Serie A | Atalanta 2-3 Parma – Ducali secure survival with dramatic comeback

Originally posted on Football Italia | By Lorenzo Bettoni | Last updated May 25, 2025 4:53 PM ET

A Daniel Maldini brace shocked Parma in the first half, but the Ducali came back from behind after the break, securing a 3-2 win and Serie A survival.

See how it all unfolded on the Liveblog.

While La Dea were sure of third place and Champions League qualification, questions remained over whether Gian Piero Gasperini would stay for next season. Berat Djimsiti returned from suspension, with Sead Kolasinac, Juan Cuadrado, Giorgio Scalvini and Gianluca Scamacca injured. Parma were still not sure of Serie A safety going into the final 90 minutes, with Lautaro Valenti returning from his ban, but Valentin Mihaila, Matteo Cancellieri, Gabriel Charpentier, Mateusz Kowalski and Yordan Osorio injured.

Parma defender Botond Balogh had the first chance in the game, but sent a headed attempt over the crossbar after a well-taken free-kick.

Marco Carnesecchi produced a couple of crucial saves, especially one from a diving Ange-Yoan Bonny header, after which he also prevented Mateo Pellegrino from getting on the ball on the rebound.

Zion Suzuki was just as brilliant on the counter-attack, denying Italy international Mateo Retegui, but Atalanta broke the deadlock a few minutes later with Daniel Maldini.

The 23-year-old came sliding to meet a Raoul Bellanova cross from the right from 12 yards. Less than a minute later, Maldini scored the second from just inside the area, making the most of a wise Retegui assist.

Bonny had another chance before the break, but sent his shot over the crossbar.

Christian Chivu’s attacking substitutions during the break produced an immediate effect as one of the substitutes, Antoine Hainaut, found the net from a Pellegrino assist with a powerful shot into the near top corner.

Ibrahim Sulemana had a massive opportunity to re-establish Atalanta’s double lead, but a poor attempt from a promising position did not match his stunning dribble inside the box.

The other Parma substitute, Jacob Ondrejka, levelled the score with a curler at the far post from inside the box as he sprinted from the left to get on Bonny’s through ball.

Ondrejka had a massive chance to kill off the game on a counterattack but was denied by Carnesecchi in one-on-one. The Swedish midfielder did eventually win the match for Parma as the Ducali won the ball high up the pitch. Bernabé provided the assist with a through ball for the Swedish midfielder, who found the net even if an Atalanta defender deflected his shot.

Parma finished the season in 16th place with 36 points, while Atalanta had already secured a third-place finish.

25-05-2025 19:45 MatchDay 38 Gewiss Stadium (Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia)

Atalanta

Parma 2 - 3

Player statistic

1st half

Daniel Maldini (Assist: Raoul Bellanova)		32'
Daniel Maldini (Assist: Mateo Retegui)		33'

2nd half

Berat Djimsiti	47'
	49'	Antoine Hainaut
	71'	Jacob Ondrejka (Assist: Ange-Yoan Bonny)
	89'

Botond Balogh 90+1'

Jacob Ondrejka (Assist: Adrián Bernabé)

Match statistic

53 Possession % 47 11 Total shots 18 5 Shots on target 10 3 Shots off target 3 3 Blocked shots 5 5 Corners 6 2 Offsides 1 7 Fouls 7 Atalanta Parma

Starting lineups

Marco Carnesecchi Goalkeeper 19

Berat Djimsiti Defender 27 Marco Palestra Defender 46' 22 Matteo Ruggeri Defender 3

Odilon Kossounou Defender 16

Raoul Bellanova Defender 72' 70 Daniel Maldini Midfielder 46' 44

Marco Brescianini Midfielder 55' 6 Ibrahim Sulemana Midfielder 58' 17

Charles De Ketelaere Attacker 32

Mateo Retegui Attacker 31 Zion Suzuki Goalkeeper 39 Alessandro Circati Defender 13 Ange-Yoan Bonny Defender 88' 4 Botond Balogh Defender 14 Emanuele Valeri Defender 46' 15

Enrico Del Prato Defender 5 Lautaro Valenti Defender 27

Hernani Midfielder 46' 16 Mandela Keita Midfielder 8' 19

Simon Sohm Midfielder

78' Mateo Pellegrino Attacker

Substitutes

Rui Patrício Goalkeeper 24 Lazar Samardžić Midfielder 77

Davide Zappacosta Defender 31

Francesco Rossi Goalkeeper 2

Rafael Tolói Defender 15

Marten de Roon Midfielder 4 Isak Hien Defender 11

Ademola Lookman Attacker 46' 5

Stefan Posch Defender 46' 13

Éderson Midfielder 55' 8

Mario Pasalic Midfielder 58' 7

Juan Cuadrado Midfielder 72' 30

Milan Djuric Attacker 23

Drissa Camara Midfielder 98

Dennis Man Midfielder 7 Adrian Benedyczak Attacker 21 Alessandro Vogliacco Defender 40 Edoardo Corvi Goalkeeper 18 Mathias Løvik Midfielder 11 Pontus Almqvist Attacker 61 Mohamed Anas Haj Attacker 33 Richard Marcone Goalkeeper 20 Antoine Hainaut Midfielder 46' 17 Jacob Ondrejka Attacker 46' 8

Nahuel Estévez Midfielder 78' 10

Adrián Bernabé Midfielder 8' 22

Matteo Cancellieri Attacker

88'

This article first appeared on Football Italia and was syndicated with permission.

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