1992–93 Parma AC season

Parma
1992–93 season
Owner	Parmalat
President	Giorgio Pedraneschi
Manager	Nevio Scala
Stadium	Ennio Tardini
Serie A	3rd
Supercoppa Italiana	Runners-up
Coppa Italia	Quarter-finals
European Cup Winners' Cup	Winners; (In European Cup Winners' Cup)
Top goalscorer	League: ; Alessandro Melli (12); All: ; Alessandro Melli (15)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1991–92 1993–94 →

Parma Associazione Calcio played its third consecutive season in Serie A, and had arguably its best ever season, even when considering its glorious years in the late 1990s. It finished third in the domestic league competition and won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup following a 3–1 final victory against Royal Antwerp.

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	BRA	Cláudio Taffarel
—	GK	ITA	Marco Ballotta
—	GK	ITA	Marco Ferrari
—	DF	ITA	Antonio Benarrivo
—	DF	ITA	Alberto Di Chiara
—	DF	ITA	Lorenzo Minotti
—	DF	ITA	Luigi Apolloni
—	DF	BEL	Georges Grün
—	DF	ITA	Stefano Nava
—	DF	ITA	Cornelio Donati
—	DF	ITA	Salvatore Matrecano
—	DF	ITA	Gianluca Franchini


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	SWE	Tomas Brolin
—	MF	ITA	Daniele Zoratto
—	MF	ITA	Stefano Cuoghi
—	MF	ITA	Gabriele Pin
—	MF	ITA	Ivo Pulga
—	MF	ARG	Sergio Berti
—	MF	ITA	Marco Osio
—	MF	ITA	Fausto Pizzi
—	MF	ITA	Aldo Monza
—	FW	COL	Faustino Asprilla
—	FW	ITA	Giovanni Sorce
—	FW	ITA	Alessandro Melli
—	FW	ITA	Gianluca Hervatin

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
FW	Faustino Asprilla	Atletico Nacional
MF	Aldo Monza	Modena	loan ended
MF	Giovanni Sorce	Lucchese	loan ended
GK	Marco Ferrari	Avellino	loan ended
DF	Gianluca Franchini	Avellino
MF	Salvatore Matrecano	Foggia
MF	Sergio Berti	River Plate
MF	Fausto Pizzi	Internazionale
MF	Gabriele Pin	SS Lazio

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
MF	Aldo Monza	Cosenza
MF	Tarcisio Catanese	Bologna FC
FW	Graziano Mannari	Pisa	loan
FW	Massimo Agostini	Ancona

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Milan (C)	34	18	14	2	65	32	+33	50	Qualification to European Cup
2	Internazionale	34	17	12	5	59	36	+23	46	Qualification to UEFA Cup
3	Parma^[a]	34	16	9	9	47	34	+13	41	Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
4	Juventus	34	15	9	10	59	47	+12	39	Qualification to UEFA Cup
5	Lazio	34	13	12	9	65	51	+14	38	Qualification to UEFA Cup

Source: 1992–93 Serie A, RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.(Note:^[1]
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Parma qualified to 1993–94 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as defending champions.

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	W	W	W	L	D	D	W	L	D	D	L	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	D	W	D
Position	14	6	12	7	10	8	10	13	11	7	6	9	10	10	5	8	8	8	9	9	9	8	8	7	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, 1993–94 UEFA Champions League; = 1993–94 UEFA Cup; = 1993–94 Serie B

Matches

6 September 1992 1	Atalanta	2–1	Parma	Bergamo
	Ganz 26' Rambaudi 79' (pen.)	Report	Taffarel 78' Melli 88'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Angelo Amendolia

13 September 1992 2	Parma	3–1	Udinese	Parma
	Grün 4' Asprilla 45' Melli 68'	Report	Balbo 50' Mandorlini 61'	Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 22,220 Referee: Roberto Bettin

20 September 1992 3	Torino	3–0	Parma	Turin
	Aguilera 22', 45' Casagrande 66'	Report		Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Gianni Beschin

27 September 1992 4	Parma	2–0	Brescia	Parma
	Osio 25' Cuoghi 41' Zoratto 85'	Report	Bonometti 79'	Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Giuseppe Rosica

4 October 1992 5	Lazio	5–2	Parma	Rome
	Signori 13', 34', 70' (pen.) Fuser 25', 37'	Report	Osio 31', 44'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Carlo Sguizzato

18 October 1992 6	Parma	3–0	Ancona	Parma
	Melli 48' Pizzi 52' (pen.) Minotti 89'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Vincenzo Fucci

25 October 1992 7	Parma	0–2	Milan	Parma
		Report	Papin 62' Eranio 90'	Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 26,727 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange

1 November 1992 8	Foggia	1–0	Parma	Foggia
	Fornaciari 83' Biagioni 90' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti

