Fiorentina vs. Parma

Valeri Bojinov wasted a golden opportunity in the first three minutes, as a lucky ricochet sent him clear on goal, but he fired wide from nine yards.

Gilardino smartly spread the play to the right flank for an unmarked Marchionni, but Antonio Mirante stood his ground and parried the chip with one hand. However, from the set play he could do nothing on Gilardino's looping header from six yards into the far corner.

Parma equalised with a well-worked move. Dzemaili threaded through for Cristian Zaccardo down the right and he crossed low into the centre for Amoruso to come sliding in for the tap-in from six yards.

Straight after the restart Parma turned the game around completely. Former Viola star Bojinov was left completely unmarked as he sprung the offside trap on a long Daniele Galloppa free kick and at full stretch hit a volley past the stranded Frey from six yards.

Fiorentina hit back and Gianluca Comotto slid on to a smart through ball to force Mirante into a save with his feet. The move continued and Vargas curled just past the far post.

Gilardino was struggling with a knee injury, but he still scored the Viola's equaliser. Like the first goal, it was from a whipped in Vargas corner and his precise glancing header from six yards slotted into the far bottom corner, bouncing just in front of Mirante.

However, Parma struck with a classic counter-attack to restore their advantage when substitute Davide Lanzafame sprung the offside trap on a long Christian Panucci ball over the top, raced towards Frey and slid to prod it into the far corner with the outside of his right foot.

The tension got to Fiorentina and it exploded in the final four minutes. Donadel went in two-footed on Stefano Morrone and the referee at first let play continue, but then stopped it a few moments later when the Parma player was still down injured and flashed a second yellow card.