Just days after saying he wanted to score more goals, Socceroo Mark Bresciano has netted in the 3-2 win for Palermo over Atalanta Bergamo on Sunday.The 28-year-old Australian midfielder, who hadn't scored since the opening weekend of the Serie A season, arrived unmarked in the box to hit home Fabrizio Miccoli's pass in the 39th minute of the clash.
Earlier, Bresciano had threatened to open the scoring after a dangerous piece of play on the left led to Atalanta goalkeeper Ferdinando Coppola palming away the Australian's cross-cum-shot. The loose ball fell into the path of Bresciano's teammate Fabio Simplicio, but he missed the resulting tap-in.
Palermo would take the lead in the first-half on 22 minutes, when Miccoli smashed a shot past Coppola.
Miccoli again was involved later in the half, when his low curling pass found an unmarked Bresciano who slid in to double Palermo's advantage.
But in the second stanza, Atalanta turned the match around with goals from Sergio Floccari and Adrian Ferreira Pinto to stun the Renzo Barbera crowd.
The hosts though, found an 80th minute winner through Edinson Cavani who hit an angled volley into the bottom corner of the net to rescue the victory for Palermo.
Bresciano, who has been linked to a Premier League move during the January transfer window, would have impressed his potential suitors with a decent display and was amongst Palermo's best, playing a rare full game.
The result sees Palermo leapfrog Atalanta, along with Catania, up into eighth on the Serie A table.
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