Review and events 2011–12 U.S. Città di Palermo season

incumbent head coach bortolo mutti, appointed in december 2011 in place of devis mangia.

following palermo s last game of 2010–11 season, 3–1 loss internazionale in coppa italia final, chairman maurizio zamparini announced have parted company head coach delio rossi, , announced stefano pioli new trainer next day. pioli s own coaching staff composed 4 members: assistant giacomo murelli, technical collaborator davide lucarelli, fitness coach matteo osti , graziano vinti (a past palermo player in 1990s) goalkeeping coach. club announced have hired sean sogliano new director of football on 8 june, filling vacancy created resignation of walter sabatini in november 2010.

as in previous seasons, palermo acquired number of young international starts. many of these acquisitions announced before end of previous seasons: signings of defenders carlos labrín , milan milanović, striker pablo gonzález, made public in january 2011. later on in may, club confirmed acquisitions of eros pisano serie b club varese, israeli international eran zahavi hapoel tel aviv , Ádám simon szombathelyi haladás in hungary. in june, club announced free signing of defender mauro cetto toulouse in france.

on 17 june, club confirmed have appointed varese youth coach devis mangia @ helm of primavera under-19 squad, replacing paolo beruatto.

on 2 july, squad officially gathered in verona, , on same day, maurizio zamparini introduced new head coach stefano pioli press; on following day, players , non-playing staff moved malles venosta, south tyrol, pre-season training camp took place until 20 july.

on 5 july, defender andrea mantovani joined palermo squad, after sicilian club managed find agreement chievo regarding signing. acquisition formally confirmed club following day, player signing four-year deal sicilians.

on 9 july, palermo confirmed acquisition of uruguayan youngster ignacio lores defensor sporting in five-year deal. on 25 july, club announced have sold dorin goian scottish champions rangers , pajtim kasami english premier league fulham.

on 28 july, palermo , paris saint-germain completed move of first-choice goalkeeper salvatore sirigu sicily france; same day, rosanero made seasonal debut, playing @ home first leg of uefa europa league third preliminary round against swiss side thun: game ended in disappointing 2–2 draw injury time free kick equalizer veteran striker fabrizio miccoli. palermo successively eliminated on away goals rule after achieving 1–1 draw in return leg in thun.

on 6 august, after weeks of speculation linking him several top-ranked european clubs, argentine playmaker javier pastore left palermo in order join paris saint-germain, following teammate salvatore sirigu in france; bid speculated in range of €43 million, record rosanero. in attempt reply dissatisfied supporters after sales of top players sirigu , pastore , rumours of possible transfers involving other key elements, on 9 august club published list of bid amounts spent in new signings during summer transfer window, implicitly confirming acquisitions of matías silvestre fellow islanders catania, formalized next day.

by end of august, palermo sold 2 long-time defenders, cesare bovo , mattia cassani, loaned out respectively genoa , fiorentina.

on 26 august, palermo confirmed acquisition of greek international goalkeeper alexandros tzorvas panathinaikos.

on 31 august, eventful day saw palermo selling italy international midfielder antonio nocerino milan , acquire 3 midfielders: edgar Álvarez bari, francesco della rocca bologna , Édgar barreto atalanta. later on day, palermo announced have surprisingly sacked stefano pioli, appointing newly hired youth team coach devis mangia on temporary basis. first game in charge of team duties, played on 11 september against european powerhouse inter, ended in astonishing 4–3 win rosanero brace captain fabrizio miccoli.

under debutant coach mangia, palermo won first 5 home games, defeating cagliari, siena, bologna , lecce; such performances not confirmed in away games, rosanero regularly struggled in winning points , never scored single goal of november 2011.

on 2 november 2011, director of football sean sogliano tended resignation due disagreements chairman maurizio zamparini. replaced luca cattani, formerly chief scout @ same club. sogliano s resignation led rumours regarding possible future removal of devis mangia caretaker, promptly dismissed 2 days later, when palermo announced have agreed two-year contract permanent head coach young tactician.

palermo enjoyed string of 7 consecutive home wins ended 0–1 loss cesena on 10 december. 3 days later, rosanero surprisingly eliminated coppa italia after losing 4–7 @ home on penalties siena (3–3; 4–4 after time). third consecutive loss, 0–2 defeat in sicilian derby against catania, led dismissal of mangia , replacement veteran coach bortolo mutti. first game under tenure ended in 2–2 draw @ novara, featured first goals scored palermo in away league fixture during season.

in december break, palermo formalized signings of attacking midfielder franco vázquez , striker agon mehmeti, both made debut in first game of year 2012, 1–3 home loss napoli. 2 major signings followed in january goalkeeper emiliano viviano , midfielder massimo donati joined rosanero squad. made both debut in palermo s first win under coach mutti, 5–3 home win against genoa. on 1 february, palermo achieved surprise 4–4 draw @ san siro against inter, 3 of goals being scored fabrizio miccoli, made him prolific goalscorer in whole club history. after snatching row of positive results, palermo entered string of winless games february, leaving club in second half of league table , leaving mutti again in delicate position.

on 20 march 2012, palermo announced former italian international player christian panucci team s new team manager. preceded weeks of speculation surrounding future potential investments of arab entrepreneurs in club, move confirmed possible zamparini himself between february , march. palermo s first away win of season came on 1st of april, rosanero achieved 3–1 victory @ stadio renato dall ara against former coach pioli s bologna, ending 11-month winless streak. however, palermo kept struggling in final part of season, , obtained mathematical safety of serie place next season in 36th matchday, despite 2–0 defeat @ hands of napoli.

on 24 april 2012, confirmed christian panucci had resigned non-playing role after 1 month, due strained relationship chairman , owner maurizio zamparini.

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