Heidenheim an der Brenz, Germany, 9 August 2025 – Parma fell to a 2-1 defeat to Heidenheim in their final pre-season friendly. The Max Liebhaber Cup stays in Germany, but Parma put in a strong second-half showing. The hosts scored twice in the first half through Siersleben (31’) and Scienza (42’). Parma improved after the restart, with Almqvist notably testing Ramaj and Plicco pulling one back three minutes from the end. Next week, the competitive action begins: on Sunday 17 August, the Gialloblu will face the winner of Pescara vs. Rimini at the Tardini in the Coppa Italia Frecciarossa.
FC HEIDENHEIM 1846 2-1 PARMA
Goalscorers: 31’ Siersleben, 42’ Scienza, 87’ Plicco
FC HEIDENHEIM (3-5-2)
Ramaj; Mainka (77’ Rothweiler), Gimber (59’ Traore), Siersleben (77’ Kölle); Conteh (46’ Busch), Scienza (59’ Niehues), Schöppner (59’ Kerber), Dorsch (59’ Beck; 65’ Wagner), Ibrahimovic (72’ Breunig); Zivzivadze (46’ Föhrenbach), Honsak (46’ Kaufmann).
Substitutes: Müller, Tschernuth, Schimmer, Janes.
Head Coach: Frank Schmidt
PARMA (3-5-2)
Suzuki; Circati, Leoni, Ndiyae (72’ Valenti); Delprato (85’ Djurić), Bernabé (72’ Plicco), Estévez (54’ Keita), Ordonez (77’ Begić), Valeri (64’ Løvik); Pellegrino (64’ Sits), Benedyczak (54’ Almqvist).
Substitutes: Corvi, Rinaldi, Balogh, Hainaut, Joujou, Amoran, Trabucchi.
Head Coach: Carlos Cuesta
Referee: Marc-Philip Eckermann from Winnenden (Germany)
Assistants: Christian Dietz, Sebastian Stadlmayr
Booked: Scienza, Valenti
Corners: 6-7
Stoppage time: 0’; 4’
