These are the statements of the Parma midfielder, Nahuel Estevezreleased at the end of the draw obtained against Fiorentina in the championship debut: “We played a good game, we had chances to score. Afterwards in the second half, they scored an incredible goal. We’re holding on to this game, the result is very positive. Lots of counterattacks, lots of chances, we knew that Fiorentina wanted to score a draw”, the words released to the official channels of the ducal club.
“We played a good defensive game. Serie A? We’ve been working with the coach for a long time, we’ve already shown that we can compete with anyone. Now we’re thinking about a difficult game that awaits us. The red card for Pongracic? After the draw we thought we’d win, we had the chances. I can’t tell you if we’re going home happy, we had to win.”
Here is the match scoreboard:
Parma (4-2-3-1): Suzuki; Coulibaly, Balogh, Circati, Valeri; Bernabè (80′ Cyprien), Estevez; Man (65′ Almqvist), Sohm (76′ Cancellieri), Mihaila (65′ Camara); Bonny (65′ Hainaut). Coach: Pecchia
Fiorentina (3-4-2-1): Terracciano; Martinez Quarta (60′ Parisi), Pongracic, Comuzzo (73′ Kayode); Dodò, Amrabat, Mandragora (73′ Bianco), Biraghi; Colpani (60′ Ikoné); Kouamé (79′ Sottil); Kean. Coach: Palladino
Referee: Ayroldi
Goalscorers: 22′ Man (P), 75′ Biraghi (F)
Yellow cards: Pongracic (F), Estevez, Balogh, Circati (P)
Expelled: Pongracic