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Joel Pohjanpalo Scores Again as Palermo Stay Top of Serie B

From Helsingin Sanomat · () Finnish

Translated from Finnish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Finland striker Joel Pohjanpalo scored Palermo’s second goal in a 3-1 win over Sampdoria, his first Serie B goal of the season.
  • The goal was Pohjanpalo’s third in two matches after he scored twice in Palermo’s Italian Cup victory over Mantova.
  • Palermo have won all three league matches and lead Serie B with nine points; goalkeeper Jesse Joronen missed the game through injury.

Joel Pohjanpalo is finding his scoring form at the right time. The Finland striker scored his first Serie B goal of the season as Palermo defeated Sampdoria 3-1.

Pohjanpalo struck in the 33rd minute. A long Palermo throw-in took a deflection off a defender and fell to him about five metres from goal. He controlled the bouncing ball, turned toward the net and fired it powerfully home.

The goal was his third in two matches. Pohjanpalo had scored twice in Palermo’s previous game, a 5-2 Italian Cup win over Mantova.

Palermo have made a perfect start to their league campaign, winning all three matches and moving top of Serie B on nine points. Their next league fixture is against Avellino, who sit fifth.

Palermo’s other Finnish player, goalkeeper Jesse Joronen, is injured and did not play.

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Originally published by Helsingin Sanomat in Finnish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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