8 November 1992 9	Parma	1–0	Pescara	Parma
	Pizzi 64'	Report	Sivebaek 67'	Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Paolo Fabricatore

22 November 1992 10	Cagliari	0–1	Parma	Cagliari
		Report	Brolin 74'	Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Referee: Piero Ceccarini

29 November 1992 11	Parma	1–0	Sampdoria	Parma
	Asprilla 51'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto

6 December 1992 12	Roma	1–0	Parma	Rome
	Zinetti 39' Rizzitelli 89'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Alfredo Trentalange

13 December 1992 13	Parma	1–1	Fiorentina	Parma
	Grün 59'	Report	Baiano 54'	Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Carlo Sguizzato

3 January 1993 14	Juventus	2–2	Parma	Turin
	R. Baggio 52' Vialli 84'	Report	Kohler 41' (o.g.) Melli 72'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Marcello Nicchi

10 January 1993 15	Parma	1–0	Genoa	Parma
	Minotti 74'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Gianni Beschin

17 January 1993 16	Internazionale	2–1	Parma	Milan
	Sosa 60' Berti 72'	Report	Melli 21'	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Walter Cinciripini

24 January 1993 17	Parma	1–1	Napoli	Parma
	Asprilla 52' Zoratto 79'	Report	Fonseca 62'	Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Pierluigi Collina

31 January 1993 18	Parma	0–0	Atalanta	Parma
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Giovanni Merlino

7 February 1993 19	Udinese	1–0	Parma	Udine
	Balbo 60'	Report	Matrecano 85'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Referee: Marcello Nicchi

14 February 1993 20	Parma	2–2	Torino	Parma
	Brolin 59' (pen.) Melli 90'	Report	Sergio 45' Mussi 89', 90'	Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Luciano Luci

28 February 1993 21	Brescia	0–1	Parma	Brescia
		Report	Hagi 75' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto

7 March 1993 22	Parma	2–1	Lazio	Parma
	Melli 15', 75'	Report	Luzardi 74' Cravero 87'	Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Walter Cinciripini

14 March 1993 23	Ancona	1–1	Parma	Ancona
	Sogliano 38'	Report	Melli 86'	Stadium: Stadio del Conero Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto

21 March 1993 24	Milan	0–1	Parma	Milan
		Report	Asprilla 58'	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Graziano Cesari

28 March 1993 25	Parma	4–0	Foggia	Parma
	Brolin 28' Asprilla 45' Melli 47' Di Chiara 59'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Angelo Amendolia

4 April 1993 26	Pescara	0–2	Parma	Pescara
		Report	Matrecano 3' Brolin 45'	Stadium: Stadio Adriatico Referee: Roberto Bettin

10 April 1993 27	Parma	3–1	Cagliari	Parma
	Firicano 16' (o.g.) Minotti 39' Asprilla 56'	Report	Napoli 13' Herrera 24'	Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Massimo Chiesa

17 April 1993 28	Sampdoria	2–1	Parma	Genoa
	Mancini 30' (pen.) Lombardo 52'	Report	Pizzi 87'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi

25 April 1993 29	Parma	3–1	Roma	Parma
	Osio 4', 77' Pizzi 14' (pen.)	Report	Aldair 74'	Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Fabio Baldas

8 May 1993 30	Fiorentina	1–1	Parma	Florence
	Di Mauro 89'	Report	Melli 43'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto

15 May 1993 31	Parma	2–1	Juventus	Parma
	Osio 48', 58'	Report	R. Baggio 39'	Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Roberto Bettin

23 May 1993 32	Genoa	1–1	Parma	Genoa
	Padovano 65' (pen.)	Report	Asprilla 27'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Loris Stafoggia

30 May 1993 33	Parma	2–0	Internazionale	Parma
	Melli 17' Asprilla 25' Cuoghi 82'	Report	Berti 25'	Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Walter Cinciripini

6 June 1993 34	Napoli	1–1	Parma	Naples
	Policano 64'	Report	Pizzi 87'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto

Coppa Italia

Second round

26 August 1992 First Leg	Parma	1 – 0	Lecce	Parma
	Minotti 48' (pen.)			Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Massimo Chiesa

2 September 1992 Second Leg	Lecce	0 – 0	Parma	Lecce
				Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare Referee: Piero Ceccarini

Round of 16

7 October 1992 First Leg	Parma	1 – 0	Venezia	Parma
20:30 CEST (UTC+01:00)	Asprilla 33'			Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi

28 October 1992 Second Leg	Venezia	1 – 1	Parma	Venice
20:30 CEST (UTC+01:00)	Bonaldi 25'		Minotti 80'	Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Referee: Fabio Baldas

