Parma defeated Inter 2-0 at the Stadio Tardini in the late kick-off in Serie A on Saturday night.
Two goals from on-loan midfielder Paolo De Ceglie were enough to haul the Gialloblu off the bottom of the Serie A table and eases the pressure on coach Roberto Donadoni after suffering six defeats in a row before tonight’s encounter.
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Parma
Antonio Mirante -5 – Untested
Hardly tested all night as most of Inter’s attacks broke down outside the box.
Andrea Costa – 6 – Determined
Made some tough tackles and played with real determination. Booked for one of them tough tackles on Icardi.
Felipe – 6 – Steady
Defended well when called upon and made one vital interception. Replaced on 52 with an injury.
Alessandro Lucarelli – 6.5 – Solid
Real captain’s performance, cleared an Obi headed off the line in first half and defended well all night. Booked in first half.
Andrea Rispoli – 6.5 – Tireless
Made some real threatening runs down the right and crossed for Parma’s first goal. Be happy with his nights work.
Jose Mauri – 5.5 – Worker
Worked hard in central midfield to break up Inter’s attacks.
Francesco Lodi – 5.5 – Quiet
Again just played in front of the Parma back line and done a good job without offering anything going forward.
Afriyie Acquah – 6 – Energetic
Ran at the Inter defence on a few ocassions and kept pressure on the Inter midfield.
Paolo De Ceglie – 7.5 – Decisive
Got both of Parma’s goal with a header early in the first half and a low drive late in the second. Man of the match performance from the on-loan midfielder.
Antonio Cassano – 7 – Class
Still showing flashes of class when on the ball and looked a threat all night.
Massimo Coda – 4 – Trip
Replaced after 17 minutes after a comical injury, tripping over himself on a counter attack.
Substitutes
Abdelkader Ghezzal – 5 – Sluggish
Looked a bit rusty when he came on for the injured Coda early on. Nearly scored though near the end but shot deflected wide.
Fabiano Santacroce – 5 – Character
Defended well when replacing Felipe early in the second half.
Massimo Gobbi – N/A
Inter
Samir Handanovic – 4.5 – Distracted
Couldn’t do much on the first goal, but poor on De Ceglie’s second as he was slow to get down on the shot and it squeezed under him.
Andrea Ronocchia – 4.5 – Quiet
Tried to come out of defence to set up play and done enough well called upon.
Juan Jesus – 5 – Steady
Again didn’t have a huge amount of defending to do and will be frustrated with the lack of creativity in front of him.
Nemanja Vidic – 4.5- Caught
Caught under the ball for the first Parma goal as he mistimed his jump and still looks rusty since his move to the San Siro.
Joel Obi – 4.5 – Missing
Poor defending at the back post on the Parma goal and never offered anything going forward. Replaced on 50 minutes.
Zdravko Kuzmanovic – 4.5 – Wanting
Played just ahead of Medal but failed to create anything and played a few really poor crosses in to the Parma box. Replaced on 72 minutes.
Mateo Kovavic – 7 – Involved
Only Inter player that looked composed on the ball and tried his best to set up attacks, came close to scoring on 70 minutes as his deflected shot struck the post.
Gary Medal – 4.5 – Average
Sat in front of the back three but gave away the ball on numerous occasions and assisted in Parma’s second goal.
Dodo – 4.5 – Mediocre
Didn’t offer enough going forward with some poor crosses and could of got closer to stop the cross for Parma’s opener.
Mauro Icardi – 4 – Missing
Hardly seen in the first half and had to drift wide right in the second, poor night for the frontman
Rodrigo Palacio – 4 – Fruitless
Came deep in the first half to try create and again he had to play wide left in the second. Had a fine chance to equalize midway through second half but shot horribly wide.
Substitutes
Hernanes – 4.5 – Quiet
Replaced Obi early in the second half, but failed to show anything
Federico Bonazzoli – N/A
Gaston Camara – N/A
