

Both clubs had huge absence lists and were separated by five points. The hosts welcomed new player Alessandro Vogliacco but lost Nahuel Estevez, Adrian Bernabé, Mateusz Kowalski, Alessandro Circati, Gabriel Charpentier, and Gianluca Di Chiara. Michael Svoboda, Alfred Duncan, Giorgio Altare, Richie Sagrado, and Joel Schingtienne were all injured, while Francesco Zampano was suspended for Venezia. In the first few minutes, Matteo Cancellieri just missed with the inside of his left boot, but a poor challenge from behind by Mandela Keita stopped John Yeboah from tapping in the Antonio Candela cross from six yards out. When VAR saw it, a penalty was given, and Joel Pohjanpalo converted it forcefully to give Venezia the lead.
At halftime, coach Fabio Pecchia made three substitutions since Parma was unable to muster any form of response. It paid off right away, as Filip Stankovic was put to the test by Drissa Camara's long-range scorcher and by Dennis Man's in-swinging corner.