Venezia-Palermo is a match valid for the return leg of the semifinals of the Serie B playoffs and is played on Friday at 8:30 p.m.: odds, predictions, live TV and streaming.
Venice couldn’t ask for better. In the first leg of the semifinals of the Serie B playoffs, the Laggunarians brought home a heavyweight victory by producing minimal effort. It bears the signature of Pierini the goal that decided a very balanced match, in which the more lively team, between the two, was Palermo: the rosanero, however, sinned in terms of cynicism, wasting many chances and failing to take advantage of the field factor.
In the return leg, in fact, there will not be the more than thirty thousand at the “Barbera” to push Michele Mignani’s men, who were forced to win by as many as two goals in order to land in the final and continue to dream of promotion to Serie A. The playoff semifinals do not provide for either extra time or penalties: therefore, Venezia, by virtue of the best placement in the standings, could afford to lose even by a single goal difference and still get through the round. Therefore, a great offensive performance will be needed for the Sicilians to overturn the first leg result, along the lines of last September’s. At the beginning of the tournament, Palermo, coached at the time by Eugenio Corini, rifled three goals to the orange and green in the match at the “Penzo” (1-3). Since then, however, a lot of water has indeed passed under the bridge: in 2024, for example, Venezia lost only one match at home (2-3 with Reggiana).
Venice-Palermo: the latest lineup news
Two important returns for Vanoli, who recovers at once Ellertson and Altare, both absent in Palermo due to disqualification. However, not sure of the titularity the former Cagliari, who will have to deal with Svoboda. In attack Pierini is favored over Gytkjaer, all the more so after the goal scored in Sicily.
Few changes in Palermo as well, with Mignani relying on Pigliacelli in goal: Desplanches, in fact, was injured in the first leg match. The former Bari coach’s doubts are in defense a on the left lane, where Graves and Marconi and Lund and Di Mariano are competing for a starting shirt.
The prediction
Venice has qualification in its grasp: the Lagooners will only need to play a shrewd game – the last time they lost by two goals was in January – to detach their pass to the final. Conversely, Palermo will necessarily have to take some risks against a team that knows how to hurt on the counterattack. We expect a prolific game, especially in the second half: at least three goals total.
The probable lineups of Venezia-Palermo
VENEZIA (3-5-2): Joronen; Idzes, Svoboda, Sverko; Candela, Lella, Tessmann, Busio, Zampano; Pierini, Pohjanpalo.
PALERMO (3-4-1-2): Pigliacelli; Graves, Lucioni, Nedelcearu; Diakitè, Segre, Ranocchia, Di Mariano; Insigne; Brunori, Soleri.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 2-2
