Fiorentina vs Parma

Fiorentina will look to extend their winning streak at home when they host relegation-battling Parma in Serie A’s Gameweek 32 on Sunday. The Viola, fresh off securing a strong position in the Conference League semi-finals, have won their last three matches in Florence and will aim for a fourth against a Parma side that recently held champions Inter Milan to a draw.

Manager Raffaele Palladino rotated his squad heavily in Thursday’s 2-1 victory over Celje, keeping key players fresh for both the return leg and this crucial league clash. Sitting eighth in the table, Fiorentina still have multiple paths to European football next season—either through Serie A or by winning the Conference League, which would secure a Europa League spot.

Despite their mid-table position, the Viola remain in the race for a top-four finish and a potential Champions League berth. With Bologna (57 points) just five points ahead and Atalanta (58 points) within reach, Palladino’s men could still make a late surge. The battle for European qualification is wide open, with just six points separating third from eighth.

While seventh place might be enough—depending on the Coppa Italia winner’s league position—Fiorentina will aim to climb as high as possible rather than leave their fate to chance.

Standing in their way are a resilient Parma side, who have shown signs of improvement under Cristian Chivu. Though still not safe from relegation, a run of four consecutive draws has lifted them three points clear of the drop zone ahead of this weekend’s fixtures.

Three of the four encounters have seen dramatic turnarounds, the most recent being a comeback from the Emilians, who rallied from a 2-0 deficit against reigning champions Inter—thanks to goals from Matteo Darmian and Marcus Thuram—by netting twice in just 10 minutes through Adrian Bernabe and Jacob Ondrejka.

Despite sitting 16th in the table, the team has demonstrated resilience since their defeat at Udinese in early March, though that fighting spirit has yet to result in a second away win.

Their last triumph on the road came against struggling Venezia back in November, and they’ve endured a nine-game winless streak away from home since then, losing six of those matches.

While that record hints at the possibility of an eighth road defeat, back-to-back draws against Monza (1-1) and Hellas Verona (0-0) provide some encouragement that Sunday’s result could go either way.