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PFDC- Perugia managed to avoid yet
another away loss today by drawing 2-2 in Parma's Tardini stadium. Perugia
coupled a lackluster first half performance which saw Serse Cosmi's side
concede twice with a brilliant second half comeback.
Perugia's defense was hounded by Parma's aggressive attacking force, with
Adrian Mutu doing most of the damage, causing Cosmi to replace Rahman
Rezaei after a mere 25 minutes due to his inability in keeping the
Roumanian international at bay. Rezaei's substitute, Nigerian
international Obodo, was somewhat more successful than the former Zob Ahan
defender in blocking Parma's offensive forays.
Parma's first goal came courtesy of a Mutu waltz through the Perugia
defense, dribbling a hapless Di Loreto and shooting a powerful left-footed
shot past veteran goalkeeper Sebastiano Rossi, whose line of sight was
ineptly covered by Rezaei and Milanese. Parma kept the pressure on Perugia
and scored early in the second half, seemingly sealing the game in Parma's
favor. Only then did Perugia start to counterattack, finally using
Miccoli's notable skills to their maximum extent up front. Perugia scored
through a great run by Miccoli on the left flank, that yielded a golden
ball for skipper Giacomo Tedesco in the middle of the small area, and then
capitalized both on their pressure and Parma's tiredness after a pulsating
UEFA Cup tie with CSKA Moscow on Thursday with Tedesco again, that thrust
an Obodo shot into an empty Parma goal.
Overall, Perugia deserved the draw, having impressively come back from a
seemingly unbridgeable gap of both goals and play with Parma, thus
satisying coach Serse Cosmi, who protested after the game at Perugia
President Luciano Gaucci's decision of keeping the team in confinement.
Parma: Frey; Benarrivo, Bonera, Ferrari,
Gresko; Filippini, Brighi, Donati (Bresciano 77); Nakata, Mutu (Marchionni
61); Bonazzoli (Gilardino 78)
Perugia: Rossi; Di Loreto, Rezaei (Obodo
25), Viali, Milanese; Ze Maria, Tedesco, Blasi, Grosso (Pagliuca 59);
Vryzas (Amoruso 71), Miccoli
Ref: Saccani
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