The trip to Ennio Tardini Stadio ended with an adverse result for Lazio (3-1), a defeat that put an end to their impressive unbeaten streak that they had maintained since their last defeat on October 19 against Juve. Pedro, after playing a 79-minute display in Europe on Thursday, came off the bench after the break to fight for points in the second half. With this result, Lazio stands fifth in the table but remains fully in the fight for the Champions League spots.
The match began with immediate controversy. Lazio’s Nicolò Rovella saw his stunning goal disallowed after a VAR review, deemed a foul in the build-up. Moments later, Parma broke the deadlock with Dennis Man opening the scoring.
Lazio’s setback increased as they had two goals disallowed and a penalty decision overturned. Taty Castellanos thought he had equalized twice, only to be denied by an offside flag and a goal-line clearance. After the break, SS Lazio was back on duty with Pedro coming into the game to replace Dele-Bashiru.
The turning point came in the second half when Anas Haj Mohamed scored a curler to double Parma’s lead. Lazio managed to pull one back late in the game through Castellanos, capitalizing on a defensive mix-up. However, their hopes of a comeback were dashed when Enrico Delprato sealed the win for Parma with a well-executed counter-attack goal.
- Match stats:
Parma(4-2-3-1): Suzuki, Delprato, Leoni (70' Hainaut), Balogh, Valeri; Keita (46' Estevez), Sohm; Man, Haj (70' Camara), Cancellieri, Bonny (46' Charpentier).
Lazio (4-3-3): Provedel; Lazzari; Gila, Romagnoli, Pellegrini; Guendouzi, Rovella (88' Noslin), Dele-Bashiru (46' Pedro); Isaksen (64' Tchaouna), Castellanos, Zaccagni.
Bookings: Luca Zufferli (sez. Udine) booked Rovella (30'), Keita (33'), Gila (45'+7'), Bonny (45'+7'), Estevez (57'), Balogh (64'), Castellanos (89')
Goals: Man (6'), Haj (53'), Castellanos (80'), Delprato (90'+1')
2 - 1 
