Serie A Regular Season - 19

Parma 0 - 2 FT Inter

Stadio Ennio Tardini

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Futmetrix Verdict
67
FT
Wed, Jan 7
Italiano
Parma
0-2
Inter
⚡ Intensity 65
⚖️ Balance 13
🏆 Stakes 67
🎲 Upset 0
Inter cruise past Parma at the Tardini.

Inter Assert Dominance Amidst Tardini Drama

Worth Watching Futmetrix Score: 67/100. A clinical Inter side maintains their title charge by overwhelming a resilient but outmatched Parma at the Tardini.

The Nerazzurri Siege

From the opening exchanges at **Stadio Ennio Tardini**, Inter established a vice-like grip on proceedings, dominating possession with 63% of the ball. The visitors unleashed a relentless barrage of 26 shots, turning the match into a one-sided affair as they hunted for the breakthrough. An Intensity rating of 9.9 reflects the relentless tempo maintained by Inzaghi’s men, who squeezed the life out of Parma's defensive lines. Federico Dimarco was the primary catalyst on the left flank, providing a constant outlet and delivering 5 key passes that repeatedly unpicked the home side’s structure. Despite the shot volume, Parma’s backline held firm initially, keeping the scoreline level through desperate blocks and organization.

VAR Drama and Tactical Control

The deadlock was finally broken in the 42nd minute when Federico Dimarco found the net after being played in by F. Esposito. The goal sparked a tense moment as officials consulted the monitor, but a VAR confirmation in the 44th minute validated the strike, shifting the Balance score of 2.2 firmly in Inter's favor. Defensively, the league leaders were rarely troubled, with Manuel Akanji and Yann Bisseck delivering outstanding performances to snuff out any hint of a counter-attack. With the Stakes at 7.0 given Inter's position at the summit, the visitors never let their concentration waver, ensuring Parma finished the match without a single shot on target.

Thuram Seals the Result

The closing stages were defined by a late flurry of activity that ultimately extinguished any hope of an Upset. In the 90th minute, M. Thuram demonstrated his poaching instincts by slotting home a second goal, providing the cushion Inter deserved for their statistical dominance. There was a late scare when Ange-Yoan Bonny thought he had pulled one back for the hosts deep into stoppage time, but VAR intervened once more to cancel the goal in the 96th minute. This result sees Inter extend their winning run to five matches, solidifying their status as title favorites, while Parma remains embroiled in a difficult relegation battle as they struggle to find an attacking edge against the division's elite.

Key Questions

How did VAR change this match?

VAR was pivotal, confirming Dimarco's opener in the 44th minute and denying Bonny's consolation goal in the 96th, preserving Inter's clean sheet.

What does this mean for Parma's season?

This defeat leaves Parma in 15th place, keeping them dangerously close to the relegation zone with just four wins this season.

How did substitute Federico Dimarco change the game?

Though he actually started the match, Dimarco was the game-changer with a goal and five key passes, earning a match-high 8.3 rating.

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
37%
63%
Parma 37%
Inter 63%
Shots
4
26
Parma 4
Inter 26
Shots on Target
0
8
Parma 0
Inter 8
Expected Goals (xG)
0.33
2.57
Parma 0.33
Inter 2.57
Passes
386
662
Parma 386
Inter 662
Pass Accuracy
77%
89%
Parma 77%
Inter 89%
Corners
1
3
Parma 1
Inter 3
Fouls
4
20
Parma 4
Inter 20
Yellow Cards
0
3
Parma 0
Inter 3
Red Cards
0
0
Parma 0
Inter 0

Match Events

F. Dimarco (F. Esposito) 42'
HT
62' 🔄 G. Oristanio P. Almqvist
62' 🔄 J. Ondrejka C. Ordonez
H. Calhanoglu P. Zielinski 🔄 69'
P. Sucic N. Barella 🔄 69'
75' 🔄 A. Bernabe N. Estevez
75' 🔄 M. Pellegrino P. Cutrone
F. Esposito M. Thuram 🔄 79'
L. Martinez A. Bonny 🔄 84'
Luis Henrique F. Acerbi 🔄 85'
86' 🔄 M. Keita B. Cremaschi
M. Thuram 90'
Carlos Augusto 🟨 90'+1
Ange-Yoan Bonny 90'+6
Marcus Thuram 🟨 90'+7
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Parma

Goalkeepers
E. Corvi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
S. Britschgi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
E. Del Prato
SWEEPER
SWEEPER
7
Cleanups
7
Cleanups
5
Interceptions
2
Blocks
A. Circati
SHIELD
SHIELD
3
Blocks
3
Blocks
1
Interceptions
0
Tackles
E. Valeri
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
2
Key Passes
2
Key Passes
0
Assists
21%
Pass Acc
Midfielders
A. Bernabe
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
75
Total Mins
75
Entry
M. Keita
SWEEPER
SWEEPER
4
Cleanups
4
Cleanups
2
Interceptions
2
Blocks
O. Sorensen
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Forwards
G. Oristanio
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
62
Total Mins
62
Entry
M. Pellegrino
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
5
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
J. Ondrejka
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
4
Fouls Won
4
Fouls Won
5
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
BENCH
V. Guaita
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
F. Rinaldi
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
L. Valenti
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
M. Lovik
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
M. Troilo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
N. Estevez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
15
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Hernani
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
C. Ordonez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
28
Total Mins
Started
Entry
B. Cremaschi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
12
Total Mins
Started
Entry
P. Almqvist
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
28
Total Mins
Started
Entry
M. Djuric
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
P. Cutrone
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
15
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Inter

