Giornale di Sicilia: “Palermo, search for the Barbera effect.” Pisa will regain its support”

“Palermo, search for the Barbera effect.” Pisa will regain its support,” read the newspaper headlines. Sicilian newspaper.

In search of the Barber effect. Palermo wants to change course, reverse the negative trend and renew the ambitions that have been revealed this season. More than on the road, the Rosaneros had difficulties at home, in their own stadium, the place where most teams make their fort.

Corini’s team suffers two defeats in a row in Barbera, from Cittadella and Catanzaro. The first, which ended 1-0, left fans in despair as they hoped for a success that would curb some of the dissatisfaction with the performances leading up to the match with the Venetians. The same could be said about the defeat to the Calabrians, despite a final push from the Rosaneros, who failed to equalize in the final minutes, losing 2–1. In just eight matches played at home, Palermo achieved only three successes, one draw and four defeats.

In total, 10 points were scored from the 24 available, with the last victory coming in injury time on November 8 against Brescia (Coulibaly’s goal 1:0). Data that shows the difficulties that Corini’s team is going through, which against Pisa is called upon to take a complete plunder so as not to deviate too far from the top positions of the table. Fans always accompanied the team both in Barbera and away (see Parma). However, as for the Tuscans, it will be interesting to see what the crowd will be like in the stands. A record number of spectators was recorded during the match with Spezia, which ended in a 2-2 draw in the 104th minute thanks to Stulak’s magical free-kick, with 29,117 fans in the stands. Then important figures in all matches, considering that only three times the number of spectators dropped below 20 thousand: against Brescia (16,914), Cittadella (18,402) and Catanzaro (19,492).