Reggiana Hold On with 10 Men to Earn Draw Against Palermo in Serie B

AC Reggiana and Palermo FC shared the points in a tense 1–1 draw on Serie B matchday 36, with the hosts forced to see out the closing stages with 10 men.

Reggiana struck first on 21 minutes through Mathis Lambourde, who put the home side ahead to give them an early edge in this late-season clash. Palermo responded quickly, finding their equaliser in the 30th minute when Antonio Palumbo converted after good work from Niccolò Pierozzi, levelling the game at 1–1.

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2026-04-25 13:00

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Palumbo had already been in the referee’s book by that point, picking up a yellow card in the 11th minute. Reggiana goalkeeper Alessandro Micai followed him into the book shortly after Palermo’s goal, receiving a yellow card in the 31st minute.

The second half brought a flurry of substitutions from both benches as the match remained finely poised. Reggiana made a double change at the break, introducing Alessandro Tripaldelli and Massimo Bertagnoli, while Palermo waited until the 66th minute to bring on Dennis Johnsen. Later introductions included Natan Girma for Reggiana and Aljosa Vasic, Giacomo Corona, and Emmanuel Gyasi for Palermo as both sides searched for a winner.

The key turning point arrived in the 83rd minute when Reggiana defender Andrea Papetti was shown a red card, leaving the hosts to finish the contest a player down. Further yellow cards to Mateus Lusuardi and substitute Matteo Rover in the closing minutes underlined the growing tension.

Despite the numerical advantage, Palermo could not find a late breakthrough, and the match ended 1–1. Detailed statistics such as possession, shots, and individual performance data are not available from the provided information.

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Serie B Standings

Season: 2025/26

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Venezia FC	37	23	10	4	75	31	44	79	D W W D W
2	Frosinone Calcio	37	22	12	3	71	34	37	78	W W W D W
3	AC Monza	37	22	9	6	59	30	29	75	L W W W D
4	Palermo FC	37	20	12	5	61	31	30	72	W D W D W
5	US Catanzaro	37	15	14	8	60	48	12	59	L W D D D
6	Modena FC 2018	37	15	10	12	49	35	14	55	W L L D D
7	SS Juve Stabia	37	11	17	9	43	44	-1	50	L D D W L
8	Mantova 1911 SSD	37	13	7	17	45	52	-7	46	W W L W W
9	AC Cesena	37	12	10	15	42	52	-10	46	D D L L D
10	Calcio Avellino SSD	37	12	10	15	42	55	-13	46	L W W D L
11	Carrarese Calcio	37	10	14	13	46	50	-4	44	D L D L W
12	UC Sampdoria	37	11	11	15	35	47	-12	44	W D L W W
13	Padova Calcio	37	11	10	16	35	46	-11	43	W L W W L
14	Empoli FC	37	9	13	15	45	52	-7	40	W L D L L
15	FC Südtirol	37	8	16	13	37	47	-10	40	L L L D D
16	ACD Virtus Entella	37	9	12	16	34	50	-16	39	L W D D L
17	SSC Bari	37	9	10	18	35	58	-23	37	W L L L W
18	Delfino Pescara 1936	37	7	13	17	50	65	-15	34	L D D L W
19	Spezia Calcio	37	8	10	19	42	58	-16	34	D L W L L
20	AC Reggiana	37	8	10	19	35	56	-21	34	L D L W L