In April, Parma got the better of the Red and Blues at Ennio Tardini courtesy of Franco Vazquez's equaliser and Dennis Man's late winner.
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Cagliari will be bidding to take advantage in front of their own supporters in the first leg of their Serie B semi-final playoff tie against Parma on Tuesday night. The hosts secured a place in the semi-finals courtesy of securing a fifth place finish in the second tier standings, having collected 60 points from 38 games, level on points with fourth-placed Crusaders, but separated by head-to-head record, as Parma prevailed 2-1 in April, while the reverse match between the two sides at home of Rossoblu finished in a 1-1 draw.
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Cagliari are heading into the match on the back of a 2-1 victory over Venezia in their final league-fixture of the season last weekend. Gianluca Lapadula’s first-half brace helped Claudi Ranier’s side register their 15th second tier victory of the season. The result extended their winning run to five games, scoring 12 goals and conceding only three in the period. The Red and Blues have been hard to beat this term, having lost only eight league-matches, but too many draws (15) prevented them from pushing higher up the table. In fact, Gli Isolani are unbeaten in their last 16 fixtures at Sardegna Arena, while winning ten games in the process. Meanwhile, The Red and Blues were relegated from Serie A at the end of the 2021-22 campaign, courtesy of finishing 18th in the table, so they are attempting to return to the top division at the first time of asking.
Parma, on the other hand, are also heading into the match on the back of a 2-1 win over Venzia on May 19. Franco Vazquez’s 14th-minute opener from the penalty spot and Drissa Camara’s 78th-minute winner helped the Yellow and Blues secure their 17th second tier victory of the season. The result extended Fabio Pecchia’s side’s unbeaten run to eight games in the Serie B, while recording six matches in the process. Parma are also unbeaten in their last four away-games in the league, collecting eight points in the period. Meanwhile, the Crusaders were relegated from the Serie A at the end of 2020-21 season, picking up just 20 points from 38 games during a disappointing campaign.
There isn’t much difference between these two sides when it comes to the head-to-head record, with the hosts securing 25 wins, while Parma prevailed on 26 occasions in 76 encounters across all competitions. In April, Parma got the better of the Red and Blues at Ennio Tardini courtesy of Franco Vazquez’s equaliser and Dennis Man’s late winner. Meanwhile, the Crusaders’s last visit to Sardegna Arena ended in a 1-1 draw after Crissa Camara’s opener was canceled out by Leonardo Pavoletti.
| Key Details | Stats |
| Total matches | 76 |
| Cagliari won | 25 |
| Parma won | 26 |
| Draws | 25 |
| Total Cagliari goals | 85 |
| Total Parma goals | 93 |
| Biggest Cagliari win | 4-0 (2015) |
| Biggest Parma win | 5-1 (1958) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Parma beat Cagliari | 2-1 |
| Cagliari draw Parma | 1-1 |
| Cagliari beat Parma | 4-3 |
| Parma draw Cagliari | 0-0 |
| Cagliari draw Parma | 2-2 |
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