Bologna vs. Palermo

Massimo Mutarelli, Santos and new signing Stephen Appiah were out for the home side, while Palermo left Fabio Liverani, Federico Balzaretti and Levan Mchedlidze behind.

Marco Di Vaio came sliding in unmarked at the back post, but missed contact with Mingazzini's cross by a matter of inches.

Palermo also went close when Emiliano Viviano flew across the face of goal to parry a Mattia Cassani blockbuster from distance.

Bologna took the lead somewhat against the run of play. Marcelo Zalayeta fired in undisturbed from eight yards after Di Vaio had turned between three defenders.

It didn't last long, as Palermo equalised a couple of minutes later. Miccoli's free kick over the top seemed to confuse Bologna and Simon Kjaer was allowed to tap in from close range.

Zalayeta doubled his tally at the dawn of the second half. Mingazzini flicked on the ball in a good one-touch football move for the Uruguayan to fire in from the penalty spot. Mark Bresciano and Salvatore Sirigu bravely tried to catch him, but instead collided.

Di Vaio sealed it in stoppages with a bizarre goal. He pounced on a Kjaer error from a long ball, scuffed his shot to allow the Dane a goalline clearance, but then gathered again for a snooker-shot in off the inside of the far post.