The 2008-09 campaign was a season of soaring ambition and dramatic change for Palermo, with the Rosanero finishing a highly respectable 8th in Serie A and achieving the club's third-highest points total (57) in history. The attack was anchored by the electrifying, but injury-limited, veteran Fabrizio Miccoli and the emerging star Edinson Cavani, who each notched 14 goals in a campaign that was marked by a mid-season managerial change to Davide Ballardini. The Rosanero delivered unforgettable highlights, including a stunning 2-1 upset victory over Juventus and a hard-fought 2-2 draw with Jose Mourinho's Inter at the San Siro, confirming the legendary status of Miccoli and introducing Cavani as a Serie A force.