the other hand, Palermo's run in the Coppa Italia was already halted at the round of 16 by incumbent champions Lazio.

Another historic victory came on February 28, as Palermo cruised to defeat Juventus again also in the return leg in Turin, with a 2–0 result provided by goals from Fabrizio Miccoli and Igor Budan. Such victory led Palermo up to fourth place, the last remaining spot to qualify for the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League. This prestigious victory was then followed by a record seventh consecutive home win in a game against Livorno, ended 1–0. Palermo lost the fourth place to Sampdoria in the final games of the season, after losing 2–0 the Sicilian derby to Catania, and only achieving a 2–2 draw at Cagliari and a 1–1 home draw to Sampdoria itself; in the latter game, team captain Fabrizio Miccoli got seriously injured in action with broken knee ligaments after a challenge that led to a penalty scored by Miccoli himself. Palermo ended the season in fifth place, completing the season with an injury-time 2–1 win to Atalanta.

Palermo will also have a number of players featuring in the 2010 FIFA World Cup: Javier Pastore with Argentina, Simon Kjær with Denmark, Edinson Cavani with Uruguay and out-of-contract Mark Bresciano with Australia. Two other players, Salvatore Sirigu and Mattia Cassani, were originally selected by Marcello Lippi to be part of a 28-player preliminary squad for Italy, but they did not make into the 23-player definitive squad in the end.

Confirmed summer transfer market bids

In
GK  ITA Giacomo Brichetto (on loan from Novara[21])
DF  ROU Dorin Goian (from Steaua[14])
MF  ARG Javier Pastore (from Talleres)
MF  ARG Nicolás Bertolo (from Banfield)
DF  ROU Cristian Melinte (free transfer[22])
GK  ITA Salvatore Sirigu (loan return from Ancona)
GK  BRA Rubinho (from Genoa[13])
MF  ITA Manuele Blasi (on loan from Napoli)
DF  ITA Karim Laribi (from Fulham[23])
MF  ITA Nicola Rigoni (from Vicenza, co-ownership bid)
Out
GK  ITA Federico Agliardi (loan return from Rimini, to Padova[24][25])
GK  ITA Marco Amelia (to Genoa[13])
DF  ITA Ciro Capuano (to Catania)
GK  ITA Alberto Fontana (end of contract)
DF  ITA Mirko Savini (end of contract)
MF  SRB Boško Janković (to Genoa, co-ownership)
FW  ITA Gianvito Misuraca (to Vicenza, co-ownership)
MF  ITA Giuseppe Polito (to Südtirol, co-ownership[24][26])
Out on loan
GK  ITA Giuseppe Ingrassia (to Verona[27])
GK  ALB Samir Ujkani (to Novara[21])
DF  ITA Alberto Cossentino (to Novara[24])
DF  ITA Rosario Costantino (to Monopoli[24])
DF  ITA Hernán Paolo Dellafiore (loan return from Torino, to Parma)
DF  ITA Antonio Mazzotta (to Lecce[15])
DF  ITA Samuele Romeo (to Lumezzane)
DF  ITA Andrea Raggi (loan return from Sampdoria, to Bologna[28])
DF  ITA Emanuele Terranova (loan return from Livorno, to Lecce[29])
MF  ITA Roberto Guana (to Bologna)
MF  ITA Nicola Rigoni (to Vicenza)
MF  ITA Salvatore Temperino (to Rimini)
MF  ITA Antonio Tranchina (to Monopoli)
MF  ITA Luca Di Matteo (loan return from Cittadella, to Crotone[24][30])
MF  ITA Maurizio Ciaramitaro (loan return from Salernitana, to AC Bellinzona[31])
FW  ALB Edgar Çani (loan return from Ascoli, to Padova[32])
FW  ITA Paolo Carbonaro (loan return from Monopoli, to Giulianova[24])
FW  ITA Davis Curiale (loan return from Ravenna, to Cittadella[33])
FW  ITA Davide Lanzafame (loan return from Bari, to Parma[24][34])
FW  ITA Gianluca Palmiteri (to Celano[35])

