 Palermo started their UEFA Cup campaign, their third consecutive, challenging Czech side Mladá Boleslav in the first round.The first leg, played at Mlada's home venue, ended in a 1–0 win for the "rosanero" thanks to a late winner goal by Boško Janković.This was followed by two Serie A consecutive wins, a 1–0 away victory at Cagliari and a last-minute 2–1 triumph against Milan, with Miccoli scoring a late winning goal during injury time.