The two clubs meeting at Delle Alpi on the 36th matchday are divided from a 39-point gap in the table but both have strong motivations and come from precious wins. Juventus arrive to the challenge against the Emilia-based club after the stirring win at San Siro which moved them three points clear of Milan, Parma beated Roma and can now look at the table more relaxed than a few weeks ago.
Both teams need points but the Gialloblu may be content with a draw in Turin whereas Capello’s lads must win not to waste the advantage over the Rossoneri. The match against Parma thus still represents a challenge with great motivations, although it has lost the bite it used to have a few years ago. In the mid-90’s, Bianconeri and Gialloblu used to compete on all fronts, from the championship to Coppa Italia, UEFA Cup, until the end.
Now, Gialloblu’s ambitions are quite different and their main target is to save their place in Serie A. And this is just the reason why they cannot be underestimated. In the remaining matchdays, Giardino and his mates are risking their stay in Serie A and thus have nothing to lose, especially on a playground, such as Delle Alpi’s, that has rarely been generous with them: in fact, Parma has always found it hard to win points in away matches in Turin, even in the golden times, as they won only 1 out of 14 matches and sometimes conceded a real goal feast to their opponents, the last of which was in last year’s season, with a heavy 4-0 defeat.