Goalkeepers
Y. Sommer
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
90
Minutes
Defenders
Y. Bisseck
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
4
Tackles
67%
Duel Win %
M. Akanji
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
2
Tackles
62%
Duel Win %
Carlos Augusto
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
2
Key Passes
2
Key Passes
0
Assists
66%
Pass Acc
Midfielders
Luis Henrique
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
4
Key Passes
4
Key Passes
0
Assists
43%
Pass Acc
P. Sucic
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
H. Calhanoglu
MAGNET
MAGNET
93
Activity
93
Activity
89
Passes
4
Duels
H. Mkhitaryan
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
0
Assists
45%
Pass Acc
F. Dimarco
SNIPER
SNIPER
100%
Conversion
100%
Conversion
1
Goals
1
Shots
Forwards
L. Martinez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
6
Late Mins
6
Late Mins
85
Total Mins
84
Entry
F. Esposito
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
4
Shots
4
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
BENCH
J. Martinez
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
A. Taho
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
S. de Vrij
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
F. Acerbi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
13
Total Mins
Started
Entry
M. Cocchi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
S. Cinquegrano
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
A. Bastoni
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
P. Zielinski
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
21
Total Mins
Started
Entry
N. Barella
SUPER SUB
SUPER SUB
1
Assist
1
Assist
21
Minutes
6.6
Rating
I. Kamate
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
M. Thuram
CLUTCH HERO
CLUTCH HERO
90
Goal Time
90
Goal Time
Goal
Impact
7.3
Rating
A. Bonny
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
13
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
05/04/2025 Parma 2 - 2 Inter Serie A Stadio Ennio Tardini
06/12/2024 Inter 3 - 1 Parma Serie A Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
10/01/2023 Inter 2 - 1 Parma Coppa Italia Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
08/08/2021 Parma 0 - 2 Inter Friendlies Clubs Stadio Ennio Tardini
04/03/2021 Parma 1 - 2 Inter Serie A Stadio Ennio Tardini
31/10/2020 Inter 2 - 2 Parma Serie A Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
28/06/2020 Parma 1 - 2 Inter Serie A Stadio Ennio Tardini
26/10/2019 Inter 2 - 2 Parma Serie A Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
09/02/2019 Parma 0 - 1 Inter Serie A Ennio Tardini
05/04/2025
2 - 2
Serie A Stadio Ennio Tardini
06/12/2024
3 - 1
Serie A Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
10/01/2023
2 - 1
Coppa Italia Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
08/08/2021
0 - 2
Friendlies Clubs Stadio Ennio Tardini
04/03/2021
1 - 2
Serie A Stadio Ennio Tardini
31/10/2020
2 - 2
Serie A Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
28/06/2020
1 - 2
Serie A Stadio Ennio Tardini
26/10/2019
2 - 2
Serie A Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
09/02/2019
0 - 1
Serie A Ennio Tardini
Parma Win
Inter Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 Inter 19 45 41 15 +26 WInter 1 - 0 Lecce (14-01-2026)WParma 0 - 2 Inter (07-01-2026)WInter 3 - 1 Bologna (04-01-2026)WAtalanta 0 - 1 Inter (28-12-2025)WGenoa 1 - 2 Inter (14-12-2025)
2 AC Milan 19 42 32 15 +17 WComo 1 - 3 AC Milan (15-01-2026)DAC Milan 1 - 1 Genoa (08-01-2026)WCagliari 0 - 1 AC Milan (02-01-2026)WAC Milan 3 - 0 Verona (28-12-2025)DAC Milan 2 - 2 Sassuolo (14-12-2025)