Transfers

In

MF  GHA Afriyie Acquah (from D.C. United[36])
GK  ITA Francesco Benussi (on loan from Lecce[37])
DF  ITA Marco Calderoni (on loan from Piacenza[36])
GK  ITA Andrea Caroppo (on loan from Brescia[36])
DF  CZE Ondřej Čelůstka (on loan from Slavia Prague[36])
MF  ITA Giovanni Cristofari (free transfer[36])
DF  ROU Ionuţ Radu (from Chievo Verona[36])

Out

MF  ITA Luca Di Matteo (loan return from Crotone, to Vicenza, co-ownership[36])
Out on loan
FW  ALB Edgar Çani (loan return from Padova, to Piacenza[38])
MF  ITA Daniele Conti (to Arezzo[36])
DF  ROU Cristian Melinte (to Piacenza[36])
GK  BRA Rubinho (to Livorno[37])
FW  ITA Davide Succi (to Bologna[39])

Players

Squad information

As of May 31, 2010[40][41]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSerie ACoppa Italia
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Giacomo Brichetto 000000
46 GK Salvatore Sirigu 33-4132-391-2
28 GK Francesco Benussi 000000
3 DF Dorin Goian 14014000
5 DF Cesare Bovo 32229230
16 DF Mattia Cassani 40037030
24 DF Simon Kjær 38235230
26 DF Michel Morganella 000000
27 DF Marco Calderoni 101000
42 DF Federico Balzaretti 36134120
89 DF Ondřej Čelůstka 101000
91 DF Andrea Adamo 000000
4 MF Giovanni Tedesco 504010
6 MF Javier Pastore 37334330
8 MF Giulio Migliaccio 32130120
9 MF Antonio Nocerino 38235230
11 MF Fabio Liverani 23021020
14 MF Nicolás Bertolo 23021020
18 MF Guido Davì 000000
23 MF Mark Bresciano 20118120
30 MF Fábio Simplício 30427331
88 MF Manuele Blasi 15014010
7 FW Edinson Cavani 3715341332
10 FW Fabrizio Miccoli (captain) 3822351933
20 FW Igor Budan 31730512
90 FW Abel Hernández 21721700
99 FW Levan Mchedlidze 202000
Players sold or loaned out during the winter transfer market:
83 GK Rubinho 8-116-82-3
21 DF Cristian Melinte 302010
77 MF Daniele Conti 000000
19 FW Davide Succi 505000

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Milan 38 20 10 8 60 39 +21 70 Qualification to Champions League group stage
4 Sampdoria 38 19 10 9 49 41 +8 67 Qualification to Champions League play-off round
5 Palermo 38 18 11 9 59 47 +12 65 Qualification to Europa League play-off round
6 Napoli 38 15 14 9 50 43 +7 59
7 Juventus 38 16 7 15 55 56 1 55 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
Source: Lega Calcio and Yahoo! Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.

