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30% Ball Possession PARMA and 70% Ball Possession FIORENTINA
Parma 1 – 0 Fiorentina 
11′ Andrea Costa
Serie A Standing AFTER the game:
Parma, 20th position with 9 points and a negative goal difference of -19
Fiorentina, 9th position with 24 points and a positive goal difference of +7
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fiorentina | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21:14 | 7 | 24 |
| 20 | Parma | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 17:36 | -19 | 9 |
Miracle exist for Parma seeing the light at the end of the tunnel starting 2015 with a home victory. Coach Roberto Donadoni waking up his players who managed to defeat Fiorentina. It’s a tense situation for Fiorentina too after the announcement made by goalkeeper Neto deciding not to renew his contract and now losing. Fiorentina ending the game with 9 players.
Fiorentina went down from the 8th to the 9th position while Parma despite the victory remain in the 20th position.
Parma opening the score in the 11th minute following a corner conceded by Fiorentina defender Stefan Savic. It is Parma defender Andrea Costa to defeat Fiorentina goalkeeper Antonio Mirante with a headed shot in the bottom right corner. The headed assist is by defender Alessandro Lucarelli.
Referee Damato giving a RED CARD to Fiorentina defenders Gonzalo Rodriguez in the 79th minute and Stefan Savic in the 86th minute both after getting two yellow cards.
Photo: fcparma.com
Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game. 2 suspended players for PARMA: Galloppa (1), Santacroce (1)
1 suspended player for FIORENTINA: Borja Valero (1)
Here is PARMA official starting lineup by coach Roberto Donadoni:
PARMA (3-5-2) Mirante; Costa, Paletta, Lucarelli; Cassani, J. Mauri, Lodi, Gobbi, De Ceglie; Palladino, Antonio Cassano.
Here is FIORENTINA official starting lineup by coach Vincenzo Montella:
FIORENTINA (3-5-1-1) Tatarusanu; Savic, Rodriguez, Basanta; Joaquin, Kurtic, Pizarro, Fernandez, Alonso; Cuadrado; Gomez.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for PARMA: Forward Antonio Cassano with 5 goals
Top scorer for FIORENTINA: Forward Khouma Babacar with 4 goals
| Parma | Goals | Goals | Fiorentina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cassano, Antonio | 5 | 4 | Babacar, Khouma |
| De Ceglie, Paolo | 3 | 3 | Cuadrado, Juan |
| Palladino, Raffaele | 2 | 2 | Savic, Stefan |
| Coda, Massimo | 2 | 2 | Rodriguez, Gonzalo |
| Felipe | 1 | 2 | Fernandez, Matias |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of PARMA: 1 draw, 2 lost
| 18/12/14 | SA | Napoli – Parma | 2:0 | Round 16 |
| 14/12/14 | SA | Parma – Cagliari | 0:0 | Round 15 |
| 07/12/14 | SA | Parma – Lazio | 1:2 | Round 14 |
Here are the last 3 games of FIORENTINA: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 21/12/14 | SA | Fiorentina – Empoli | 1:1 | Round 16 |
| 14/12/14 | SA | Cesena – Fiorentina | 1:4 | Round 15 |
| 11/12/14 | UELG | Fiorentina – Dinamo Minsk | 1:2 | Round 6 |
Photo: fcparma.com
2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 17
Parma 1 – 0 Fiorentina
Tuesday 6 January 2015
Ennio Tardini Stadium
Parma, Italy
15:00
Referee: DAMATO
Assistants: COSTANZO – FIORITO
Fourth Official: STALLONE
ADD1: TOMMASI
ADD2: NASCA
Goals: 11′ Andrea Costa
Official formations – lineups:
Match Stats
| Parma | Match Stats | Fiorentina |
| 1 | Goals | 0 |
| 6(2) | Shots (on goal) | 17(7) |
| 20 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 7 | Offsides | 1 |
| 30% | Ball Possession | 70% |
| 6 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 2 |
| 7 | Saves | 1 |