Palermo heaped more misery on troubled Bologna and their new coach, Giuseppe Papadopulo, with an emphatic victory at the Stadio Renzo Barbera today.
Papadopulo, who replaced Sinisa Mihajlovic after the 4-1 home defeat by Siena in the last round of matches, had been hoping his arrival would spark his relegation-threatened side to life.
However, Palermo were gifted the lead early on through Manuel Belleri's own goal and never looked back.
Simon Kjaer and Davide Succi stretched the hosts' advantage before Bologna found themselves playing with ten men following the dismissal of Sergio Volpi.
Marco di Vaio then managed to get the visitors on the score sheet, but it was nothing more than a consolation as Edison Cavani rounded off the win for Palermo in stoppage time.