While other players and managers spent their summers on beaches all over the globe, Dougie Freedman would take in the game of football in the best way that he could imagine. The manager has a history of spending his summers with Serie A.
Four points adrift of safety with two games to play, Palermo are in desperate need of a win away at Champions League-chasing Fiorentina.
After an action-packed defeat at home to Udinese, Palermo are on the brink of relegation to Serie B.
A fairly standard Juventus game brings home the second scudetto in as many years - but who gets the player of the season award?
Juventus sealed their second consecutive Scudetto as Arturo Vidal scored a penalty to beat Palermo.
One point and the Scudetto is signed, sealed, and delivered. You know what to do, Juventus. Make May 5th another special day.
Juventus Stadium will be in a festive mood come Sunday afternoon. Why's that? Only the chance that Juve can secure a second consecutive Scudetto. That's a pretty good reason to celebrate. And rumor has it Nicklas Bendtner is bringing the beer.
It's been assured for months, but on Sunday Juventus can mathematically seal their second consecutive Serie A title, providing they aren't beaten by Palermo.
Despite a torn Achilles that will keep him out for at least eight months, 39-year-old Javier Zanetti says he will not retire.
Josip Ilicic hit his fifth goal in as many matches to give Palermo a vital win over Inter and lift them out of the relegation places.
Catania's players didn't take kindly to conceding the last kick of the match against fierce rivals Palermo, and after a scuffle broke out, they've been given a couple of suspensions.
An equalising goal with the final kick of the match has kept Palermo within touching distance of safety.
| # | Pos. | |
|---|---|---|
| Salvatore Aronica | Defender | |
| Maurizio Zamparini | Owner | |
| Alberto Malesani | Manager | |
| Mauro Boselli | Forward | |
| Mauricio Sperduti | Forward | |
| Samir Ujkani | 1 | Goalkeeper |
| Andrea Mantovani | 2 | Defender |
| Luca Di Matteo | 3 | Midfielder |
| Mauro Cetto | 4 | Defender |
| Edgar Barreto | 5 | Midfielder |
| Ezequiel Muñoz | 6 | Defender |
| Andrea Dossena | 7 | Midfielder |
| Nicolas Viola | 7 | Midfielder |
| Paulo Dybala | 9 | Forward |
| Fabrizio Miccoli | 10 | Forward |
| Abel Hernández | 11 | Forward |
| Nicolás Bertolo | 14 | Midfielder |
| Milan Milanović | 15 | Defender |
| Diego Fabbrini | 16 | Forward |
| Eran Zahavi | 16 | Midfielder |
| Franco Vázquez | 17 | Midfielder |
| Carlos Labrín | 18 | Defender |
| Egidio Arévalo Ríos | 20 | Midfielder |
| Giacomo Brichetto | 22 | Goalkeeper |
| Massimo Donati | 23 | Midfielder |
| Agon Mehmeti | 24 | Forward |
| Steve Von Bergen | 25 | Defender |
| Ignacio Lores | 26 | Midfielder |
| Josip Iličić | 27 | Midfielder |
| Jasmin Kurtić | 28 | Midfielder |
| Santiago García | 29 | Defender |
| Eros Pisano | 31 | Defender |
| Michel Morganella | 89 | Defender |
| Francesco Benussi | 99 | Goalkeeper |
