Sunday March 13, 2011 Day 29 Finished Stadio Ennio Tardini

Parma 1 - 3 Napoli

  • Palladino 29’
  • Hamšík 52’
  • Lavezzi 56’
  • Maggio 88’

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  1. Napoli hit back to sink Parma

    Napoli hit back to sink Parma

    Napoli hit back from a goal down to win 3-1 at Parma and strengthen their prospects of European football next season. More

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    Time:90'
    • Parma
    • Napoli
    • F-T That rounds off our coverage of Serie A action this weekend here on Eurosport-Yahoo! Thanks for following, and join us again next week!
    • 90+5' There's the final whistle! Parma 1-3 Napoli!
    • 90+4' Giovinco with one final chance to do some damage with a free-kick 35 yards from the Napoli goal...though his high ball into the area is straight into the hands of De Sanctis.
    • 90+3' Well, before today people were talking about whether Napoli could hold onto their final Champions League place. Now they'll be asking if they can possibly catch Milan at the top of the table!
    • 90+2' Mascara is on for Hamsik for Napoli.
    • 90+1' Five minutes' stoppage time to be added.
    • 90' Great chance for Cavani now after another quick counter-attack...but once again he is profligate when the ball falls his way. This time he leans right back and lifts it well over the bar.
    • 89' Parma will look back on this second half ruefully. They have shot themselves in the foot in the most spectacular fashion. Three goals conceded and a red card.
    • 88' GOAL!!! Game, set and match. Valiana is vcaught in posession by Maggio, who bustles his way though the centre of defence and slots a cool finish past Mirante!!!
    • 87' Napoli are able to pick Parma off with relative ease now, such is the amount of space they have.
    • 86' Zuniga plays it into Cavani from the left touchline, Cavani shifts the ball onto his right foot and buys himself a yard of space to get the shot in, but he bends it well wide of the far post.
    • 85' Parma have just five minutes plus stoppage time to prevent another defeat that would see them really sucked into a relegation battle.
    • 84' Napoli bring on Cribari in place of Santacroce, who now trots of the pitch without a problem, much to the annoyance of the home fans.
    • 83' Santacroce looks to have a touch of cramp - either that or it's a calf injury. Either way, Parma are keen for the game to continue.
    • 82' Santacroce plays it infield to Lavezzi, who in turn lays it off for Cavani who comes steaming in from the right flank, the angle is tight for the shot, he takes it on anyway, and blasts it wide of the target! He's not really enjoying the best of form at the moment.
    • 81' ...which is exactly what happens again, and Valiani breaks it up with a cynical foul that earns him a yellow card. No arguments there from anyone.
    • 80' Another corner now for Parma - and the fact that Parma are committing so many men forward at each corner mean that Napoli always have half a chance of a counter-attack....
    • 79' Palladino wins another corner for Parma, who are making a decent fist of a fightback here. Giovinco with the cross, but it's right down the throat of De Sanctis, who tries to set his side off to another quickfire counter-attack.
    • 78' Yebda is replaced by Gargano for Napoli.
    • 77' Zuniga brings it clear and Napoli have a two-on-one situation as Cavani is sprinting upfield too, Zuniga tries to draw the sole defender before laying it across for Cavani...but the pass is overhit, Cavani is forced out wide, and the golden chance is gone!!!
    • 76' Santacroce can't prevent a corner and Parma have another chance to get themselves back into the game. Giovinco plays it in low, Paci with the stepover, but it falls kindly for Napoli and Zuniga leads the lightning-quick counter-attack!!!
    • 75' Giovinco now snatches at a shot just outside the area and pulls it wide of the target. This is better from Parma.
    • 74' Giovinco supplies the cross...it hit Zaccardo, de Sanctis got a fingertip to it, it hit Zaccardo again, then fell kindly for Napoli to punt the ball away fromt he danger zone!!! De Sanctis' touch turned out to be a vital one there!
    • 73' Santacroce brings down Palladino and Parma have a free-kick in a good position to the left of the area.
