Parma Jamu Sassuolo pada Laga Pamungkas Serie A

Parma menjamu Sassuolo dalam pertandingan pekan ke-38 atau laga pamungkas kompetisi Serie A musim 2025/2026 di Stadion Ennio Tardini pada hari Minggu, 24 Mei 2026 pukul 15.00 waktu setempat.

Pertandingan bertajuk derbi Emilia ini mempertemukan dua tim yang sudah dipastikan aman dari jeratan degradasi, di mana Parma kini berada di peringkat ke-13 dengan 42 poin dan Sassuolo menempati posisi ke-11 dengan raihan 49 poin.

Pelatih Parma, Carlos Cuesta, menegaskan ambisi timnya untuk mengakhiri musim dengan kemenangan demi mengincar posisi ke-12 yang saat ini dihuni oleh Torino.

"We want to finish the season in the best possible way. Everything that is within our control must be focused on the match, and we need to put all our energy into getting the win and delivering a strong performance. It would be great to finish on a high with the fans. Personally, I’ve learned a lot this season – it’s been a huge life experience, and I’ve been fortunate to work alongside some incredible people. I’ve felt the warmth of the fans in every sense and the support of the club when needed. The players have shown a very high level of commitment, desire and quality – otherwise, you don’t get these results. And the same goes for the staff, who have all pulled in the same direction." ujar Carlos Cuesta, Pelatih Parma.

Cuesta, yang merupakan pelatih kepala termuda di era modern Serie A setelah bergabung dari Arsenal musim panas lalu, juga membeberkan kepastian mengenai komposisi pemainnya yang mengalami krisis akibat banyaknya pilar yang absen.

"Tomorrow’s line-up? Corvi will start, along with ten others. And that’s already a lot, because I’m naming one player when I’ve never named anyone before. It’s been a week with a very clear focus: we want to reach 45 points and finish as high as possible, even if it’s not fully in our hands. Twelfth place is the highest we can achieve, and we’ll go after it with everything we’ve got. Today is all about Sassuolo – anything regarding the future or next season belongs to 2026/27. The focus is to finish this season as well as possible. It’s been a positive campaign with ups and downs, and tomorrow will bring difficulties because we have several absentees. Rinaldi, Cremaschi, Frigan, Delprato, Strefezza, Estévez, Bernabé, Oristanio, Ondrejka and Elphege are all unavailable. That obviously creates challenges, but the team has overcome difficulties throughout the 37 matchdays. No excuses – we go in with the right mentality, aiming to put in a strong performance in front of our fans and take the game where we want it to go." kata Carlos Cuesta, Pelatih Parma.

Guna menyiasati absennya deretan pemain utama tersebut, Cuesta memutuskan untuk mempromosikan sejumlah pemain dari tim Primavera untuk masuk ke dalam skuad pertandingan.

"We have even more motivation now than we did at the start of the season. We have the chance to finish the campaign with a win, on 45 points, and we hope to end it in the best possible way. It’s been a season with ups and downs and some difficulties, but we managed to achieve our objective. At the same time, we want to grow and improve – we’re not satisfied. The only thing that takes you to the next level is improving. I couldn’t be more motivated, both now and beyond the Sassuolo game. I love this profession, I love this game – my mentality is always the same. I want to always be the best version of myself to help the players as much as possible." tutur Carlos Cuesta, Pelatih Parma.

Di antara para pemain muda tersebut, penyerang Mikolajewski berpeluang kembali mendapatkan menit bermain setelah sebelumnya sempat mencatatkan dua penampilan bersama tim senior.

"Six Primavera players will definitely be in the squad: Mazzocchi, Mena Martínez, Plicco, Tigani, Cardinali and Mikolajewski. Cardinali was close to making his debut last week, if it had not been for circumstances beyond his control, with Elphege picking up an injury. He had a very good week of training with us, despite knowing that the Primavera have an important match on Monday. But that also reflects the alignment within the club; people like Coach Corrent and Mattia Notari have done an excellent job in helping us be as competitive as possible tomorrow." ucap Carlos Cuesta, Pelatih Parma.

Cuesta menambahkan bahwa proses bimbingan dan koreksi terus diberikan secara merata, baik kepada pemain muda Primavera maupun skuad utama demi perkembangan jangka panjang klub.

"Mikolajewski could feature. He’s training very well and has already made two appearances. He’s making a positive impact and could have a great opportunity tomorrow. They’re exceptional lads, with a great desire to work, and they’re at a good level both when they train with us and when they get the chance to feature in matches. That’s part of coaching – there are certain dynamics at play. Sometimes, you want to improve or push players, so you talk to them and try to correct things. We do that with both Primavera players and the first team, because everything belongs to Parma. Our aim is to help the club grow and improve." sebut Carlos Cuesta, Pelatih Parma.

Meskipun lawan yang dihadapi merupakan tim kuat asuhan Fabio Grosso yang berambisi menembus posisi 10 besar, Cuesta menyatakan timnya tetap fokus pada target internal tanpa mencari alasan.

"As always, we approach games with an objective and the desire to win. Then you deal with all kinds of situations – heat, injuries – but there are no excuses. There is only the right approach, mentally, physically and tactically, and we try to prepare as best we can to reach that target. Is it entirely in our hands? No, it also depends on our opponents. They’re a very strong side who have had a fantastic season, but we want to focus less on that, and more on achieving our objective. The phrase that sums up the season? Being a team. The most important thing is being aware of what is needed at certain moments to express ourselves or do certain things on the pitch. Above all, it’s about total commitment and the willingness to do it." pungkas Carlos Cuesta, Pelatih Parma.

Berdasarkan laporan dari football-italia.net dan sports.yahoo.com, Parma juga kehilangan penjaga gawang Zion Suzuki, sementara Sassuolo datang tanpa diperkuat Sebastian Walukiewicz, Aster Vranckx, Daniel Boloca, Filippo Romagna, Fali Candé, dan Darryl Bakola.

Dilansir dari bbc.com, kompetisi Serie A telah merampungkan sebagian besar pertandingan dengan Inter Milan keluar sebagai juara musim ini, disusul Napoli, AC Milan, dan Roma di zona Liga Champions.

Pertandingan ini menjadi penentu bagi Sassuolo apakah mereka mampu menggeser Udinese, serta kesempatan bagi Parma untuk menutup musim di peringkat ke-12 di hadapan para pendukungnya sendiri.