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RESULTS Serie A Week 27 - Twenty Seventh Round Match PALERMO 1 - 1 UDINESE Goals by Fabio Simplicio and Felipe "Palermo losing hope of UEFA Cup"
PALERMO 1 - 1 UDINESE 
33' Fabio Simplicio 65' D. Felipe
Substitutions: 73' Edison Cavani out, Bosko Jankovic in 54' Fabio Quagliarella out, A. Floro Flores in
90' Antonio Di Natale out, Giampiero Pinzi in
Was not the challenge of Palermo Coach Francesco Guidolin to win this match? Definitely, this result benefits only Udinese but put in danger Palermo's dream for a spot in the UEFA Cup. Not only that, but, hello, I think it's time for Coach Francesco Guidolin to start packing. There are only 11 more matches!!!
Right now Palermo is in the 8th place, but if Genoa and Atalanta win their respective matches tomorrow, Palermo can go down to the 10th position! Wow, should Palermo fans start waving bye bye Guidolin??? I hope so.
Palermo striker Amauri tried to blast Handanovic with a header when Udinese goalkeeper Handanovic diving to his right to save the ball. Wow, this was a great save!
I was not happy with the performance of Udinese strikers Fabio Quagliarella and Antonio Di Natale. My gosh, they had chances to score. Same, for Palermo striker Amauri who lost his sharpness when missing two clear opportunities to score shooting outside the box.
Well, Amauri might not have scored, but at least he gave the assist to Fabio Simplicio shooting from inside the box to give Palermo the lead in the 33th minute.
Palermo simply could not hold that victory. Great merit goes to Udinese goalkeeper Samir Handanovic who made many outstanding saves.
Udinese equalized the score in the 65th minute with Felipe sending the ball at the far post after a cross from Gaetano D'Agostino in a free kick from the right.
I wonder why Coach Guidolin waited until the 73rd minute to substitute Cavani for Bosko Jankovic??? Time was running by and he should have made adjustments earlier to keep the victory. Come on, making only one substitution????
So much for Palermo's good intentions.... For Coach Guidolin, although he is a nice person but not having the effective strategies for Palermo, I repeat the words of Italian singer Andrea Bocelli "Time to say goodbye."
Serie A
Palermo Week 27
Udinese
Shots (on Goal)
18(9)
7(3)
Fouls
25
23
Corner Kicks
10
2
Offsides
2
1
Ball Possession
46%
54%
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0
Saves
2
8
LINEUPS
Week 27 Italian Serie A Tim 2007 - 2008 Twenty Seventh Round Matchday 27
Saturday, March 8 2008
PALERMO 1 - 1 UDINESE
Renzo Barbera Stadium
11:30 a.m. USA Pacific time
Referee: Carmine Russo (Nola)
Assistants: Altomare and G. Rubino
Fourth Official: Cavarretta
Scorers: 33' Fabio Simplicio (P), 65' D. Felipe (U)
PALERMO
Goalkeeper: Alberto Fontana;
Defenders: Biava, Rinaudo, Barzagli;
Midfielders: Cassani, Guana, Migliaccio, Simplicio, Zaccardo;
Forwards: Cavani (Jankovic 73); Amauri
UDINESE
Goalkeeper: Samir Handanovic;
Defenders: Coda, Felipe, Siqueira;
Midefielders: Ferronetti, D’Agostino, Inler, Isla;
Forwards: Pepe, Fabio Quagliarella (Floro Flores 54), Antonio Di Natale (Pinzi 90)
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