    • 72' Valiani brings it forward for Parma now, he finds Crespo who looks for Palladino, though he's muscled off the ball and Napoli can clear.
    • 71' Lavezzi is really beginning to pull the strings now for Napoli. He's finding himself with time and space when he picks the ball up.
    • 70' Lavezzi moves the pall square for Hamsik, he in turn picks out the run of Zuniga on the left flank, great chance for the winger to put this match to bed...SAVED BY MIRANTE! Fine stop from the Parma 'keeper to keep his side in it.
    • 69' Giovinco is on for the disappointing Candreva for Parma.
    • 68' You feel Napoli just need to keep their concentration here, and the three points should be theirs, especially with Parma down to ten men. Napoli have a solid defence, so shouldn't need to panic at all.
    • 67' Yebda tries to waltz his way through the Parma defence, though the former Portsmouth man is tackled by the first defender.
    • 66' Cannavaro booked for a handball - his tenth booking of the season, and perhaps his harshest one. The ball certainly appeared to strike his chest.
    • 65' Lavezzi now wins the visitors a corner. It's swung in by Lavezzi but it cleared as far as Zuniga, he strikes it from 20 yards, though it hits Hamsik on its way through and bounces clear.
    • 64' Napoli have just sat back a bit since the red card, and are going to look to hit Parma on the break whenever they can by the looks of things.
    • 63' Para play it in behind the Napoli defence for Crespo who's lurking on the shoulder of the last defender, but the zip on the surface of the pitch just took the ball away from him.
    • 62' Napoli pour forward in numbers once again, this time Lavezi goes for glory from distance, and he drills a fierce shot past the far post! A few complaints from team-mates who had run 40 yards to offer him an option.
    • 61' Parma immediately bring on Hernan Crespo to replace Valerij Bojinov.
    • 60' Galloppa is off!!! It's a straight red for a foul on Hamsik!!! Parma are imploding as we speak! It was a horrendously high boot, he got nowhere near the ball, and though Hamsik made the absolute most of it, Galloppa can't really argue with the sending off.
    • 59' Suddenly the likes of Udinese and Inter will be cursing. If Napoli win tonight, then their Champions League challenge will be right back on track.
    • 58' Lavezzi plays a fantastic one-two with Hamsik, Modesto inexplicably lets him go, and he bears down on Mirante before tucking it past the advancing 'keeper!!!
    • 57' GOAL!!! Napoli have turned it around in the space of four minutes!!!
    • 56' Well, replays show that he may well have received a little nudge, but his senseless protests mean he will miss his side's home fixture against Cagliari next week.
    • 55' Pazienza plays it wide for Cavani, he flights it in towards Maggio - who goes down under the challenge of Modesto...no penalty! Maggio is furious and goes haring off after the ref, and is promptly booked for his protests.
    • 54' That's Hamsik's tenth goal of the season, and without doubt one of his most important.
    • 53' Hamsik may claim the glory, but it was Lavezzi who created the goal, ghosting past Galloppa and sidefooting a low cross into the centre, where Hamsik stole in ahead of the napping Zaccardo before tapping home from close range!
    • 52' GOAL!!! Napoli are level, and it's Marek Hamsik with the goal!!!
    • 51' Djemaili breaks forward and looks for the run of Valiani on the right flank, but the latter just checked his run in order to stay onside and ended up wrongfooting himself.
    • 50' Candreva penalised somewhat harshly for sliding in on Zuniga, despite the fact he took the ball.
    • 49' The persistant rain is beginning to have an effect on the playing surface, as more and more passes are failing to reach their target as they're getting held up.
    • 48' Napoli have begun the second half the brighter so far. Parma are yet to get their foot on the ball.
    • 47' Lavezzi spreads it wide for Hamsik, he tries a first-time ball into the centre for Cavani, but he doesn't make a good contact with the ball.
    • 46' Napoli get the second half underway.
