The 2020–21 season was Palermo Football Club's first season in Serie C, the third tier of Italian football, following promotion from Serie D during the 2019–20 season. Palermo returned to the third division after 19 years, having last played in Serie C1 in 2000–01.
Staff Management Staff Chairman: Dario Mirri CEO: Rinaldo Sagramola General Secretary: Giuseppe Li Vigni Sporting Director: Renzo Castagnini Youth Teams Manager: Rosario Argento, then Leandro Rinaudo Team Manager & Press Officer: Andrea Siracusa Event Manager: Antonino Lentini Security Officer: Francesco Meli Marketing Manager: Gaetano Lombardo Merchandising Manager: Riccardo Montesanto Social Media Manager: Marco Sirchia
Technical Staff Head coach: Roberto Boscaglia (until 27 February 2021), then Giacomo Filippi (from 27 February 2021) Assistant Head coach: Giacomo Filippi (until 27 February 2021), then Fabio Levacovich (from 10 March 2021) Assistant coach: Emanuele Lupo Goalkeeper coach: Michele Marotta Personal trainers: Marco Nastasi, Marco Petrucci
Players Squad information Players and squad numbers last updated on 24 April 2021.Appearances and goals include domestic leagues (Serie A, Serie B, Serie C and Serie D), national and league cups (Coppa Italia and Coppa Italia Serie D), international cup (UEFA Cup) and other competitions (Promotion play-offs)Mario Santana has made at least one appearance in all the above-mentioned competitions. and correct as of 26 May 2021.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Name Nat Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Contract ends Signed from Transfer Fee Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Alberto Pelagotti GK 2019 2022 Arezzo Free 65 –57 12 Mattia Fallani GK 2019 2021 SPAL Free 4 –1 Defenders 2 Masimiliano Doda RB / RWB 2019 2024 Sampdoria Undisclosed 34 1 3 Niccolò Corrado LB 2020 2021 Inter Free 7 0 4 Andrea Accardi CB / RB / LB / RWB 2019 2022 Palermo N/A 59 0 6 Roberto Crivello LB / CB 2019 2024 Spezia Free 47 0 13 Edoardo Lancini CB 2019 2022 Brescia Free 41 3 15 Ivan Marconi CB 2020 2022 Monza Undisclosed 29 1 16 Manuel Peretti CB 2019 2022 Hellas Verona Undisclosed 33 1 24 Michele Somma CB 2020 2023 Deportivo La Coruña Free 21 1 26 Bubacarr Marong CB 2019 2022 Parmonval Free 9 0 29 Alberto Almici RB / RWB 2020 2023 Hellas Verona Free 19 1 Midfielders 5 Andrea Palazzi CM / CB 2020 2021 Monza Free 24 0 8 Malaury Martin CM 2019 2021 Hearts Free 36 1 18 Francesco De Rose CM 2021 2022 Reggina Undisclosed 21 0 19 Moses Odjer CM 2020 2022 Trapani Free 26 0 21 Jérémie Broh CM 2020 2023 Sassuolo Undisclosed 28 0 27 Gregorio Luperini CM / AM 2020 2023 Trapani Free 33 6 Forwards 7 Roberto Floriano LW 2020 2022 Bari Free 40 12 9 Andrea Saraniti CF 2020 2022 Lecce Undisclosed 31 5 10 Andrea Silipo RW 2020 2024 Roma Undisclosed 34 3 11 Mario Santana (C) SS / AM / RWB / LWB 2019 2021 Pro Patria Free 143 11 14 Nicola Valente RW / LW / RWB / LWB 2020 2022 Carrarese Free 35 6 17 Lorenzo Lucca CF 2020 2024 Torino Undisclosed 30 14 20 Mamadou Kanouté LW / RW 2020 2022 Catanzaro Undisclosed 35 1 23 Nicola Rauti LW / RW / CF / AM 2020 2021 Torino Free 34 4 Other players 22 Marco Matranga GK 2020 Youth Sector N/A - - 22/25/30 Giorgio Faraone GK 2020 Youth Sector N/A - - 25 Christian Cangemi RB / CB 2020 Youth Sector N/A - - 18 Salvatore Florio CM 2020 Youth Sector N/A - -
Transfers Summer 2020 In Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Andrea Silipo Roma Undisclosed Redemption after loan with an option for future pay-back for €0.5M within two years Andrea Saraniti Lecce Permanent deal Nicola Valente Carrarese Free Ivan Marconi Monza Undisclosed Manuel Peretti Hellas Verona Redemption after loan with an option for future pay-back for €0.3M within two years Niccolò Corrado Inter Free On loan until 30 June 2021 with an option to buy and counter-option Andrea Palazzi Monza On loan until 30 June 2021 Moses Odjer Trapani Permanent deal FW Mamadou Kanouté Catanzaro Undisclosed MF Jérémie Broh Sassuolo FW Nicola Rauti Torino Free On loan until 30 June 2021 DF Michele Somma Deportivo La Coruña Permanent deal
Out Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source Erdis Kraja Atalanta Free End of loan Christian Langella Pisa Luigi Mendola Vibonese Mattia Felici Lecce Gabriele Corallo Vigor Lamezia Contract expired Francesco Vaccaro Pontedera MF Danilo Ambro Vibonese Giammarco Corsino Resuttana San Lorenzo Juan Mauri Unattached Andrea Rizzo Pinna FW Andrea Ferrante Luca Ficarrotta Città di Sant'Agata Raimondo Lucera Acireale Giovanni Ricciardo Seregno Ferdinando Sforzini Campobasso MF Alessandro Martinelli Retired Health issues
Post-summer transfers In Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Gregorio Luperini Trapani Free Permanent deal Alberto Almici Hellas Verona
Winter 2021 In Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Francesco De Rose Reggina Undisclosed Permanent deal
Out Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source Christian Cangemi FC Messina Free Out on loan until 30 June 2021
Total expenditure: Undisclosed
Total revenue: €0
Net income: Unknown
Competitions Overall
Serie C Group C
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Note In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.
Matches
Play-offs
First national round
Appearances and goals
! colspan=14 style=background:pink; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan=14 style=background:pink; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan=14 style=background:pink; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan=14 style=background:pink; text-align:center| Forwards
Goalscorers
NameSerie CPlay-offsTotal117FWLorenzo Lucca131327FWRoberto Floriano42627MFGregorio Luperini51614FWNicola Valente51659FWAndrea Saraniti415623FWNicola Rauti44711FWMario Santana22829DFAlberto Almici1120FWMamadou Kanouté1113DFEdoardo Lancini1115DFIvan Marconi1110FWAndrea Silipo1124DFMichele Somma11Own goals11Totals44549
Clean sheets
NameSerie CPlay-offsTotal11GKAlberto Pelagotti11314Totals11314
Disciplinary record
NameSerie CPlay-offsTotal15DFIvan Marconi611281129DFAlberto Almici31131119MFMoses Odjer12112019FWAndrea Saraniti81190117FWLorenzo Lucca616016DFRoberto Crivello3130121MFJérémie Broh1111027MFGregorio Luperini82100023FWNicola Rauti88004DFAndrea Accardi770018MFFrancesco De Rose617005MFAndrea Palazzi550013DFEdoardo Lancini44001GKAlberto Pelagotti440011FWMario Santana44008MFMalaury Martin330024DFMichele Somma330014FWNicola Valente33002DFMasimiliano Doda112007FWRoberto Floriano220020FWMamadou Kanouté220016DFManuel Peretti22003DFNiccolò Corrado110012GKMattia Fallani110010FWAndrea Silipo1100Totals1043670011136
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