| Luigi Del Neri returned to face his former club and held them to another disappointing home result. There were many more ex-Chievo men in the Rosanero jersey, including Eugenio Corini, Alberto Fontana and Andrea Barzagli. Sergio Pellissier did not make the trip due to a knee injury, while Mark Bresciano was rested.
Mattia Cassani was fortunate not to be sent off after 30 seconds, as he was only booked for a studs-first thigh-high tackle on Victor Obinna. Palermo took the lead in chaotic circumstances. David Di Michele ran on to a dreadful scuffed Paolo Sammarco clearance that ended up going towards the goal instead of away from it, volleying in from nine yards. Chievo were furious, as initially it had been disallowed for offside, but the linesman correctly pointed out that Di Michele was in play and the final pass came from an opponent. Lorenzo Squizzi replaced the disappointing Vincenzo Sicignano this week and performed a crucial reaction save to keep the scoreline down when a Corini corner kick reached Andrea Caracciolo from less than six yards. In first half stoppages Chievo grabbed a deserved equaliser, as Cristian Zaccardo was dispossessed inside his own penalty area and Obinna side-footed a precise finish into the far bottom corner. After the break a corner kick came out to Vincenzo Italiano, his powerful strike parried by Fontana. Di Michele went on a wonderful slalom from midfield to bring a brilliant reaction save out of Squizzi, but he hit the follow-up too hard and an unmarked Andrea Caracciolo was livid. Fabio Simplicio hit the side-netting, but Chievo were slowly taking control and after Obinna skimmed the woodwork, Fontana flew to palm an Erjon Bogdani header round the post. Andrea Caracciolo did precious little for the 90 minutes, but in stoppages he chested down the ball with his back to the net and spun round for a marvellous volley that whistled across the face of goal. | 