    • H-T So, Parma began the stronger and went close twice through Palladino, before Napoli took control only to throw it away through poor marking from a corner which allowed Palladino to volley home spectacularly. They lead 1-0.
    • 45+2' There's the half-time whistle, and just as Parma were pouring forward, which draws howls of derision from the Parma fans!
    • 45+1' Zuniga wins Napoli a corner on the far side. It's played in towards Modesto, and is cleared by Djemaili off the line!!! That was almost the equaliser there for Napoli!
    • 45' One minute of stoppage time to be added.
    • 44' Mirante plucks the ball from the air now after Santacroce fired it back into the danger zone.
    • 43' Fine ball from Zuniga for Hamsik, he fires it in towards Cavani at the back post, and it requires an excellent clearance from Lucarelli to turn it behind for a corner. It would have been very easy to score an own goal there!
    • 42' Plenty of niggly fouls this evening. There's been nothing malicious, but the fouls are certainly disrupting the flow of the game.
    • 41' Cavani brings it forward 30 yards out, looks around and sees absolutely no support, takes his chances with an ambitious shot, but it's easily saved down low by Mirante, who hasn't had a lot to do so far this evening.
    • 40' Valiani brings it clear for Parma and flights a high ball into the area, though it's an easy one for De Sanctis to pluck from the air.
    • 39' Cavani is standing over it...he shoots, but straight into the bottom of the wall, and Lucarelli then hacks it clear. Disappointing effort.
    • 38' Free-kick to Napoli in a fine position now, central and 25 yards out after Lucarelli brings down Lavezzi in full flight - he's booked for that one too!
    • 37' Decent ball into the area for Lavezzi, but a poor first touch sees him control it straight off the pitch. Perhaps a lack of confidence there from the Napoli man, though he was also under pressure from Lucarelli.
    • 36' Zuniga shows a great turn of pace to sprint clear of his marker and deliver a dangerous ball deep to the far post, where Maggio arrived with a diving header that just flew wide!!
    • 35' Modesto is now booked for a second foul in quick succession, this time on Santacroce. To be fair, he had been warned.
    • 34' Maggio makes his annoyance known as Modesta gives him a firm knee in the back in an aerial duel.
    • 33' Lavezzi wins a free-kick off Zaccardo in midfield, Maggio shows a good turn of speed to surge down the right flank and get his cross in, but there was nobody in the centre to take advantage of it!
    • 32' Napoli now break through Hamsik, but another poor ball from him sees the counter-attack come to a swift end. The visitors need to regain their focus and composure here.
    • 31' Great tracking back from Galloppa to dispossess Lavezzi, that brings another big cheer from the home crowd.
    • 30' The corner was cleared at the near post, it fell to Palladino 15 yards out, and he rifled a first time volley past De Sanctis and in at the near post!!! Fantastic strike!!!
    • 29' GOAL!!! Palladino puts Parms 1-0 up!!!
    • 28' Ruiz concedes a corner as Palladino threatens for Parma.
    • 27' Napoli have kept 14 clean sheets in their last 19 games, and you can see why. Aside from the first five minutes, their defence has rarely looked troubled.
    • 26' Zaccardo feeds Djamaili who breaks at speed, he looks for Bojinov in the centre, but that was a pretty poor cross in truth - it was about ten yards ahead of his team-mate, and struck far too hard.
    • 25' Santacroce's long ball is cut out by Valiani, and Parma can come forward again.
    • 24' Lucarelli gets a little too tight on Cavani, who spins him well, and Lucarelli resorts to hauling him to the ground.
    • 23' Napoli break at speed and try to catch Napoli cold while they're out of position, it's fired in towards Cavani, though not with any real accuracy, and the move breaks down.
    • 22' A few angry words between Cannavaro and Bojinov after the former blames the latter for going down too easily.
    • 21' Valiani surges forward down the right and crosses for Bojinov, who has it taken away from him by a towering header from Ruiz.
    • 20' Zaccardo and Modesto both trot forwards for this. Galloppa swings it in, Cavani heads clear, and then the referee blows for a foul on Maggio by Bojinov anyway.
