Sirigu returns to Palermo after 14 years

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Almost 5000 days after the last time, Salvatore Sirigu returns to Barbera with the Palermo shirt for the match against Modena, scheduled for today at 3pm. With Gomis knocked out and Desplaches also unavailable due to a muscle problem, the former Torino goalkeeper returns to wear the pink and black colors on the pitch on his 38th birthday. And, despite everything, he still gets emotional in front of those fans who applauded him from 2009 to 2011 in the two seasons in Serie A in which Palermo achieved two historic qualifications for the Europa League, coming close to winning the Italian Cup in the second year, losing in the final against Inter. SIRIGU RETURNS AS PALERMO STARTER AFTER 14 YEARS – Sirigu’s last match with the Palermo shirt was on 22 May 2011, 14 years ago. 4984 days ago. It was the last day of the championship, Palermo lost 1-3 against Chievo but their minds were already on the Italian Cup final which would be played a week later. That summer Sirigu left, signing with PSG together with Flaco Pastore, then Sevilla and Osasuna before returning to Italy to defend Turin’s goal for four years. The other experiences abroad were in France with Nice and at Karagümrük in Türkiye, the last experience before returning to Palermo. PALERMO’S MOMENT – Palermo – with Sirigu between the posts – will face one of the best teams in the championship today: Modena have been beaten for 8 games, on the other side there is Dionisi looking for a victory to get out from a complicated period for which sporting director De Sanctis has already paid. The coach is under examination, at the moment he has the trust of the City Group but a lot will depend on the next results. Dionisi’s future depends (also) on the match against Modena, the match of Sirigu’s return between the posts of Palermo almost 5000 days later.