PARMA-COMO 0-1: LE VOSTRE FOTO

Mai perdere il sorriso, nemmeno dopo una sconfitta: dopo Parma-Como, il nostro Socio Nicolò Gazzi ci ha mandato insieme al nostro Consigliere Supplente Luca Vitali.

Grazie a Nicolò e sempre forza Parma!

PARMA-EMPOLI, LA PRESENTAZIONE DI HUDSON

 Presentazione di Empoli-Parma

Sabato alle ore 20.45, il Parma andrà in Toscana per giocare contro l'Empoli, in una partita importantissima per il finale di stagione. Questa partita vale doppio perché entrambe le squadre sono in fondo della classifica. Il Parma in questo momento ha 32 punti, mentre l’Empoli 25: per essere matematicamente salvo, il Parma dovrà pareggiare o vincere questo weekend e il Venezia, che ha 26 punti ed è terzultimo in classifica, perdere con la Fiorentina. Nonostante abbia perso contro il Como il weekend scorso, il Parma sta giocando veramente bene, ha fatto molti pareggi contro squadre difficili, e una grande vittoria contro la Juve. Speriamo per il bene del Parma, dei tifosi e della città di vedere un’altra stagione in Serie A e magari lo sapremo già sabato! Forza Parma!

 

 

Preview of Empoli-Parma

Saturday at 8:45 pm, Parma will be in Tuscany to take on Empoli, in a potentially very important game for the outcome of the season. This game will really count for double, because both teams sit near the bottom of the table. At this moment, Parma sits on 32 points, while Empoli has 25: to be mathematically safe, Parma needs to win or tie this weekend against Empoli, and Venezia, who has 26 points in 18th place, needs to lose against Fiorentina. Even though Parma lost last weekend against Como, they have been playing very well recently, with numerous draws in succession against difficult teams, and a great victory against Juve. We hope for the well-being of Parma, for the fans and for the city, to see another season in Serie A and perhaps we will already know by Saturday! Forza Parma!

PARMA-INTER 2-2. AT THE TARDINI: PARMA STOPS THE COURSE OF LEADERS INTER

The city of Parma was buzzing with the exciting opportunity to see the mighty league leaders play at the Tardini. Masses of Inter fans made the trip south, expecting to see their in-form team make easy work of Parma. However, the team in yellow and blue had other ideas, and the match would end up being a nail-biter.

First Half

The hosts Parma started as the better side, in the ascendancy early on. The first big chance of the game fell at the feet of Parma’s young French striker, Ange-Yoan Bonny, who missed an absolute sitter from a few yards out, hitting it straight at Yann Sommer. A team like Inter will punish you for missing chances, and the visitors proceeded to go 1-0 up after an unlucky sequence from Parma.

The yellow and blue then missed another massive chance, with Dennis Man’s first time shot from Bonny’s cutback just barely saved by a full-stretch Yann Sommer once again. The home fans were growing frustrated, as was I, knowing that Parma couldn’t afford to be missing clear cut chances against Inter, who are usually so solid defensively. Inter then went 2-0 up with some fortune on their side. The first element of fortune was Parma winger Pontus Almqvist’s laziness in holding the offside line, allowing Mkhitaryan through on goal. He then cut it back to the number nine Marcus Thuram, who fluffed his lines and hit his shot straight in the air. Somehow, it still worked out- it went up and over Parma keeper Zion Suzuki and past a helpless Almqvist, who tried to acrobatically clear it off the line. A bizarre goal, with the embarrassed reaction on Thuram’s face telling the whole story. Despite playing well and creating some clear chances on goal, Parma found themselves 0-2 down at home at the half. There was a real sentiment in the home crowd of feeling hard done by- a two-goal deficit against the league leaders seemed insurmountable.

Second Half

Parma looked reborn in that second half, probably the best 45 minutes they have played all season. Manager Cristian Chivu made three subs at halftime and another in the 54th minute, all of whom proved to be difference makers. They showed real character and fight to come back against such a solid Inter side, who, it must be said, looked very tired in that second half- and understandably so. This was the Nerazzuri’s third game in six days. The comeback started in the 60th minute, with Parma’s Spanish number ten, Adrián Bernabé, firing an excellent shot from outside the box into the bottom right corner. It was the Spaniard’s first goal in Serie A, and I have to say- he is one to watch. He looks like a real talent. Nine minutes later, with the momentum of the crowd behind them, Parma capitalized again through left winger Jacob Ondrejka, who had entered the game just fifteen minutes earlier. He drove forward from a bit beyond the halfway line, all the way into the box. After a stepover with his right and a shift onto his left, he hit a shot that was deflected, completely wrong-footing Sommer before nestling into the net. The Tardini was rocking- everyone in the crowd believing Parma could do something special. Though a 2-2 draw is still an excellent result, they nearly did the unthinkable in the dying minutes, with Argentinian striker Mateo Pellegrino missing inches wide from close range after a low cross into the box from the left. What a moment that would have been- but the game ended all square.