    • 19' Another Napoli foul, this time from Santacroce, gives Parma a free-kick in a good position, five yards in from the left touchline.
    • 18' Parma have a chance to relieve the pressure now as Cannavaro commits a needless foul just short of the halfway line.
    • 17' Maggio chases a hopeful ball right to the touchline, but can't keep it in. Nevertheless, that kind of workrate and commitment is the reason his side are on top right now.
    • 16' Parma are unable to hold the ball in midfield at the moment. Napoli's pressing is excellent.
    • 15' Hamsik flights it in, Cannavaro and Paci are tussling for it, Cannavaro goes down and looks toward the referee, but he was never likely to get a penalty for that.
    • 14' Santacroce is hauled down by Palladino and Napoli have a free-kick in an inviting position 40 yards from goal on the right flank.
    • 13' Maggio plays it off Galloppa and out for a corner. It's played into Lavezzi, who blazes a volley high into the stand behind the goal.
    • 12' OOH! Bojinov stretched at full length to bring down a high ball, and inadvertently puts his studs into the nether regions of his team-mate Galloppa!
    • 11' A good little spell of possession for Napoli here after Parma began the stronger.
    • 10' Cavani looks for the diagonal run of Hamsik into the area, but the pass is a little overhit, though Napoli regain possession and Pazienza wins a corner with a deflected shot from 25 yards.
    • 9' A loose ball falls for Cavani in the area, he fires away a well-struck first-time shot that hits Valiani and goes behind for a corner. It could have deflected anywhere there.
    • 8' Cavani gets on the ball for the first time in earnest today. He'll be a big figure for Napoli.
    • 7' Parma work it forward to former Manchester City man Bojinov, but he's robbed of possession by the retreating Pacienza in the area.
    • 6' Well, it shaping up to be a pretty entertaining game here, in spite of the conditions. To be fair, the pitch is in excellent shape.
    • 5' Napoli win the first corner of the game, opt to play it short, and the delivery is poor when it finally comes in.
    • 4' Palladino goes close again, this time forcing De Sanctis to beat the ball away with a vicious shot from the left side of the area!! Great start from the home side!
    • 3' Santacroce is caught napping and Palladino races onto a long ball out of defence before rifling a low shot just wide of the far post! He wasn't far away there, and De Sanctis wouldn't have got there had it been on target.
    • 2' Palladino surges down the left flank and wins Parma an attacking throw deep in the Lazio half, but they immediately give it away and Lazio can break. With the weather the way it is, we can expect a fair few slips and errors this evening.
    • 1' Parma get the first half underway.
    • 19:45 The players are walking out onto the pitch and we're almsot ready to go!
    • 19:40 Well, it's absolutely bucketing with rain here this evening, though that hasn't dampened the mood of the home fans, who are jumping up and down in the open stand behind the goal.
    • 19:35 Parma, who also line-up in a 3-4-3 formation, start with: 83. Mirante; 5. Zaccardo, 24. Paci, 6. Lucarelli; 80. Valiani, 14. Galloppa, 10. Dzemaili, 23. Modesto; 7. Candreva, 84. Palladino, 86. Bojinov.
    • 19:30 The team news is in, and Napoli's starting 11, in a 3-4-3 formation, is: 26. De Sanctis; 13. Santacroce, 28. Cannavaro (Cap.), 4. Ruiz; 11. Maggio, 21. Yebda, 5. Pazienza, 18. Zuniga; 17. Hamsik, 22. Lavezzi, 7. Cavani.
    • 19:25 Napoli are also going through a bit of a sticky spell, having taken just one win in their last five matches, though a win today would see them leapfrog Udinese, and move to within a point of second-placed Inter.
    • 19:20 A disastrous month of February, during which they picked up just three points from a possible 15, has left Parma in a real relegation dogfight. Indeed, they are without a win in their last seven league fixtures, and have just two wins in domestic competition this calendar year. They currently lie 16th, just one point clear of the relegation zone. Serie A standings
    • 19:15 Welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's live text coverage of Parma v Napoli from the Ennio Tardini.