Matches

DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendancePositionReport
August 23, 2009 – 20:45 Napoli Home Won 2–1 Cavani, Miccoli 31,236 3 1, 2
August 30, 2009 – 20:45 Fiorentina Away Lost 0–1 24,576 10 1, 2
September 13, 2009 – 15:00[42] Bari Home Drew 1–1 Budan 20,004 10 1, 2
September 20, 2009 – 15:00 Parma Away Lost 0–1 ~ 15,000 13 1, 2
September 23, 2009 – 20:45 AS Roma Home Drew 3–3 Budan, Miccoli, Nocerino 21,111 13 1, 2
September 27, 2009 – 15:00 Lazio Away Drew 1–1 Cavani ~ 25,000 15 1, 2
October 4, 2009 – 20:45 Juventus Home Won 2–0 Cavani, Simplício 31,606 10 1, 2
October 18, 2009 – 15:00 Livorno Away Won 2–1 Miccoli, Balzaretti ~ 12,000 7 1, 2
October 25, 2009 – 15:00 Udinese Home Won 1–0 Bovo 21,034 4 1, 2
October 29, 2009 – 20:45 Inter Away Lost 3–5 Miccoli, Hernández, Miccoli 53,261 7 1, 2
November 1, 2009 – 20:45 Genoa Home Drew 0–0 25,624 10 1, 2
November 8, 2009 – 15:00 Bologna Away Lost 1–3 Kjær ~ 15,000 12 1, 2
November 22, 2009 – 15:00 Catania Home Drew 1–1 Migliaccio 25,082 12 1, 2
November 29, 2009 – 15:00 Chievo Away Lost 0–1 ~ 8,000 14 1, 2
December 6, 2009 – 15:00 Cagliari Home Won 2–1 Budan, Kjær 18,963 13 1, 2
December 13, 2009 – 15:00 AC Milan Away Won 2–0 Miccoli, Bresciano 39,253 13 1, 2
December 20, 2009 – 15:00 Siena Home Won 1–0 Cavani 19,221 7 1, 2
January 6, 2010 – 15:00 Sampdoria Away Drew 1–1 Cavani ~ 28,000 9 1, 2
January 10, 2010 – 15:00 Atalanta Home Won 1–0 Cavani 18,817 7 1, 2
January 17, 2010 – 20:45 Napoli Away Drew 0–0 ~ 60,000 6 1, 2
January 24, 2010 – 15:00 Fiorentina Home Won 3–0 Hernández (2), Budan 21,585 5 1, 2
January 31, 2010 – 18:00 Bari Away Lost 2–4 Cavani, Pastore ~ 25,000 5 1, 2
February 7, 2009 – 18:00 Parma Home Won 2–1 Cavani, Simplício 22,252 5 1, 2
February 14, 2010 – 18:00 AS Roma Away Lost 1–4 Miccoli ~ 35,000 7 1, 2
February 21, 2010 – 15:00 Lazio Home Won 3–1 Hernández, Miccoli, Nocerino 23,104 6 1, 2
February 28, 2010 – 20:45 Juventus Away Won 2–0 Miccoli, Budan ~ 18,000 4 1, 2
March 7, 2010 – 15:00 Livorno Home Won 1–0 Miccoli 25,108 4 1, 2
March 14, 2010 – 15:00 Udinese Away Lost 2–3 Simplício, Cavani ? 4 1, 2
March 21, 2010 – 20:45 Inter Home Drew 1–1 Cavani 35,753 4 1, 2
March 24, 2010 – 20:45 Genoa Away Drew 2–2 Hernández, Pastore ~ 22,000 4 1, 2
March 27, 2010 – 20:45 Bologna Home Won 3–1 Miccoli (3) 27,092 4 1, 2
April 3, 2010 – 19:00 Catania Away Lost 0–2 ? 4 1, 2
April 11, 2010 – 15:00 Chievo Home Won 3–1 Pastore, Miccoli (2) 25,917 4 1, 2
April 18, 2010 – 15:00 Cagliari Away Drew 2–2 Miccoli, Hernández ~ 15,000 5 1, 2
April 24, 2010 – 20:45 AC Milan Home Won 3–1 Bovo, Hernández, Miccoli 25,695 5 1, 2
May 2, 2010 – 15:00 Siena Away Won 2–1 Cavani, Miccoli ~ 11,000 5 1, 2
May 9, 2010 – 15:00 Sampdoria Home Drew 1–1 Miccoli 35,872 5 1, 2
May 16, 2010 – 15:00 Atalanta Away Won 2–1 Cavani (2) 12,147 5 1, 2

Coppa Italia

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport
August 15, 2009 – 20:30 Third Round SPAL Home Won 4–2 Miccoli (2), Simplício, Cavani Report
November 26, 2009 – 20:30 Fourth Round Reggina Home Won 4–1 Miccoli, Cavani, Budan (2) Report
January 14, 2010 – 21:00 Fifth Round Lazio Away Lost 0–2 ~ 10,000 1, 2

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