Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Palermo against Juventus in Serie A at Stadio Renzo Barbera, where Juventus head coach Antonio Conte returns to the touchline four months after he was suspended from football for an alleged role in match-fixing.
Serie A / Matchday 16
Stadio Renzo Barbera / 09.12.2012
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That's it from Stadio Renzo Barbera. The defeat leaves the hosts precariously close to the drop zone – in fact, they are only out of it on goal difference. While Juve open up a five point lead at the top with Napoli facing Inter in the late.
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The visitors run the clock down as they try to see out a win that will see them top of the table with a five point cushion over Napoli in second.
90'
Somehow Palermo are still in the game but that is the second time in quick succession that Juve have walked through the offside trap.
88'
Marchisio finds Vucinic in behind but Ujkani makes a great save.
86'
Lots of pushing and shoving in the box but Bendtner clears. Vucinic leads the break and slips a pass to Bonucci who tries to round Ujkani. The keeper makes a decent challenge but Bonucci goes down theatrically and is in the book. Ridiculous dive.
84'
Viola draws a foul from Pogba near the left corner flag – Miccoli over it.
82'
Palermo have given up on defending. They are just playing an extremely high line but they have yet to force a save from Buffon.
80'
The men from Turin are just using their numerical advantage to exploit space and run down the clock. Marchisio lifts the ball over the top to Bendtner but the on-loan man went a fraction early and is called offside. That was tight.
78'
Pirlo is lucky to only get a yellow there. He is late and high on Garcia but the referee elects to brandish a yellow card with the home crowd up in arms.
76'
Morganella hauls back Asamoah and is quite rightly shown a red card for his second yellow – one would imagine that this game is over a contest.
75'
PALERMO SUB: Kurtić off for Viola – that’s all three subs made now.
74'
JUVE SUB: Bendtner for Matri. The Dane has an early sight of goal but his effort is always curling away from the goal and Ujkani watches it wide.
72'
Dybala is found out on the right, he cuts inside Asamoah before flashing an effort from about 25 yards out across the goal of Bufffon. Chance.
70'
PALERMO SUB: Dybala is on for Donati – which is an attacking change.
68'
Morganella is in the book for scything down Marchisio. Juve work a training ground special, playing it short instead of straight into the box, and, although the ball from Vucinic is a dangerous one, the Palermo defence regroup to clear.
66'
The players are really struggling with what is an awful pitch.
64'
JUVE SUB: Padoin for the goal-scorer Lichtsteiner for Conte’s Juve.
62'
Vucinic finds Pirlo on the edge of the box with a decent lofted ball from near the corner flag following a strong run from Lichtsteiner. Pirlo makes himself a yard and, although his strike is well hit, Ujkani watches it all the way to save.
60'
Bonucci finds Matri over the top following a decent run but he then finishes like a man who has only scored once all season as his effort is wild and rising from just inside the box.
59'
Kurtić finds Garcia on the left but his cross is beaten away by the first man.