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44% Ball Possession PARMA and 56% Ball Possession CAGLIARI
Parma 0 – 0 Cagliari 
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Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Parma, 20th position with 5 points and a negative goal difference of +18
Cagliari, 18th position with 11 points and a negative goal difference of +6
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Cagliari | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20:26 | -6 | 11 |
| 20 | Parma | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 16:34 | -18 | 5 |
There are 18 precedents for Parma vs Cagliari at the Ennio Tardini Stadium. Stats seeing Parma with 12 wins, 4 draws, and Cagliari with 2 wins. Out of the 54 goals, Parma scoring 37 while Cagliari scoring 17.
It’s a game for survival. Desperate wake up call for Parma having only 5 points. Cagliari and Parma in relegation zone risking big time and failing again with this goalless draw…
Here are PARMA official starting lineup by coach Roberto Donadoni:
PARMA (4-3-3): Mirante; Costa, Lucarelli, Santacroce, Rispoli; Mauri, Lodi, Galloppa; Palladino, Cassano, De Ceglie
Here are CAGLIARI official starting lineup by coach Zdenek Zeman:
CAGLIARI (4-3-3): Cragno; Balzano, Ceppitelli, Rossettini, Avelar; Crisetig, Conti, Ekdal; Farias, Longo, Cossu.
Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game. 1 suspended player for PARMA: Gobbi (1)
1 suspended player for CAGLIARI: Ibarbo (1)
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for PARMA: Forward Antonio Cassano with 5 goals
Top scorer for CAGLIARI: Forward Marco Sau and Albin Ekdal with 4 goals each.
| Parma | Goals | Goals | Cagliari |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cassano, Antonio | 5 | 4 | Sau, Marco |
| De Ceglie, Paolo | 3 | 4 | Ekdal, Albin |
| Coda, Massimo | 2 | 3 | Farias, Diego |
| Palladino, Raffaele | 2 | 3 | Avelar, Danilo |
| Mauri, Jose | 1 | 2 | Ibarbo, Victor |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of PARMA: 3 lost
| 07/12/14 | SA | Parma – Lazio | 1:2 | Round 14 | |||
| 30/11/14 | SA | Palermo – Parma | 2:1 | Round 13 | |||
| 23/11/14 | SA | Parma – Empoli | 0:2 | Round 12 |
Here are the last 3 games of CAGLIARI: 1 win, 2 lost
| 08/12/14 | SA | Cagliari – Chievo | 0:2 | Round 14 | |||
| 04/12/14 | CI | Cagliari – Modena | 9:8 (AP) | Round4 | |||
| 30/11/14 | SA | Cagliari – Fiorentina | 0:4 | Round 13 |
Photos Parma vs Cagliari courtesy of cagliaricalcio.net
Cagliari Captain Daniele Conti
Parma forwards Antonio Cassano and Palladino challenging Cagliari
Parma coach Roberto Donadoni encouraging his players, yet, the goals never arrived
2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 15
Parma – Cagliari
Sunday 14 December 2014
Ennio Tardini Stadium
Parma, Italy
15:00
Referee: VALERI
Assistants: MANGANELLI – DE PINTO
Fourth Official: NICOLETTI
ADD1: CHIFFI
ADD2: ABBATTISTA
Goals: No goals
Official formations – lineups:
PARMA (4-3-3): Mirante; Costa, Lucarelli, Santacroce, Rispoli; Mauri, Lodi, Galloppa; Palladino, Cassano, De Ceglie.
Subs: Iacobucci, Cordaz, Mendes, Belfodil, Ristovski, Felipe, Bidaoui, Paletta, Acquah, Mariga, Lucas Souza, Jorquera.
Coach. Roberto Donadoni.
CAGLIARI (4-3-3): Cragno; Balzano, Ceppitelli, Rossettini, Avelar; Crisetig, Conti, Ekdal; Farias, Longo, Cossu.
Subs: Carboni, Murru, Dos Santos, Capello, Caio Rangel, Pisano, Dessena, Barella, Benedetti, Donsah, Capuano.
Coach. Zdenek Zeman
Match Stats
| Parma | Match Stats | Cagliari |
| 0 | Goals | 0 |
| 6(0) | Shots (on goal) | 12(3) |
| 22 | Fouls | 20 |
| 4 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 44% | Ball Possession | 56% |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |