Serie A Gameweek 5

Parma 2 - 1 FT Genoa

Stadio Ennio Tardini

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Futmetrix Verdict
47
FT
Sun, Sep 20
Italiano
Parma
2-1
Genoa
⚡ Intensity 45
⚖️ Balance 63
🏆 Stakes 6
🎲 Upset 15
Subs steal the relegation spotlight.

Win Probability

  • Parma 31%
  • Draw 32%
  • Genoa 38%

Futmetrix AI estimate

Late Sub Heroics Settle Crucial Relegation Six-Pointer

Average Entertainment Futmetrix Score: 47/100. In a desperate scrap for early-season survival, Parma's clinical bench execution exposed a Genoa side that controlled the ball but lacked the killer instinct.

The Baseline Scuffle

Early season desperation met high Stakes at the Stadio Ennio Tardini. Both Parma and Genoa limped into this fixture firmly rooted in the drop zone, and the opening exchanges reflected exactly that collective anxiety. Genoa controlled possession—holding 58% of the ball—but struggled to penetrate the defensive lines. Instead, it was the hosts who drew first blood. E. B. Toure slipped a smart ball through for D. Romero to finish confidently in the 38th minute. The Balance of the match wavered as Genoa chased the game, relying heavily on the dynamic driving runs of Junior Messias to keep their attacking heartbeat alive amidst a flurry of fouls.

The Bench Intervention

The second half saw both managers turn to their benches, dialling the Intensity up to fever pitch. Genoa found their lifeline in the 70th minute when substitute L. Colombo immediately made his mark, feeding M. Osmajic to level the scoreline. The visitors thought they had finally turned their territorial control into tangible momentum. However, our take is that Parma’s bench simply harboured more venom. Enter P. Almqvist and N. Elphege. The duo combined perfectly just ten minutes later to snatch the lead back, proving that pure attacking efficiency easily trumps mere passing volume.

Survival Instincts

The Upset Factor here was modest given both teams' dire form heading into the weekend, but Parma's ability to pull off a 2-1 victory despite managing only five total shots is a testament to their grit. Vitinha was thrown on to salvage something for Genoa, yet their staggering 12 shots yielded little beyond frustration. Our verdict? This was a classic relegation battle where tactical substitutions made all the difference. Parma buys themselves crucial breathing room near the safety line, while Genoa is left searching for answers after a familiar tale of wasted dominance.

Key Questions

How did substitute Junior Messias change the game?

Although he started the match, Junior Messias was Genoa's driving force. He earned top marks for his relentless forward runs despite the eventual defeat.

What is the Futmetrix Score?

The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.

Match Statistics

Possession
42%
58%
Parma 42%
Genoa 58%
Shots
5
12
Parma 5
Genoa 12
Shots on Target
2
5
Parma 2
Genoa 5
Expected Goals (xG)
0.32
0.76
Parma 0.32
Genoa 0.76
Passes
325
439
Parma 325
Genoa 439
Pass Accuracy
79%
85%
Parma 79%
Genoa 85%
Corners
2
5
Parma 2
Genoa 5
Fouls
15
12
Parma 15
Genoa 12
Yellow Cards
3
3
Parma 3
Genoa 3
Red Cards
0
0
Parma 0
Genoa 0

Match Events

9' 🟨 D. Drobnic
S. Otoa 🟨 14'
38' ⚽ D. Romero (E. B. Toure)
A. Marcandalli 🟨 44'
HT
56' 🔄 ↓ E. B. Toure ↑P. Almqvist
56' 🔄 ↓ D. Romero ↑N. Elphege
↓ K. Ehizibue ↑S. El Shaarawy 🔄 60'
↓ S. Otoa ↑D. Puczka 🔄 60'
67' 🔄 ↓ S. Lontani ↑G. Fabbian
↓ T. Baldanzi ↑L. Colombo 🔄 69'
M. Osmajic (L. Colombo) ⚽ 70'
80' ⚽ P. Almqvist (N. Elphege)
81' 🔄 ↓ V. Sierro ↑C. Ordonez
81' 🔄 ↓ Diego Carlos ↑S. Britschgi
85' 🟨 E. Delprato
↓ Junior Messias ↑H. J. Traore 🔄 85'
↓ D. Sow ↑Vitinha 🔄 85'
M. E. Ellertsson 🟨 90'+2
90'+3 🟨 M. Troilo
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Parma

