Palermo, Reggiana Play to 1‑1 Draw in Serie B Opener

REGGIO EMILIA, Italy (Interstat) — Mathis Lambourde scored in the 21st minute for Palermo, but Reggiana answered with an Antonio Palumbo goal in the 30th minute as the Serie B sides played to a 1-1 draw Saturday at Mapei Stadium - Città del Tricolore.

Palumbo, a substitute, also recorded an assist. Lambourde, a forward, scored for Palermo. Palermo goalkeeper Alessandro Micai, Reggiana defender Mateus Lusuardi and Reggiana forward Matteo Rover each had an assist.

Discipline marked the match with four yellow cards and one red card. Palumbo was booked in the 11th minute, Micai in the 31st, Lusuardi in the 89th and Rover in the 90th. Palermo’s Andrea Papetti was sent off in the 83rd minute.

Both teams opened their seasons with a draw, moving to 0-0-1 in the competition and across all competitions.