In the 6th round of the 2024-2025 Serie A season, Parma hosted Cagliari in the early morning of October 1st. Although Parma showed tenacity in the match and equalized the score twice, they finally lost 2-3 to Cagliari due to their fragile defense.
Cagliari showed a strong desire to attack right from the start of the match. In the 5th minute, Cagliari got a corner kick from the right side, Viola sent the ball to the penalty area, Lupettoer hit the post with a header, and Mina scored with an open goal. However, after VAR intervention, the referee blew for offside and the goal was disallowed. This episode did not affect Cagliari's attack, in the 33rd minute, Lupertol crossed the ball from the left, Zoltaiya's header scored the goal and gave Cagliari the lead.
Parma stepped up their attack to try and equalize at the start of the second half. In the 61st minute, Voyo Coulibaly broke into the box from the left and inverted a triangle pass to Dennis Mann, who pushed the ball into the goal to equalize the score at 1-1. However, Parma's defense did not settle down. In the 74th minute, Cagliari broke the ball on the right side of the midfield, and Marin received a pass from Adobo in front of the penalty area, and fired a shot into the right corner of the net, once again exceeding the score.
Facing a two-time deficit, Parma did not give up. In the 83rd minute, Palomino kicked down Charpentier near the penalty area line and the referee awarded a penalty kick after communicating with VAR. Elneny hit the penalty to equalize the score at 2-2. However, Parma's defense once again faltered at a crucial moment. In the 84th minute, Cagliari played a continuous passing game in front of the field, Gaetano passed the ball to Piccoli, who took the ball into the penalty area and shot diagonally to seal the win for Cagliari.
In this game, although Parma showed tenacious fighting spirit and good attacking ability, the problem of the defense is still serious. After equalizing the score twice, they failed to keep the lead and finally lost the game. For Parma, strengthening the defense will be an important task in their future matches.