Goalkeepers
Edoardo Corvi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
96
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Enrico Del Prato
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
96
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Diego Carlos
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
3
Tackles
75%
Duel Win %
Michele Troilo
SWEEPER
SWEEPER
4
Cleanups
4
Cleanups
3
Interceptions
1
Blocks
Midfielders
Dominik Drobnic
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
96
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Vincent Sierro
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
9
Late Mins
9
Late Mins
81
Total Mins
81
Entry
Mandela Keita
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
4
Fouls Won
4
Fouls Won
7
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Emanuele Valeri
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
96
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Forwards
Simone Lontani
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
67
Total Mins
67
Entry
El Bilal Touré
PROVIDER
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
1
Key Passes
6.6
Rating
José David Romero
SNIPER
SNIPER
100%
Conversion
100%
Conversion
1
Goals
1
Shots
BENCH
Giovanni Daffara
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Simone Ghidotti
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Sascha Britschgi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
15
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Alfred N'Diaye
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Franco Carboni
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Abdou Konate
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Christian Ordoñez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
15
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Benjamin Cremaschi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Giovanni Fabbian
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
29
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ousmane Diallo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Nesta Elphege
SUPER SUB
SUPER SUB
1
Assist
1
Assist
39
Minutes
7
Rating
Matija Frigan
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Pontus Almqvist
CLOSER
CLOSER
1
Late Goals
1
Late Goals
0
Late Assists
75
Minute

Genoa

Goalkeepers
Justin Bijlow
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
1
Key Passes
1
Key Passes
0
Assists
17%
Pass Acc
Defenders
Alessandro Marcandalli
SWEEPER
SWEEPER
3
Cleanups
3
Cleanups
2
Interceptions
1
Blocks
Leo Østigård
ENFORCER
ENFORCER
3
Tackles
3
Tackles
10
Duels Won
77%
Win %
Sebastian Otoa
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
60
Total Mins
60
Entry
Midfielders
Kingsley Ehizibue
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
60
Total Mins
60
Entry
Morten Frendrup
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
96
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Djibril Sow
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
0
Assists
46%
Pass Acc
Mikael Ellertsson
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
96
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Forwards
Junior Messias
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
13
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Tommaso Baldanzi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
69
Total Mins
69
Entry
Milutin Osmajic
SNIPER
SNIPER
100%
Conversion
100%
Conversion
1
Goals
1
Shots
BENCH
Franz Stolz
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Daniele Sommariva
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
David Puczka
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
36
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Mario Mitaj
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Cody Drameh
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Stefano Sabelli
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Alexsandro
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Samuel Wiafe
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Franz-Ethan Meichtry
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Hamed Junior Traoré
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
11
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Lorenzo Colombo
SUPER SUB
SUPER SUB
1
Assist
1
Assist
27
Minutes
6.5
Rating
Vítinha
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
11
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Stephan El Shaarawy
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
36
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
01/18/2026 Parma 0 - 0 Genoa Serie A Stadio Ennio Tardini
10/19/2025 Genoa 0 - 0 Parma Serie A Stadio Luigi Ferraris
01/12/2025 Genoa 1 - 0 Parma Serie A Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris
11/04/2024 Parma 0 - 1 Genoa Serie A Stadio Ennio Tardini
02/05/2023 Parma 2 - 0 Genoa Serie B Stadio Ennio Tardini
09/03/2022 Genoa 3 - 3 Parma Serie B Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris
03/19/2021 Parma 1 - 2 Genoa Serie A Stadio Ennio Tardini
11/30/2020 Genoa 1 - 2 Parma Serie A Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris
06/23/2020 Genoa 1 - 4 Parma Serie A Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris
10/20/2019 Parma 5 - 1 Genoa Serie A Stadio Ennio Tardini
01/18/2026
0 - 0
Serie A Stadio Ennio Tardini
10/19/2025
0 - 0
Serie A Stadio Luigi Ferraris
01/12/2025
1 - 0
Serie A Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris
11/04/2024
0 - 1
Serie A Stadio Ennio Tardini
02/05/2023
2 - 0
Serie B Stadio Ennio Tardini
09/03/2022
3 - 3
Serie B Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris
03/19/2021
1 - 2
Serie A Stadio Ennio Tardini
11/30/2020
1 - 2
Serie A Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris
06/23/2020
1 - 4
Serie A Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris
10/20/2019
5 - 1
Serie A Stadio Ennio Tardini
Parma Win
Genoa Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 AS Roma 5 13 14 3 +11 DAS Roma 2 - 2 Inter (19-09-2026)WTorino 0 - 2 AS Roma (14-09-2026)WAS Roma 2 - 1 Atalanta (05-09-2026)WLecce 0 - 4 AS Roma (31-08-2026)WAS Roma 4 - 0 Fiorentina (24-08-2026)
