PALERMO, Italy (Feb. 21, 2026) (Interstat) — Palermo opened its Serie B campaign with a commanding 3-0 victory over Suditrol on Saturday at Stadio Renzo Barbera, defying a pre-match projection of a draw.

Forward Jérémy Le Douaron opened the scoring in the 38th minute. Defender Pietro Ceccaroni added a header goal in the 52nd, and forward Joel Pohjanpalo sealed the win late. Substitutes Marco Frigerio and Riccardo Tonin each provided assists. Both also received yellow cards.

The result gave Palermo an immediate win to start the season, while Suditrol began with a loss. Pre-game analytics from Interstat gave Palermo an 85% probability to win, though its simulator had predicted a 1-1 draw.