The FCS comeback should continue against Parma

Parma is currently eighth in the Lega Pro table. With 26 points, the yellow-blues have eight points more than the white-reds. However, the engine at the former Serie A club is currently not running smoothly at all: Calaiò and Co. only got two meager points in the last four games, the last one last Sunday at home in the Tardini Stadium against Bassano. Parma has only lost one away game so far, against Ancona two weeks ago. The FCS, on the other hand, is strong at home and has scored 13 of the 18 points it has fought for so far in the Drusus Stadium.

Against Parma, coach Viali cannot count on either the suspended Sarzi or the injured Packer and Lomolino. After serving his ban, Fabian Tait will most likely be back in the starting line-up. Parma has a former FCS professional under contract with Manuel Scavone from Bolzano. The 29-year-old put on the FC Südtirol jersey 124 times and scored 20 goals. Scavone scored eleven of these twenty goals in the 2009/2010 season, when the white-reds achieved historic promotion to the then Serie C1.

Turbulent weeks for the former UEFA Cup winner

A European Cup Winners' Cup, two UEFA Cups, a UEFA Super Cup, three Italian Cups, an Italian Super Cup and many good placings in Serie A are Parma's achievements in its long club history. In the 1990s, Parma was one of the “sette sorelle”, i.e. those Italian teams that reached for national and international trophies.

The team from Emilia Romagna enjoyed great success in the past and wants to return as quickly as possible to the top Italian league, where they were at home until recently. Financial problems, inevitable bankruptcy and a decline into amateur football characterized Parma in 2015.

The yellow and blue started this year's Lega Pro season with the goal of getting promoted to Serie B immediately. In addition to Scavone, the Emilians' squad includes other top-class players who previously played in Serie A and Serie B. Among them the captain Alessandro Lucarelli, the defender Michele Canini and the strikers Felice Evacuo and Emanuele Calaiò. The latter scored 154 goals in his career, 34 of them in the Italian top flight and 92 in Serie B.

D'Aversa should fix it now

There have been some changes in Parma's management team in the last few weeks. Coach Luigi Apolloni, sports director Lorenzo Minotti and head of technical department Andrea Galassi were fired. Meanwhile, President Nevio Scala resigned. Last weekend, interim coach Stefano Morrone was relieved of his duties after just two games. Parma then decided to sign Virtus Lanciano's ex-coach Roberto D'Aversa.

For his debut in Bolzano, the coach will have to do without the suspended Alessandro Lucarelli, as well as the injured Desiderio Garufo and Mohamed Coly. It is also questionable whether Benassi was substituted early against Bassano due to a muscle injury.

Lega Pro, District B: FC Südtirol – Parma, the possible lineups

FC South Tyrol: Marcone; Furlan, Di Nunzio, Bassoli, Tait; Cia, Obodo, Fink; Ciurria, Gliozzi, Tulli; Substitute bench: Fortunato, Martinelli, Baldan, Brugger, Vasco, Torregrossa, Sparacello, Spagnoli Coach: William Viali

Parma: Zommers; Messina, Canini, Saporetti, Nunzella (Ricci); Corapi, Giorgino, Scavone; Nocciolini, Calaiò, Baraye; Substitute bench: Coric, Fall, Benassi, Miglietta, Simonetti, Ricci (Nunzella), Evacuo, Guazzo, Mazzocchi, Melandri, Dodi Coach: Roberto D'Aversa

Lega Pro, District B – 17th matchday (Wednesday, December 7th, 2016)

Ancona – Padova (14.30 p.m.) Bassano – Forlì (14.30 p.m.) Lumezzane – Mantova (14.30 p.m.) Modena – Fano (14.30 p.m.) Teramo – Maceratese (14.30 p.m.) Venice – Gubbio (14.30 p.m.) Pordenone – albino effe (18.30) Santarcangelo – Sambenedettese (18.30 p.m.) FC Südtirol – Parma (December 8th – 14.30:XNUMX p.m.) Reggiana – Feralpisalò (December 14th – 20.30 p.m.)

The table:

1. Pordenone 33 points 2. Reggiana 33 3. Venice 32 4. Sambenedettesis 29 5. Padova 28 6. Gubbio 28 7.Bassano 27 8. Parma 26 9. Feralpisalò 25 10. Albino leff 24 11. Santarcangelo 19 12. FC South Tyrol 18 13.Teramo 16 14. Ancona 16 15. Lumezzane 14 16.Fano 13 17. Maceratese 12 18. Modena 12 19. Mantova 12 20. Forli 9

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The FCS comeback should continue against Parma

FC Südtirol has been unbeaten for three rounds. When Parma hosts former FCS player Manuel Scavone at the Drusus Stadium on Thursday, December 8th (kick-off at 14.30:XNUMX p.m.), this positive series should be further expanded.

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