AC Parma was defeated on Saturday evening in the away match against Empoli, a major contender in the battle to stay in Serie A, with a score of 1-2, and now seriously considers the darkest scenarios.
Delicate moments for Romanian coach Cristi Chivu, who suffered his second consecutive defeat in Italy. The hosts scored the winning goal in the 86th minute, and Parma remains in 16th place, needing more points to secure survival or relying on other match outcomes.
Parma needed a point in Tuscany, but ended up with 10 men after Valenti was directly sent off for a foul as the last defender.
Empoli struck in the 86th minute, with a phenomenal goal from outside the box by Faustino Anjorin. Dennis Man remained unused as a substitute for Parma. Cristi Chivu suffered his first back-to-back defeats in his coaching career at the senior level. However, Parma still holds its fate to remain in the top tier.
They are 5 points ahead of Lecce and 6 points ahead of Venezia, the first two teams below the relegation line. In the next round, Parma will play at home against the 1st-placed Napoli. There are only 2 matches left, this game against Napoli and an away match against Atalanta.