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Palermo falters at Messina

Messina, Italy (Sports Network) - Palermo had a chance to add some space between itself and fourth-placed Lazio in the Italian Serie A table when it played at fourth-from-the-bottom Messina Sunday.

Unfortunately for Palermo, Messina got an inspired effort from Christian Rigano, who scored twice to lead the home side to a 2-0 victory.

The win puts Messina out of the relegation zone by one point while Palermo holds just a slim two point lead for third place.

Rigano put Messina up one in the 45th minute and Palermo was forced to play a man down for a large portion of the second half when substitute Andrea Caracciolo was sent off after receiving his second yellow card.

Rigano put the nail in the coffin as he fired home a shot in the 65th minute to give the home squad a little breathing room.

The loss marks eight games since Palermo earned a victory, putting its Champions League spot in jeopardy as the season winds down.

In the rest of the Serie A action on Sunday, Fiorentina continued its drive for European play with a dominating 5-1 win over Torino. Luca Toni and Alessandro Gamberini each had two goals in the win. Catania Calcio and Siena battled to a 1-1 draw and Parma and Reggina shared the points after ending their contest deadlocked at two. Cagliari, Lazio and Empoli earned clean sheet wins over Atalanta, Sampdoria and Udinese.

Posted by SoccerAdmin on March 4, 2007 05:59 PM

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