3 Napoli 19 39 28 15 +13 DNapoli 0 - 0 Parma (14-01-2026)DNapoli 2 - 2 Verona (07-01-2026)WLazio 0 - 2 Napoli (04-01-2026)WCremonese 0 - 2 Napoli (28-12-2025)LUdinese 1 - 0 Napoli (14-12-2025)
4 Juventus 19 36 27 16 +11 WSassuolo 0 - 3 Juventus (06-01-2026)DJuventus 1 - 1 Lecce (03-01-2026)WPisa 0 - 2 Juventus (27-12-2025)WJuventus 2 - 1 AS Roma (20-12-2025)WBologna 0 - 1 Juventus (14-12-2025)
5 AS Roma 19 36 22 12 +10 WLecce 0 - 2 AS Roma (06-01-2026)LAtalanta 1 - 0 AS Roma (03-01-2026)WAS Roma 3 - 1 Genoa (29-12-2025)LJuventus 2 - 1 AS Roma (20-12-2025)WAS Roma 1 - 0 Como (15-12-2025)
6 Como 19 33 27 15 +12 LComo 1 - 3 AC Milan (15-01-2026)WPisa 0 - 3 Como (06-01-2026)WComo 1 - 0 Udinese (03-01-2026)WLecce 0 - 3 Como (27-12-2025)LAS Roma 1 - 0 Como (15-12-2025)
7 Bologna 19 29 28 21 +7 WVerona 2 - 3 Bologna (15-01-2026)LBologna 0 - 2 Atalanta (07-01-2026)LInter 3 - 1 Bologna (04-01-2026)DBologna 1 - 1 Sassuolo (28-12-2025)LBologna 0 - 1 Juventus (14-12-2025)
8 Atalanta 19 28 23 19 +4 WBologna 0 - 2 Atalanta (07-01-2026)WAtalanta 1 - 0 AS Roma (03-01-2026)LAtalanta 0 - 1 Inter (28-12-2025)WGenoa 0 - 1 Atalanta (21-12-2025)WAtalanta 2 - 1 Cagliari (13-12-2025)
9 Lazio 19 25 20 16 +4 DLazio 2 - 2 Fiorentina (07-01-2026)LLazio 0 - 2 Napoli (04-01-2026)DUdinese 1 - 1 Lazio (27-12-2025)DLazio 0 - 0 Cremonese (20-12-2025)WParma 0 - 1 Lazio (13-12-2025)
10 Udinese 19 25 20 30 -10 WTorino 1 - 2 Udinese (07-01-2026)LComo 1 - 0 Udinese (03-01-2026)DUdinese 1 - 1 Lazio (27-12-2025)LFiorentina 5 - 1 Udinese (21-12-2025)WUdinese 1 - 0 Napoli (14-12-2025)
11 Sassuolo 19 23 23 25 -2 LSassuolo 0 - 3 Juventus (06-01-2026)DSassuolo 1 - 1 Parma (03-01-2026)DBologna 1 - 1 Sassuolo (28-12-2025)LSassuolo 0 - 1 Torino (21-12-2025)DAC Milan 2 - 2 Sassuolo (14-12-2025)
12 Torino 19 23 21 30 -9 LTorino 1 - 2 Udinese (07-01-2026)WVerona 0 - 3 Torino (04-01-2026)LTorino 1 - 2 Cagliari (27-12-2025)WSassuolo 0 - 1 Torino (21-12-2025)WTorino 1 - 0 Cremonese (13-12-2025)
13 Cremonese 19 22 20 23 -3 DCremonese 2 - 2 Cagliari (08-01-2026)LFiorentina 1 - 0 Cremonese (04-01-2026)LCremonese 0 - 2 Napoli (28-12-2025)DLazio 0 - 0 Cremonese (20-12-2025)LTorino 1 - 0 Cremonese (13-12-2025)
14 Cagliari 19 19 21 27 -6 DCremonese 2 - 2 Cagliari (08-01-2026)LCagliari 0 - 1 AC Milan (02-01-2026)WTorino 1 - 2 Cagliari (27-12-2025)DCagliari 2 - 2 Pisa (21-12-2025)LAtalanta 2 - 1 Cagliari (13-12-2025)
15 Parma 19 19 12 21 -9 DNapoli 0 - 0 Parma (14-01-2026)LParma 0 - 2 Inter (07-01-2026)DSassuolo 1 - 1 Parma (03-01-2026)WParma 1 - 0 Fiorentina (27-12-2025)LParma 0 - 1 Lazio (13-12-2025)
16 Lecce 19 17 12 26 -14 LInter 1 - 0 Lecce (14-01-2026)LLecce 0 - 2 AS Roma (06-01-2026)DJuventus 1 - 1 Lecce (03-01-2026)LLecce 0 - 3 Como (27-12-2025)WLecce 1 - 0 Pisa (12-12-2025)
17 Genoa 19 16 19 29 -10 DAC Milan 1 - 1 Genoa (08-01-2026)DGenoa 1 - 1 Pisa (03-01-2026)LAS Roma 3 - 1 Genoa (29-12-2025)LGenoa 0 - 1 Atalanta (21-12-2025)LGenoa 1 - 2 Inter (14-12-2025)
18 Fiorentina 19 13 20 30 -10 DLazio 2 - 2 Fiorentina (07-01-2026)WFiorentina 1 - 0 Cremonese (04-01-2026)LParma 1 - 0 Fiorentina (27-12-2025)WFiorentina 5 - 1 Udinese (21-12-2025)LFiorentina 1 - 2 Verona (14-12-2025)
19 Verona 19 13 17 33 -16 LVerona 2 - 3 Bologna (15-01-2026)DNapoli 2 - 2 Verona (07-01-2026)LVerona 0 - 3 Torino (04-01-2026)LAC Milan 3 - 0 Verona (28-12-2025)WFiorentina 1 - 2 Verona (14-12-2025)
20 Pisa 19 12 13 28 -15 LPisa 0 - 3 Como (06-01-2026)DGenoa 1 - 1 Pisa (03-01-2026)LPisa 0 - 2 Juventus (27-12-2025)DCagliari 2 - 2 Pisa (21-12-2025)LLecce 1 - 0 Pisa (12-12-2025)