Parma coach Carlos Cuesta hailed his group’s ‘unbelievable sacrifice and group spirit’ to battle their approach to . ‘We’ll take the purpose.’
It was the proper begin for Parma on the Stadio Tardini, as shock decide Nesta Elphege flicked on the lengthy Zion Suzuki ball for Gabriel Strefezza to attain after 33 seconds.
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Regardless of being pinned again for lengthy durations, Parma have been hardly ever pressured into tough saves, held to a 1-1 draw by the Scott McTominay low drive.
Cuesta and Parma an actual downside for Napoli
PARMA, ITALY – APRIL 12: Carlos Cuesta, Head Coach of Parma Calcio and Gabriel Strefezza of Parma Calcio greet one another after the match throughout the Serie A match between Parma Calcio 1913 and SSC Napoli at Stadio Ennio Tardini on April 12, 2026 in Parma, Italy. (Picture by Emmanuele Ciancaglini/Getty Photographs)
“I need to thank my gamers for all of the exhausting work they do on the sector, but additionally the unbelievable assist from the followers, who gave us the energy to run that further bit to get to the ball first,”
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“We wished to make the followers pleased with a victory, we didn’t handle it, however we’ll take the purpose. We’re right here to defend the Parma shirt with honour and know we have now not achieved our goal but, however we’re all on this collectively.”
That is the third consecutive draw between Parma and Napoli, denying Antonio Conte a sixth Serie A victory on the bounce and probably handing the Scudetto to Cuesta’s predecessor Cristian Chivu at Inter.
It additionally retains the Ducali additional away from the relegation zone, as they’re at the moment 9 factors away from the underside three.
PARMA, ITALY – APRIL 12: Gabriel Strefezza of Parma Calcio scores his group’s first aim throughout the Serie A match between Parma Calcio 1913 and SSC Napoli at Stadio Ennio Tardini on April 12, 2026 in Parma, Italy. (Picture by Emmanuele Ciancaglini/Getty Photographs)
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“I mentioned from the primary day I arrived that I didn’t have expectations, I simply wished to boost the bar. We all know there are six video games to go, however we’ve received to maintain pushing. I noticed unbelievable sacrifice, defending, group spirit, everybody helps one another out to convey residence the end result as a group,” continued the previous Arsenal assistant supervisor.
“We all know that at occasions we should adapt to the context of the match, often we favor to maintain extra of the ball and keep within the opposition half, however we do our greatest.”
Elphege was an sudden alternative for his first Serie A begin, changing the suspended Mateo Pellegrino, and made an instantaneous influence with the help.
“He’s a superb lad, everybody likes him, it was a really constructive efficiency and we can not ask him to easily substitute Pellegrino, as they’ve totally different traits, however we hope he can have extra consistency in future,” defined Cuesta.
PARMA, ITALY – APRIL 12: Kevin De Bruyne of Napoli SSC competes for the ball with Emanuele Valeri of Parma Calcio throughout the Serie A match between Parma Calcio 1913 and SSC Napoli at Stadio Ennio Tardini on April 12, 2026 in Parma, Italy. (Picture by Emmanuele Ciancaglini/Getty Photographs)
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There have been penalty appeals late on when Leonardo Spinazzola kicked the ball onto the arm of teammate Alessandro Buongiorno, but it surely was evaluated as being in a pure place.
“I haven’t seen the footage, however they informed us it was not a penalty,” famous Cuesta.