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PARMA, ITALY – APRIL 12: Scott McTominay of Napoli SSC celebrates after scoring his team’s first goal during the Serie A match between Parma Calcio 1913 and SSC Napoli at Stadio Ennio Tardini on April 12, 2026 in Parma, Italy. (Photo by Emmanuele Ciancaglini/Getty Images)
Scott McTominay managed to claw back a point for Napoli after Gabriel Strefezza put Parma in front within 33 seconds, but this result damages their Scudetto ambitions.
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The Partenopei climbed into second place with a 1-0 victory over Milan and were seeking a sixth straight Serie A win. Rasmus Hojlund returned after a stomach bug, but David Neres, Antonio Vergara, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Amir Rrahmani and Romelu Lukaku were still out of action. The Ducali had just three draws in the last five rounds, and top scorer Mateo Pellegrino was suspended, with Benja Cremaschi and Matija Frigan also absent.
See how it all unfolded on the Liveblog.
It took an incredible 33 seconds to break the deadlock, as in his first start for the club, Nesta Elphege jumped to flick on the long Zion Suzuki ball, allowing Gabriel Strefezza to run into the box and bend the finish in off the far post with the inside of the right boot.
Despite pouring forward, Antonio Conte’s men struggled to create any genuine chances, as Andre Frank Zambo Anguissa nodded wide with a Hojlund foul in the build-up.
Instead, Vanja Milinkovic-Savic had to rush out into midfield to clear from Enrico Delprato.
On the stroke of half-time, Kevin De Bruyne’s corner was flicked on for Hojlund, finding Delprato ready to clear practically on the line.
Juan Jesus was struggling to deal with Strefezza, so he was replaced by Sam Beukema for the restart in the Napoli defence.
Matteo Politano blasted over from the edge of the area, while Alisson Santos came off the bench and fired so far wide that it went for a throw-in.
Napoli finally equalised with one of their first shots on target, as Stanislav Lobotka’s first-time through ball was laid off by Hojlund for McTominay to drill home from the edge of the area.
The visitors continued to pour forward, Suzuki right behind the Alisson Santos low drive, then Politano’s cross flashing all the way across the face of goal without a tap-in.
Suzuki was ready for the acrobatic McTominay overhead kick on a corner, but Parma also threatened with a ball flashed across the six-yard box and two players sliding in failing to connect.
Alisson Santos skimmed the near post from a tricky angle and there were Parma penalty appeals for handball, but Alessandro Buongiorno’s arm was in a natural position when Leonardo Spinazzola kicked it onto his teammate from point-blank range.
Milinkovic-Savic had to fingertip the Mandela Keita scorcher out from under the bar, while Eljif Elmas really should’ve done better with a free header over the bar from the Miguel Gutierrez cross.
Alisson Santos also stung Suzuki’s gloves in stoppages, but Parma have for the third game in a row held Napoli to a potentially costly stalemate in the Scudetto race.
Parma 1-1 Napoli
Strefezza 1 (P), McTominay 60 (N)
12-04-2026 14:00
MatchDay 32
Parma Store (Stadio Ennio Tardini)ParmaNapoli
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Player statistic
| Gabriel Strefezza(Assist: Nesta Elphege) | 1' |
| 60' | Scott McTominay(Assist: Rasmus Højlund) |
| Alessandro Circati | 83' |
Parma
Napoli
Starting lineups
31
Zion Suzuki
Goalkeeper
39
Alessandro Circati
Defender
14
Emanuele Valeri
Defender
15
Enrico Delprato
Defender
5
Lautaro Valenti
Defender
37
Mariano Troilo
Defender
10
Adrián Bernabé
Midfielder
67′
41
Hans Nicolussi Caviglia
Midfielder
66′
16
Mandela Keita
Midfielder
7
Gabriel Strefezza
Attacker
72′
23
Nesta Elphege
Attacker
59′
32
Vanja Milinković-Savić
Goalkeeper
4
Alessandro Buongiorno
Defender
5
Juan Jesus
Defender
46′
37
Leonardo Spinazzola
Defender
17
Mathías Olivera
Defender
99
Frank Anguissa
Midfielder
56′
11
Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder
78′
8
Scott McTominay
Midfielder
68
Stanislav Lobotka
Midfielder
21
Matteo Politano
Attacker
78′
19
Rasmus Højlund
Attacker
66′
Substitutes
29
Franco Carboni
Defender
66
Filippo Rinaldi
Goalkeeper
40
Edoardo Corvi
Goalkeeper
11
Pontus Almqvist
Attacker
21
Gaetano Oristanio
Midfielder
17
Jacob Ondrejka
Attacker
3
Abdoulaye Ndiaye
Defender
27
Sascha Britschgi
Defender
22
Oliver Sörensen
Midfielder
59′
8
Nahuel Estévez
Midfielder
66′
24
Christian Ordoñez
Midfielder
67′
76
Daniel Mikolajewski
Defender
72′
1
Alex Meret
Goalkeeper
14
Nikita Contini
Goalkeeper
30
Pasquale Mazzocchi
Defender
6
Billy Gilmour
Midfielder
23
Giovane
Attacker
31
Sam Beukema
Defender
46′
27
Alisson Santos
Attacker
56′
23
Giovane Nascimento
Attacker
66′
20
Eljif Elmas
Midfielder
78′
3
Miguel Gutiérrez
Defender
78′
