Overview
In the last 4 matches, Parma has achieved extremely necessary results in the relegation race with 5 points. temporarily, they have created a 3-point gap compared to Empoli's 18th place. They are not allowed to make too many mistakes in the final rounds, especially when facing opponents of equal strength like Verona.
On the rankings, Verona is only 4 points ahead of Parma. They have just escaped relegation after winning 2 of their last 4 matches against Fiorentina and Udinese.
However, any mistake can put Verona in danger. Similar to Parma, they need to earn important points when facing teams in the lower group directly.
In general, both teams' defenses have not been solid this season. Parma have now conceded 49 goals, equal to Monza at the bottom of the rankings. Meanwhile, Verona has conceded 58 goals in just 29 matches, the worst record in Serie A this season.
Therefore, the result of this match will depend largely on which team can take advantage of the opponent's defensive weakness.
At home at Marcantonio Bentegodi, Verona always plays well when hosting Parma. The proof is that in the last 5 times they hosted this opponent, they dominated with a perfect record.
In the first leg, the two teams gave a dramatic chase and ended with a score of 3-2 in favor of Verona.
Personnel situation
Verona lost only 3 players in this match due to injury, including Martin Frese, Abdou Harroui and Suat Serdar.
On the other side of the front line, Parma is in serious crisis. They do not have the service of Hernani due to suspension. In addition, the injury storm cost them Milan Djuric, Mateusz Kowalski, Alessandro Circati, Valentin Mihaila, Gabriel Charpentier, Adrian Benedyczak and Yordan Osorio.
Expected lineup:
Verona: Montipo, Valentini, Coppola, Dawidowicz, Bradaric, Duda, Niasse, Tchatchoua, Suslov, Sarr, Mosquera.
Parma: Suzuki, Delprato, Leoni, Valenti, Valeri, Keita, Berabe, Sohm, Man, Bonny, Almqvist.
The match between Verona and Parma takes place at 11:30 p.m. on March 31 (Vietnam time).