Serie A | Torino 4-1 Parma – D’Aversa train picks up steam as Cuesta’s run grinds to a halt

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Skip to contentTURIN, ITALY – MARCH 13: Giovanni Simeone of Torino FC celebrates goal with teammates after scoring Torino FC first goal during the Serie A match between Torino FC and Parma Calcio 1913 at Stadio Olimpico di Torino on March 13, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Chris Ricco/Getty Images)

Roberto D’Aversa’s Torino continued their encouraging revival under the new coach with a convincing home win over Parma, ending their opponents’ five-game unbeaten run and closing to within a point of them in the Serie A table in the process.

Torino made the perfect start when Giovanni Simeone pounced on a rebound inside the box to slot home in just the third minute, giving the hosts exactly the platform they needed at the Olimpico Grande Torino.

Parma responded well, however, and levelled matters on 20 minutes through Mateo Pellegrino, who met a delightful Gabriel Strefezza cross with a precise header inside the right post to restore parity.

Torino put Parma to the sword in exciting second half

The second half was where the match turned decisively in Torino’s favour, and in the most dramatic and unlikely fashion.

Within the space of two minutes, Parma gifted their hosts a two-goal cushion through a pair of own goals, although the first was later awarded to Emirhan Ilkhan.

First Enrico Delprato put through his own net on 55 minutes, after a deflected effort from Ilkhan.

Then Mandela Keita compounded Parma’s misery two minutes later to make it 3-1. It was a devastating spell for Carlos Cuesta’s side, undoing everything they had worked hard to build.

Parma pushed for a way back into the match in the closing stages but found Torino resolute, with goalkeeper Alberto Paleari working hard to prevent any comeback.

Then, in stoppage time, the hosts extended their lead to 4-1 thanks to a well-taken goal by experienced forward Duvan Zapata.

The result lifts Torino to 13th in the table, now just a single point behind Parma in 12th. D’Aversa’s side are building momentum at exactly the right time, with the two sides now inextricably linked in what promises to be a tense battle to pull clear of the relegation picture.

13-03-2026 19:45

MatchDay 29

Olympic Grande Torino StadiumTorinoParma

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Player statistic

Torino

Parma

Starting lineups

1

Alberto Paleari
Goalkeeper

44

Ardian Ismajli
Defender

77

Enzo Ebosse
Defender

16

Marcus Pedersen
Defender

33

Rafa Obrador
Defender

23

Saúl Coco
Defender

6

Emirhan Ilkhan
Midfielder

76′

66

Gvidas Gineitis
Midfielder

10

Nikola Vlasic
Midfielder

19

Ché Adams
Attacker

61′

18

Giovanni Simeone
Attacker

77′

31

Zion Suzuki
Goalkeeper

39

Alessandro Circati
Defender

14

Emanuele Valeri
Defender

15

Enrico Delprato
Defender

37

Mariano Troilo
Defender

62′

25

Benja Cremaschi
Midfielder

11′

24

Christian Ordoñez
Midfielder

63′

16

Mandela Keita
Midfielder

63′

22

Oliver Sörensen
Midfielder

7

Gabriel Strefezza
Attacker

9

Mateo Pellegrino
Attacker

Substitutes

34

Cristiano Biraghi
Defender

81

Franco Israel
Goalkeeper

20

Valentino Lazaro
Defender

61

Adrien Tameze
Midfielder

8

Ivan Ilić
Midfielder

13

Guillermo Maripán
Defender

14

Tino Anjorin
Midfielder

22

Cesare Casadei
Midfielder

35

Luca Marianucci
Defender

25

Niels Nkounkou
Defender

92

Alieu Njie
Attacker

99

Lapo Siviero
Goalkeeper

91

Duván Zapata
Attacker

61′

98

Matteo Prati
Midfielder

76′

17

Sandro Kulenovic
Attacker

77′

41

Hans Nicolussi Caviglia
Midfielder

66

Filippo Rinaldi
Goalkeeper

40

Edoardo Corvi
Goalkeeper

3

Abdoulaye Ndiaye
Defender

23

Nesta Elphege
Attacker

63

Marlon Mena Martinez
Defender

5

Lautaro Valenti
Defender

62′

8

Nahuel Estévez
Midfielder

63′

21

Gaetano Oristanio
Midfielder

63′

17

Jacob Ondrejka
Attacker

78′

27

Sascha Britschgi
Defender

BySam Wilson

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