Parma aiming for survival in Bergamo
Atalanta are ready to welcome Parma to the Gewiss Stadium on the final matchday of the season. The hosts have already secured third place, while the visitors will be safe with a win. In the event of a draw or a defeat, the Gialloblu, who have a two-point advantage over both Lecce in 17th and Empoli in 18th, will need positive news from Rome and Empoli.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Atalanta have won their last seven Serie A games against Parma, with an aggregate score of 24-5; they have never won eight consecutive games against a single opponent in the top-flight (seven also against Bologna and Sassuolo). Parma have picked up just one point in their last nine Serie A games against Atalanta; in the period (since 2014/15 season), among the teams they have faced in more than two seasons the Gialloblu have obtained their fewest points against the Dea. Atalanta have won each of their last four home games against Parma in Serie A without conceding a goal: this is already the longest streak of consecutive home wins with clean sheets against a single side for the Dea in the competition.
DID YOU KNOW?
Parma haven’t lost in six of their seven Serie A games under Cristian Chivu against teams that started the MD in the top half of the table (W2 D4) – the only exception was a defeat against Udinese on 1st March 2025 (0-1). Parma will be safe if they win this match or if they don't win against Atalanta and if only one among Lecce and Empoli win their games; if they finish level on points with Hellas Verona and the two teams that currently follow the Gialloblù in the standing (Lecce and Empoli, who should both win), the Ducali would go to the playoff match to avoid relegation against Hellas Verona. If they win this match, Atalanta will gain 77 points in the standings, one point fewer than their record in a single Serie A season: 78, recorded in both 2019/20 and 2020/21. In addition, the Dea (34 goals conceded in 2024/25) could record their fewest goals conceded in a 20-team Serie A season (their best result so far at the end of a season are 39 goals conceded in 2017/18). Atalanta have scored the most goals from outside the box in the current league season: 12, including three of their last four goals; they finished with 13 goals outside the box in each of their previous two campaigns in Serie A.
PLAYERS
Mateo Retegui – Atalanta’s all-time top scorer in a single Serie A campaign – has been involved in 32 goals in the current league season (25G+7A): among the players in the Big-5 European leagues in 2024/25 with at least 20 goals scored, only Mohamed Salah (18), Omar Marmoush (nine) and Harry Kane (eight) have provided more assists than him (seven). Ibrahim Sulemana has scored from outside the box in the last two games (v Roma and Genoa); in the last 20 Serie A seasons, only two players have scored from outside the box in three consecutive appearances: Cengiz Ünder in February 2018 and Radja Nainggolan between November and December 2019. Among goalkeepers born since 2002 this season in the Big-5 European leagues, Parma's Zion Suzuki has made the most saves (98).
DISCIPLINE
Suspended: Chivu (Parma) Cautioned: Lookman (Atalanta); Keita, Haj Mohamed, Balogh, Djuric (Parma)
REFEREE
MARINELLI (BRESMES – VOTTA) IV: PRONTERA, VAR: GARIGLIO, AVAR: SOZZA (Photo Getty Images)