  • Summary

    • 90' Great chance for Cavani now after another quick counter-attack...but once again he is profligate when the ball falls his way. This time he leans right back and lifts it well over the bar.
    • 88' GOAL!!! Game, set and match. Valiana is vcaught in posession by Maggio, who bustles his way though the centre of defence and slots a cool finish past Mirante!!!
    • 82' Santacroce plays it infield to Lavezzi, who in turn lays it off for Cavani who comes steaming in from the right flank, the angle is tight for the shot, he takes it on anyway, and blasts it wide of the target! He's not really enjoying the best of form at the moment.
    • 77' Zuniga brings it clear and Napoli have a two-on-one situation as Cavani is sprinting upfield too, Zuniga tries to draw the sole defender before laying it across for Cavani...but the pass is overhit, Cavani is forced out wide, and the golden chance is gone!!!
    • 74' Giovinco supplies the cross...it hit Zaccardo, de Sanctis got a fingertip to it, it hit Zaccardo again, then fell kindly for Napoli to punt the ball away fromt he danger zone!!! De Sanctis' touch turned out to be a vital one there!
    • 70' Lavezzi moves the pall square for Hamsik, he in turn picks out the run of Zuniga on the left flank, great chance for the winger to put this match to bed...SAVED BY MIRANTE! Fine stop from the Parma 'keeper to keep his side in it.
    • 62' Napoli pour forward in numbers once again, this time Lavezi goes for glory from distance, and he drills a fierce shot past the far post! A few complaints from team-mates who had run 40 yards to offer him an option.
    • 60' Galloppa is off!!! It's a straight red for a foul on Hamsik!!! Parma are imploding as we speak! It was a horrendously high boot, he got nowhere near the ball, and though Hamsik made the absolute most of it, Galloppa can't really argue with the sending off.
    • 58' Lavezzi plays a fantastic one-two with Hamsik, Modesto inexplicably lets him go, and he bears down on Mirante before tucking it past the advancing 'keeper!!!
    • 57' GOAL!!! Napoli have turned it around in the space of four minutes!!!
    • 52' GOAL!!! Napoli are level, and it's Marek Hamsik with the goal!!!
    • 45+1' Zuniga wins Napoli a corner on the far side. It's played in towards Modesto, and is cleared by Djemaili off the line!!! That was almost the equaliser there for Napoli!
    • 43' Fine ball from Zuniga for Hamsik, he fires it in towards Cavani at the back post, and it requires an excellent clearance from Lucarelli to turn it behind for a corner. It would have been very easy to score an own goal there!
    • 36' Zuniga shows a great turn of pace to sprint clear of his marker and deliver a dangerous ball deep to the far post, where Maggio arrived with a diving header that just flew wide!!
    • 29' GOAL!!! Palladino puts Parms 1-0 up!!!
    • 9' A loose ball falls for Cavani in the area, he fires away a well-struck first-time shot that hits Valiani and goes behind for a corner. It could have deflected anywhere there.
    • 4' Palladino goes close again, this time forcing De Sanctis to beat the ball away with a vicious shot from the left side of the area!! Great start from the home side!
    • 3' Santacroce is caught napping and Palladino races onto a long ball out of defence before rifling a low shot just wide of the far post! He wasn't far away there, and De Sanctis wouldn't have got there had it been on target.

Team Line-up & Ratings

  • Parma

    Manager: Pasquale Marino

  • Napoli

    Manager: Walter Mazzarri

  • Line-up

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    • Starting line-up

      • A. Mirante
      • C. Zaccardo
      • M. Paci
      • A. Lucarelli Yellow Card
      • D. Galloppa Red Card
      • B. Dzemaili
      • F. Valiani Yellow Card
      • F. Modesto Yellow Card Substitution Out (88′)
      • A. Candreva Substitution Out (69′)
      • R. Palladino Goal
      • V. Bojinov Substitution Out (60′)

      Subs

      • H. Crespo Substitution In60′
      • S. Morrone
      • N. Pavarini
      • M. Pisano Substitution In88′
      • S. Giovinco Substitution In69′
      • F. Oliveira
      • R. Feltscher

    • Starting line-up

      • M. De Sanctis
      • F. Santacroce Substitution Out (85′)
      • P. Cannavaro Yellow Card
      • Víctor Ruiz
      • H. Yebda Substitution Out (78′)
      • M. Pazienza
      • C. Maggio Goal Yellow Card
      • J. Zúñiga
      • M. Hamšík Goal Substitution Out (90′)
      • E. Cavani
      • E. Lavezzi Goal

      Subs

      • C. Lucarelli
      • G. Mascara Substitution In90′
      • G. Iezzo
      • L. Vitale
      • W. Gargano Substitution In78′
      • S. Cribari Substitution In85′
      • J. Sosa

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