article_snippet.sent: Mired in a three-game losing streak following last weekend's 2-1 defeat at home to AC Milan, Palermo are in 11th place and feeling a sense of urgency to turn things around.
article_snippet.sent: Palermo, coached by Giuseppe Iachini, have picked up just two points in their last six league games.
article_snippet.sent: The hosts must overcome the absence of defender Ivan Piris and midfielder Giampiero Pinzi, both serving a one-match ban.
article_snippet.sent: Palermo are without midfielder Edgar Barreto, who is sidelined for three weeks with a muscular injury.