(FM16) Il Ritorno: Parma Calcio

SERIE D GROUP B UPDATE: PARMA QUALIFY FOR SEMI FINALS

25 May 2016

Parma’s players applaud their home fans as they progress to the Semi Finals of the Scudetto Poule.
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15.05.2016: AS Gubbio 0-5 Parma
Goals: Alessandro Lucarelli 26, 59, Daniele Melandri 74, Marcello Sereni 77, 88.

Goals from Marcello Sereni and Daniele Melandri alongside Alessandro Lucarelli’s first two goals of the season handed Parma an easy 5-0 victory over AS Gubbio in their opening fixture in their search for the Serie D Scudetto. Paolo Vanoli’s men were in front after 26 minutes when Simone Edera’s corner floated towards Francesco Corapi who headed the ball back out to Simone Corazza. The forward’s effort was heading wide of the goal, but Alessandro Lucarelli was free at the back post to prod home the loose ball and give Parma an early lead.

It remained 1-0 until after half time when the flood gates opened, and Parma hit the ground running. The second goal of the game came in the 59th minute as another Edera corner found its way to Alessandro Lucarelli who, this time headed powerfully into the goal to make it 2-0. In the 74th minute, Parma were 3 goals ahead as Daniele Melandri collected the ball from Francesco Corapi, taking a touch before firing a low effort past the Gubbio goalkeeper, before in the 77th minute Marcello Sereni made it 4 by latching onto Simone Edera’s cross to guarantee that Parma were taking home the three points. The scoring was rounded off in the 88th minute as Sereni latched on to another cross, this time from Francesco Luoni, heading the ball home to seal a big 5-0 win for Parma that took them one step closer to progressing to the semi finals of the Scudetto tournament.


25.05.2016: Parma 0-0 Chieti

A 0-0 draw at home to Chieti was enough to send Parma into the Semi Finals of the Serie D Scudetto knockout tournament. In a game where neither side created too many match winning chances, it was a tense and cagey affair, although both sides did try to play the attractive football that saw them win their regional Girones, and both sides will be looking forward to positive campaigns in Lega Pro next season. For Parma though, they have a semi final to look forward to as Chieti finished second in the group with only two points.