Some trivia. Niko Kirwan's Padova played Palermo in the 2021/22 Serie C promotion final over 2 legs.
Kirwan had to miss the June 2022, two legged final, as he was with the All Whites in Qatar for the big Intercontinental WC 2022 playoff against Costa Rica. Kirwan was playing very well back then (started for the AWs in the CR playoff) and was a big loss for Padova.
They lost the first leg 0-1 in Padova, which from memory they dominated. And then also lost the 2nd away leg in front of over 30,000 Silicians 1-0. Palermo 2-0 on agg.
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2022/06/12/italy/serie-c1/us-citta-di-palermo/biancoscudati-padova/3788027/
So yeah Palermo may have strong Serie A promotion ambitions, but not that long ago they were in Serie C.
Socceroo legend Mark Bresciano (that goal against Uruguay) had 4 seasons at Palermo over 2006-2010, playing 107 games. He had one scary moment there.
Bresciano was on the pitch on 2 February 2007, when violence broke out outside the stadium in the Catania-Palermo match. He was affected by tear gas as it drifted into the stadium and afterwards described the incident as "completely terrifying".
Kirwan had to miss the June 2022, two legged final, as he was with the All Whites in Qatar for the big Intercontinental WC 2022 playoff against Costa Rica. Kirwan was playing very well back then (started for the AWs in the CR playoff) and was a big loss for Padova.
They lost the first leg 0-1 in Padova, which from memory they dominated. And then also lost the 2nd away leg in front of over 30,000 Silicians 1-0. Palermo 2-0 on agg.
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2022/06/12/italy/serie-c1/us-citta-di-palermo/biancoscudati-padova/3788027/
So yeah Palermo may have strong Serie A promotion ambitions, but not that long ago they were in Serie C.
Socceroo legend Mark Bresciano (that goal against Uruguay) had 4 seasons at Palermo over 2006-2010, playing 107 games. He had one scary moment there.
Bresciano was on the pitch on 2 February 2007, when violence broke out outside the stadium in the Catania-Palermo match. He was affected by tear gas as it drifted into the stadium and afterwards described the incident as "completely terrifying".