2 Inter 5 13 15 8 +7 DAS Roma 2 - 2 Inter (19-09-2026)WInter 5 - 3 Udinese (14-09-2026)WInter 3 - 2 Napoli (05-09-2026)WCagliari 0 - 1 Inter (30-08-2026)WInter 4 - 1 Monza (22-08-2026)
3 Lazio 5 13 8 3 +5 WVenezia 0 - 2 Lazio (19-09-2026)DLazio 2 - 2 AC Milan (12-09-2026)WUdinese 1 - 2 Lazio (07-09-2026)WLazio 1 - 0 Genoa (30-08-2026)WBologna 0 - 1 Lazio (24-08-2026)
4 Cagliari 5 12 5 2 +3 WUdinese 0 - 1 Cagliari (19-09-2026)WAtalanta 1 - 2 Cagliari (12-09-2026)WCagliari 1 - 0 Lecce (07-09-2026)LCagliari 0 - 1 Inter (30-08-2026)WParma 0 - 1 Cagliari (22-08-2026)
5 AC Milan 5 11 10 4 +6 WAC Milan 3 - 0 Lecce (20-09-2026)DLazio 2 - 2 AC Milan (12-09-2026)DJuventus 1 - 1 AC Milan (06-09-2026)WAC Milan 2 - 0 Venezia (28-08-2026)WTorino 1 - 2 AC Milan (23-08-2026)
6 Frosinone 5 10 9 4 +5 WFrosinone 2 - 0 Como (20-09-2026)DGenoa 1 - 1 Frosinone (12-09-2026)WFrosinone 3 - 2 Venezia (06-09-2026)WFiorentina 0 - 3 Frosinone (29-08-2026)LFrosinone 0 - 1 Juventus (23-08-2026)
7 Juventus 5 10 8 4 +4 WJuventus 2 - 0 Atalanta (20-09-2026)LSassuolo 3 - 2 Juventus (13-09-2026)DJuventus 1 - 1 AC Milan (06-09-2026)WJuventus 2 - 0 Parma (29-08-2026)WFrosinone 0 - 1 Juventus (23-08-2026)
8 Como 5 10 9 6 +3 LFrosinone 2 - 0 Como (20-09-2026)WComo 2 - 1 Parma (14-09-2026)WGenoa 1 - 4 Como (04-09-2026)WNapoli 1 - 2 Como (30-08-2026)DUdinese 1 - 1 Como (22-08-2026)
9 Napoli 5 7 7 6 +1 DFiorentina 1 - 1 Napoli (20-09-2026)WNapoli 1 - 0 Bologna (13-09-2026)LInter 3 - 2 Napoli (05-09-2026)LNapoli 1 - 2 Como (30-08-2026)WGenoa 0 - 2 Napoli (22-08-2026)
10 Sassuolo 5 7 9 9 0 LMonza 2 - 1 Sassuolo (18-09-2026)WSassuolo 3 - 2 Juventus (13-09-2026)DBologna 2 - 2 Sassuolo (06-09-2026)WSassuolo 2 - 1 Torino (29-08-2026)LAtalanta 2 - 1 Sassuolo (23-08-2026)
11 Atalanta 5 6 5 7 -2 LJuventus 2 - 0 Atalanta (20-09-2026)LAtalanta 1 - 2 Cagliari (12-09-2026)LAS Roma 2 - 1 Atalanta (05-09-2026)WAtalanta 1 - 0 Bologna (31-08-2026)WAtalanta 2 - 1 Sassuolo (23-08-2026)
12 Lecce 5 6 5 10 -5 LAC Milan 3 - 0 Lecce (20-09-2026)WLecce 3 - 2 Monza (13-09-2026)LCagliari 1 - 0 Lecce (07-09-2026)LLecce 0 - 4 AS Roma (31-08-2026)WVenezia 0 - 2 Lecce (23-08-2026)
13 Udinese 5 4 8 11 -3 LUdinese 0 - 1 Cagliari (19-09-2026)LInter 5 - 3 Udinese (14-09-2026)LUdinese 1 - 2 Lazio (07-09-2026)WMonza 2 - 3 Udinese (29-08-2026)DUdinese 1 - 1 Como (22-08-2026)
14 Torino 5 4 5 8 -3 DBologna 1 - 1 Torino (19-09-2026)LTorino 0 - 2 AS Roma (14-09-2026)WFiorentina 1 - 2 Torino (05-09-2026)LSassuolo 2 - 1 Torino (29-08-2026)LTorino 1 - 2 AC Milan (23-08-2026)
15 Parma 5 4 4 7 -3 WParma 2 - 1 Genoa (20-09-2026)LComo 2 - 1 Parma (14-09-2026)DParma 1 - 1 Monza (06-09-2026)LJuventus 2 - 0 Parma (29-08-2026)LParma 0 - 1 Cagliari (22-08-2026)
16 Monza 5 4 8 12 -4 WMonza 2 - 1 Sassuolo (18-09-2026)LLecce 3 - 2 Monza (13-09-2026)DParma 1 - 1 Monza (06-09-2026)LMonza 2 - 3 Udinese (29-08-2026)LInter 4 - 1 Monza (22-08-2026)
17 Fiorentina 5 4 6 12 -6 DFiorentina 1 - 1 Napoli (20-09-2026)WVenezia 2 - 4 Fiorentina (11-09-2026)LFiorentina 1 - 2 Torino (05-09-2026)LFiorentina 0 - 3 Frosinone (29-08-2026)LAS Roma 4 - 0 Fiorentina (24-08-2026)
18 Bologna 5 2 3 6 -3 DBologna 1 - 1 Torino (19-09-2026)LNapoli 1 - 0 Bologna (13-09-2026)DBologna 2 - 2 Sassuolo (06-09-2026)LAtalanta 1 - 0 Bologna (31-08-2026)LBologna 0 - 1 Lazio (24-08-2026)
19 Genoa 5 1 3 10 -7 LParma 2 - 1 Genoa (20-09-2026)DGenoa 1 - 1 Frosinone (12-09-2026)LGenoa 1 - 4 Como (04-09-2026)LLazio 1 - 0 Genoa (30-08-2026)LGenoa 0 - 2 Napoli (22-08-2026)
20 Venezia 5 0 4 13 -9 LVenezia 0 - 2 Lazio (19-09-2026)LVenezia 2 - 4 Fiorentina (11-09-2026)LFrosinone 3 - 2 Venezia (06-09-2026)LAC Milan 2 - 0 Venezia (28-08-2026)LVenezia 0 - 2 Lecce (23-08-2026)

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