📸 Parma held to 2-2, Spezia out on penalties, now a derby with Bologna 🇮🇹

Following the successes of Cagliari, Udinese, and Milan yesterday, the Coppa Italia does not stop and is back on stage with three matches that will decide the round of 16.

At 5 PM, Parma-Spezia kicked off the day, then it will be the turn of Verona-Venezia at 6:30 PM, while the match between Como and Sassuolo will close this Wednesday. At stake, as mentioned, is a pass to challenge Bologna, Inter, and Fiorentina.

PARMA - SPEZIA 2-2

Everything happens in the first half between Parma and Spezia. At the 26th minute, the home team takes the lead with Britschgi, a Swiss defender born in 2006, who celebrates his debut with the ducali by unlocking the match with a great volley following a corner kick.

Spezia responds just before the break with Aurelio, who surprises the Parma defense and balances the match. However, the joy of the visitors is short-lived: in stoppage time, Pellegrino scores the temporary 2-1 goal with a header.

The second half lacks excitement until the 80th minute, when 2007-born Plicco's red card leaves the home team with 10 men in the final minutes and changes everything. The visitors take advantage and seven minutes from the end, Lapadula grabs the draw, sending the match to penalties.

From the penalty spot, Parma comes out on top: Soleri and Lapadula's mistakes prove fatal, while Suzuki's save and Ordoñez's winning goal prove decisive. The Ducali secure a pass to the round of 16: waiting for them will be Italiano's Bologna.

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