Torino vs. Parma: battle to avoid the drop

Matchday 29 of Serie A Enilive begins at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino. With 30 points still up for grabs between now and the end of the season, wins are more important than ever, especially at the bottom of the table. Torino are all too aware of this. Currently at 30 points and coming off a defeat in Naples, they are keen to get back to winning ways and move further away from Cremonese, who are in third-from-bottom on 24 points. Four points above them are Parma, who are chasing a sixth consecutive positive result to maintain their place in mid-table.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

There have been 21 official meetings in Turin between the two sides: Torino have won six (most recently 1–0 in Serie A 2020/21), there have been 10 draws (most recently 0–0 in Serie A 2024/25) and Parma have won five (most recently 2–1 away in Serie A 2018/19).

Parma have gone 239 minutes without scoring away to Torino: their last goal in this fixture in Turin was scored by Kučka in the 31st minute of Torino–Parma 1–1 on 20 June 2020, a historic match as it was the first official Serie A game after the pandemic stoppage.

DID YOU KNOW?

At the Olimpico Grande Torino, the team that have benefited from the most opposition red cards (Parma, 7) face one of the three sides that have not benefited from any opposition red cards (Torino, along with Verona and Milan).

This match features the two teams that have had the fewest different goalscorers in Serie A 2025/26: nine for Torino and 10 for Parma (level with Verona).

It also pits the league’s worst defence (Torino, 49 conceded, level with Verona) against one of the lowest-scoring attacks (Parma, 20, level with Pisa and Lecce). Seven of Parma’s 20 league goals have been scored in the final 15 minutes (stoppage time included).

Only Bologna (39.6) win more duels per match than Torino (39) in Serie A 2025/26.

Only Cremonese (257) attempt fewer dribbles than Torino (286) in Serie A 2025/26.

Parma have the lowest shot conversion rate in Serie A 2025/26 (5.66%).

Parma are on a run of five straight unbeaten results (three wins, two draws). Their last defeat was the 4–1 loss to Juventus at the Tardini on 1 February.

It will be the first official meeting between Roberto D’Aversa and Carlos Cuesta.

COACHES and PLAYERS

Roberto D’Aversa is the ex of the day: he coached Parma from December 2016 to July 2020, leading them from Serie C to Serie A, and then again from January to June 2021. Overall, he recorded 65 wins, 39 draws and 70 defeats across 174 official matches in charge.

Only Federico Dimarco (260) has attempted more crosses than Emanuele Valeri (200) in Serie A 2025/26.

DISCIPLINE 

Suspended: none

Cautioned: Aboukhlal, Gineitis, Ismajili, Lazaro (Torino); Troilo, Britschgi, Delprato, Nicolussi Caviglia, Pellegrino (Parma)  

REFEREE

MARESCA (CECCONI – ZINGARELLI) IV: MUCERA, VAR: GHERSINI, AVAR: AURELIANO

UPCOMING MATCHES 

Milan-Torino (Saturday March 21th, 18.00 CET)

Parma-Cremonese (Saturday March 21th, 15.00 CET)

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