Quarter-finals

27 January 1993 First Leg	Juventus	2 – 1	Parma	Turin
	D. Baggio 27' De Marchi 73' Vialli 78', 85'		Brolin 80'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 5,636 Referee: Loris Stafoggia

10 February 1993 Second Leg	Parma	1 – 1	Juventus	Parma
19:45 CEST (UTC+01:00)	Brolin 36' (pen.) Minotti 80'		Marocchi 8' Casiraghi 35' Möller 37', 63' Kohler 80'	Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 19,768 Referee: Piero Ceccarini

Supercoppa Italiana

30 August 1992	Milan	2 – 1	Parma	Milan, Italy
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Van Basten 14' Massaro 70' Baresi	Report	Melli 45' Matrecano Zoratto	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 30,102 Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto

European Cup Winners' Cup

First round

16 September 1992 First leg	Parma	1–0	Újpest	Parma, Italy
	Asprilla 48'			Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini

1 October 1992 Second leg	Újpest	1–1 (1–2 agg.)	Parma	Újpest, Hungary
	Hetesi 62'		Grün 52'	Stadium: Ferenc Szusza Stadium

Second round

21 October 1992 First leg	Parma	0–0	Boavista	Parma, Italy
				Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: Jan Damgaard (Denmark)

4 November 1992 Second leg	Boavista	0–2 (0–2 agg.)	Parma	Porto, Portugal
			Nogueira 11' (o.g.) Melli 78'	Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Referee: Hans-Jürgen Weber (Germany)

Quarter-finals

3 March 1993 First leg	Sparta Prague	0–0	Parma	Prague, Czech Republic
				Stadium: Stadion Letná Referee: Alfred Wieser (Austria)

17 March 1993 Second leg	Parma	2–0 (2–0 agg.)	Sparta Prague	Parma, Italy
14:30 CEST (UTC+01:00)	Melli 10' Asprilla 33'		Hornak 75'	Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: John Blankenstein (Netherlands)

Semi-finals

6 April 1993 First leg	Atlético Madrid	1–2	Parma	Madrid, Spain
	Schuster 31' Juanma 35' García 44' Juanito 49'		Zoratto 21' Asprilla 29', 57', 62' Di Chiara 47'	Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Philip Don (England)

22 April 1993 Second leg	Parma	0–1 (2a–2 agg.)	Atlético Madrid	Parma, Italy
			Sabas 77' Juanito 89'	Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 21,915 Referee: Aron Schmidhuber (Germany)

Final

12 May 1993 Final	Parma	3–1	Royal Antwerp	London, England
19:15 GMT	Minotti 9' Melli 30' Di Chiara 32' Cuoghi 84'		Severeyns 11', 37' Segers 65' Broeckaert 82'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 37,393 Referee: Karl-Josef Assenmacher (Germany)

Statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa		UEFA CWC
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ITA	Ballotta	41	-29	28+1	-22	5	-3	7	-4
	DF	ITA	Benarrivo	30	0	20	0	4	0	6	0
	DF	ITA	Di Chiara	42	1	30	1	5	0	7	0
	DF	BEL	Grün	38	3	27	2	3	0	8	1
	DF	ITA	Minotti	48	6	33	3	6	2	9	1
	DF	ITA	Apolloni	45	0	31	0	6	0	8	0
	MF	ITA	Zoratto	40	0	27	0	6	0	7	0
	MF	ITA	Pin	46	0	30+3	0	5	0	8	0
	MF	ITA	Osio	32	7	21+2	7	5	0	4	0
	FW	COL	Asprilla	38	11	19+7	7	6	1	6	3
	FW	ITA	Melli	39	15	26+2	12	3	0	8	3
	GK	BRA	Taffarel	9	-12	6	-11	1	-1	2	0
	MF	ITA	Cuoghi	34	3	19+3	2	4	0	8	1
	MF	SWE	Brolin	30	6	18+4	4	2	2	6	0
	MF	ITA	Pizzi	30	5	15+5	5	3	0	7	0
	MF	ITA	Matrecano	29	1	13+7	1	4	0	5	0
	MF	ITA	Pulga	12	0	3+9	0
	FW	ITA	Ferrante	11	0	2+9	0	0	0
	FW	ITA	Hervantin	9	0	2+6	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	ARG	Berti	7	0	2+2	0	3	0
	MF	ITA	Franchini	5	0	2+2	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	ITA	Donati	4	0	0+2	0	1	0	1	0
	MF	ITA	Monza	3	0	0+1	0	1	0	1	0
	FW	ITA	Sorce	3	0	0+1	0	1	0	1	0
	GK	ITA	Ferrari	1	-1	0+1	-1

Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/1992/1035/

References

^ Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

[table_note_PAR0.83610267277626-1] Parma qualified to 1993–94 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as defending champions.

[2] Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

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