Parma is back. After three years in Serie B, one of the giants of Calcio during the ’90s (when it won three Cups and an Italian Super Cup, a European Cup Winners’ Cup, two UEFA Cups and a Super Cup) celebrated its long-awaited return this afternoon to Serie A.
A draw at the Bari stadium was enough to seal promotion, the last step after a dominated season, taking advantage of Venice’s defeat and unleashing their party two days in advance.
The Ducali, at the San Nicola, went ahead with a goal from Bonny, conceded the equalizer from Di Cesare (the oldest scorer in Serie B: he will turn 41 this month) and defended the result intensely in the final stretch. Parma dominates the standings with 74 points in 36 rounds, a goal difference that speaks volumes (+31) and with a coach, Fabio Pecchia, who is already a promotion specialist. Rafa Benítez’s former second coach (both at Naples and at Real Madrid) won Serie A for the third time, after the rides with Verona in 2017 and Cremonese in 2022. Just that year he opted for the Parma project that, With the American Krause family at the helm, it wants to aim higher and higher.
A key part of the project is Adrián Bernabé. The 22-year-old Spaniard is an untouchable starter and this year, with 35 games, nine goals and five assists, he was one of the heroes of promotion.
Parma wants his talent to also dazzle Serie A and has just renewed his contract until 2027. The Ducali and Bernabé reach the highest level of Calcio to stay and could soon also celebrate Fábregas’s Como: the team coached by Roberts is second , since it is worth direct promotion, with four points ahead of Venice.
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