Serie A | Parma 0-0 Udinese: Everybody unhappy in relegation battle

A point apiece does little to boost either side, but while Parma saw a penalty saved, Udinese had by far the most chances to win in this relegation dogfight.

This was an unexpectedly tense situation for both clubs, locked together on just four points after eight rounds. Alberto Gilardino lost all three games in charge since taking over from Carlos Cuesta, but the only remaining absentee was Nesta Elphege after having his appendix taken out. There was a change in goal, Giovanni Daffara given his Serie A debut.

The Friulani lost six on the bounce and coach Kosta Runjaic was hanging by a thread. Nicolò Zaniolo made his return to the field last week in a 2-0 defeat to Milan, but Oumar Solet, Alessandro Zanoli, David Alaba, Vakoun Bayo and Idrissa Gueye were still struggling with fitness issues.

Zaniolo almost scored in his first start for well over a month, as he juggled the ball with a bit of skill and then bent the curling finish inches past the far top corner.

The visitors threatened repeatedly, as Hassane Kamara fired just wide after good work from Keinan Davis, while Jesper Karlstrom also drilled not far off target.

Udinese had strong penalty appeals rejected after Mariano Troilo and Davis got into a wrestling match in the six-yard box with the cross coming in.

Franco Carboni couldn’t keep his header down on the Sascha Britschgi cross, while Nicolò Bertola’s deflected effort forced Daffara into a tricky save at full stretch.

Udinese continued to have the better of the game and on the hour mark Troilo flung himself in the path of a Davis strike from 12 yards, deflecting it inches wide with Daffara beaten.

Parma were gifted an opportunity to take the lead when Maduka Okoye fumbled a corner and the Troilo shot was charged down by James Abankwah’s arm. However, Adrian Bernabé stepped up and saw his penalty parried by Okoye, making up for the earlier error.

Udinese pushed to the end, as Jurgen Ekkelenkamp had come sliding in to meet the cross from five yards and beat the goalkeeper, but Troilo got back for a decisive goal-line clearance.

Moments later, Daffara denied Unai Gomez from point-blank range at the back post.

Parma 0-0 Udinese

Saved penalty: Bernabé 69 (P)

28-10-2026 17:30

MatchDay 9

Player statistic

1st half

2nd half

Match statistic

42 Possession % 58

8 Total shots 20

2 Shots on target 5

4 Shots off target 9

2 Blocked shots 6

3 Corners 6

Offsides 1

12 Fouls 14

Parma

Udinese

Starting lineups

30 Giovanni Daffara Goalkeeper

72 Dominik Drobnic Defender

15 Enrico Delprato Defender

29 Franco Carboni Defender 60'

37 Mariano Troilo Defender

27 Sascha Britschgi Defender 86'

10 Adrián Bernabé Midfielder 74'

9 David Romero Midfielder 60'

16 Mandela Keita Midfielder

4 Vincent Sierro Midfielder

19 El Bilal Touré Attacker 74'

40 Maduka Okoye Goalkeeper

27 Christian Kabasele Defender

11 Hassane Kamara Defender 71'

14 James Abankwah Defender

16 Matteo Palma Defender

13 Nicolò Bertola Defender 63'

30 Giorgi Chakvetadze Midfielder 83'

8 Jesper Karlström Midfielder 71'

32 Jurgen Ekkelenkamp Midfielder

10 Nicolò Zaniolo Midfielder 84'

9 Keinan Davis Attacker

Substitutes

41 Hans Nicolussi Caviglia Midfielder

22 Simone Ghidotti Goalkeeper

40 Edoardo Corvi Goalkeeper

34 Diego Carlos Defender

3 Abdoulaye Ndiaye Defender

8 Benja Cremaschi Midfielder

32 Christian Ordoñez Midfielder

47 Abdou-Salam Konate Midfielder

7 Ousmane Diallo Attacker

25 Thomás de Martis Attacker

14 Emanuele Valeri Defender 60'

20 Matija Frigan Attacker 60'

80 Giovanni Fabbian Midfielder 74'

76 Simone Lontani Attacker 74'

11 Pontus Almqvist Attacker 86'

93 Daniele Padelli Goalkeeper

4 Sandi Lovric Midfielder

6 Oier Zarraga Midfielder

91 Lazar Jovanovic Attacker

41 Bartosz Mrozek Goalkeeper

45 Giulio Vinciati Attacker

20 Juan Arizala Defender

23 Mërgim Vojvoda Defender 63'

24 Jakub Piotrowski Midfielder 71'

77 Enzo Ebosse Defender 71'

38 Lennon Miller Midfielder 83'

46 Unai Gómez Midfielder 84'