Full Time Implications

The final whistle blew to a roar from the home fans, knowing this was a crucial point to pick up. After the weekend’s results, Parma remains three points above the drop in 16th place, with 27 points total. Below them is Lecce in 17th with 26 points and Empoli in 18th with 24. With seven games remaining in the Serie A season, Parma still has some very difficult fixtures to play, among them Fiorentina, Juventus, Lazio, Atalanta and Napoli. They will need to pick up points against some of those teams if they want to stay in Serie A next season.

Il link: https://www.wecallitsoccerpod.com/wcis-blog/an-eventful-matchday-at-the-tardini-parma-takes-on-league-leaders-inter

8 APRILE, UN BUON COMPLEANNO A...

Oggi, tra i Soci PPC, compie gli anni Enrico!

Un augurio da parte di tutti noi! 

PARMA-INTER 2-2, FOUR PPC COUNCILOR'S COMMENTS

PPC Councilor Stefano Menozzi's Comment

Strange match, that one on Saturday at the Tardini... despite Inter being at the head of the table, the first team to have a clear chance on goal was Parma with Bonny who let himself be hypnotized by the nerazzurri keeper. Then, Inter went ahead but the goals were born out of mistakes, with the first arriving from an inadvertent touch by Hernani and the second with a mistake by Almqvist. When all seemed lost, however, the character of a squad reborn came to the forefront. Parma, who put an Inter team on the ropes that was perhaps tired from so many games in a week, played a brilliant second half; at the end, Parma was about to have its apotheosis with Pellegrino's great opportunity. Well done boys! 

 

PPC Alternate Councilor Paolo Cadoppi's Comment

Last Saturday, a careful and courageous Parma in the second half brought Inter down from Olympus. In the last minutes, from the Curva Nord, I saw an Inter team that was attacking with agitation and little lucidity, also due to the merit of Parma's reborn defensive solidity implemented by Chivu. Possibly, judging by the final reaction, Parma even deserved the victory; however, with this fourth positive result in a row, the crusaders can consolidate their position in the standings and have less fear for their remaining games. Forza Parma! 

 

PPC Alternate Councilor Luca Vitali's Comment

After a slightly muted first half, Parma was rebuilt in the second half thanks to a good game and winning grafts. With Bernabe and Ondreika, Parma managed to achieve an excellent draw with Inter and hope for a victory in the final stages: there is a desire to save themselves and it shows. 

PPC Alternate Councilor Maurizio Zucchi's Comment

The Parma that you don't expect draws with the league leaders, coming back from two goals down and, with a bit more luck, could have won the game if Pellegrino's sliding shot had not missed wide by a few centimeters. A good first half by Parma who started off great and created two clear chances on goal with Bonny and Man, but then due to complicit defensive errors and bad luck found themselves down two goals. In the second half, Chivu made the right substitutions and put on Bernabe, Pellegrino, and Ondreika; in ten minutes, Parma scored two goals with Bernabe ed Ondreika, then coming close to a deserved advantage with Pellegrino. If Parma is able to continue this type of performance, they would certainly be saved. 

PARMA-INTER -2-2, LE FOTO DEI NOSTRI SOCI DI VELLETRI

Un punto sul campo e tre... a tavola: i nostri Soci Andrea e Luca arrivati da Velletri insieme a Riccardo ed Alessandro, hanno visto la partita con l'Inter e gustato prelibatezze tipiche del nostro territorio.

Meno di ventiquattro ore in città ma tante emozioni per loro... Vi aspettiamo presto!!

PARMA-INTER 2-2, LE FOTO DEI SOCI PPC ELISABETTA E GIOVANNI

Dopo Parma-Inter, la nostra Socia Elisabetta ci ha inviato due foto: un selfie con Giovanni e uno scatto della curva nord.