Parma, 7 November 2026 – Bologna claimed a 2-1 victory at the Tardini, with goals from Theate and Orsolini securing all three points for the Rossoblù. Despite playing with ten men for over 80 minutes, Parma remained competitive throughout and came close to snatching a draw after Sierro pulled a goal back.

The match's first major incident came in the opening minutes. Odgaard and Ndiaye challenged for the ball in open space, with referee Zufferli initially allowing play to continue following contact between the two. However, he reversed his decision after being called to the VAR monitor and sent off Parma's number 3 for denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity. The Gialloblu looked to respond through a Delprato header and a long-range effort from Valeri, but neither found the target. At the other end, Daffara was alert to deny Mbangula and Pobega.

Bologna took the lead in the second half through a Theate header, but Parma responded positively, with El Bilal Toure going close to an equaliser. A few minutes later, the Parma number 19 challenged Cambiaghi inside the box. The referee initially waved play on, but a VAR review resulted in a penalty for Palladino's side, which Orsolini duly converted. In the 78th minute, however, Vitik fouled Fabbian inside the area, prompting Zufferli to consult the pitchside monitor for a third time and award Parma a penalty. Sierro stepped up to convert from the spot, reducing the deficit to 2-1, which would be the final score.

Parma's next fixture comes after the international break, when they host Roma on Saturday 21 November at 18:00 CET for Matchday 12 of Serie A Enilive.

PARMA 1-2 BOLOGNA

Goalscorers: 53' Theate, 73' Orsolini (pen.), 81' Sierro (pen.)

PARMA

Daffara; Delprato, Troilo, Ndiaye; Cremaschi (46' Britschgi), Fabbian (81' Almqvist), Sierro (81' Ordonez), Keita, Valeri; Romero (22' Toure), Lontani (46' Elphege).

Substitutes: Ghidotti, Corvi, Diallo, Frigan, Carboni, Diego Carlos, Nicolussi Caviglia, Konate.

Head Coach: Alberto Gilardino

BOLOGNA

Skorupski; Darmian, Casale (59' Helland), Theate; Zortea (46' Orsolini), Ferguson, Pobega, Miranda (26' Mbangula); Bernardeschi, Odgaard (59' Piccoli), Cambiaghi (75' Vitik).

Substitutes: Pessina, Happonen, Moro, Amondarian, Dovbyk, Heggem, El Azzouzi, Libra, Alhassane.

Head Coach: Raffaele Palladino

REFEREE: Luca Zufferli (Udine)

Assistant Referees: Marco Trinchieri (Milan) and Luca Chiavaroli (Pescara)

Fourth Official: Alberto Ruben Arena (Torre del Greco)

VAR: Francesco Meraviglia (Prato)

AVAR: Davide Ghersini (Genoa)

Booked: Romero, Casale, Troilo, Delprato, Vitik

Sent off: Ndiaye

Added time: 4 minutes (first half), 7 minutes (second half)

Alberto Gilardino said in his post-match comments:

'I want to focus on the performance the team put in despite being a man down. We have to use this defeat as fuel going forward. If we keep showing this attitude, I'm sure it will pay off.'

Giovanni Daffara also spoke after the match:

'We put in a good performance, playing as a family, not just as a team. We need to keep playing with this attitude and working towards our goal, day in, day out.'