Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Parma 12th with 49 points, Alessandria 18th with 34, 15 apart. Alessandria ranked 7th in the league on five-round form, well above their 18th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Parma 1.26 scored and 1.13 conceded per game, Alessandria 0.97 and 1.55, with the league averaging 1.24.
Parma had been beaten in three straight games.
Stadio Ennio Tardini in Parma staged the fixture, a ground that holds 27,906. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-2.