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Serie A Week 27 - 9/3/08 (14.00 UK)
Parma 1 - 2 Sampdoria
Maggio 12 (S), Bonazzoli 57 (S), Budan 68 (P)
Stadio Tardini

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Andrea Gasbarroni missed a penalty against his old club, as Parma crumble at the Tardini and Sampdoria climb to within a point of sixth.

The Blucerchiati began life without Antonio Cassano, who sat out his five-match ban for throwing his shirt at a referee. Luigi Sala was also suspended and Mirko Pieri, Claudio Bellucci and Vincenzo Montella injured. Parma needed points to avoid sliding into the drop zone and came face to face with their former player Emiliano Bonazzoli.

Samp only had one top flight win at the Tardini, achieved last season, ending a run of seven defeats and five draws.

Giulio Galcone just failed to get on the end of a dangerous Luca Cigarini cross from the right, but it was Sampdoria who took the lead with Christian Maggio's fourth goal of the season. Daniele Franceschini's wayward volley turned into an assist for the unmarked Maggio's looping header.

Luca Castellazzi palmed a tricky shot from former Sampdoria man Andrea Gasbarroni round the post and Gennaro Delvecchio was unable to make the most of a counter.

The referee pointed to the spot at the dawn of the second half as a Gastaldello handling offence blocked Cristiano Lucarelli's shot. Gasbarroni took the penalty and cracked it against the upright, wasting the opportunity to equalise!

Ferdinand Coly flashed a cross-shot across the face of goal and Lucarelli was just unable to get on the end of it.

This proved to be a costly error, as soon after Sampdoria doubled their advantage. A corner kick found ex-Parma striker Bonazzoli's glancing header from six yards.

Substitute Budan got Parma back into the game as Lucarelli flicked on a long Stefano Morrone pass and the Croat lobbed the on-rushing goalkeeper from eight yards.

Castellazzi's save prevented Budan from bagging a brace to complete the comeback.

Luca Bucci was at full stretch to capture Delvecchio's angled drive and Sampdoria held on throughout six minutes of stoppages.


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Parma: Bucci; Coly, Falcone, Paci, Castellini; Dessena (Corradi 79), Morrone, Cigarini, Pisanu (Budan 59); Gasbarroni (Reginaldo 65); Lucarelli

Sampdoria: Castellazzi; Lucchini (Miglionico 61), Gastaldello, Accardi; Maggio, Sammarco, Palombo, Franceschini (Volpi 79), Ziegler (Zenoni 71); Delvecchio; Bonazzoli

Ref: Celi

Missed penalty: Gasbarroni 50 (S)

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