1990–91 Parma A.C. season

Parma

1990–91 season
President	Giorgio Pedraneschi
Manager	Nevio Scala
Stadium	Stadio Ennio Tardini
Serie A	5th
Coppa Italia	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Alessandro Melli (13) All: Alessandro Melli (13)
Average home league attendance	18,005
Home colours Away colours
← 1989–90 1991–92 →

The 1990–91 season was Parma Associazione Calcio's 78th in Italian football and their first ever season in the Serie A. It was Nevio Scala's second year at the club, as Parma achieved promotion the previous season, by finishing in fourth place. In their first season, they finished in sixth place, before securing a UEFA Cup spot. In the Coppa Italia, they were eliminated 2–0 on aggregate by Fiorentina in the second round, after two legs.

Competitions

Serie A

Main article: 1990–91 Serie A

Matches

Parma v Juventus

9 September 1990 (1990-09-09) Matchday 1	Parma	1–2	Juventus	Parma
16:00	Melli  88' (pen.)	Report	Napoli  24' Baggio  62' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Tullio Lanese (Messina)

Lazio v Parma

16 September 1990 (1990-09-16) Matchday 2	Lazio	0–0	Parma	Rome
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Piero Ceccarini (Livorno)

Parma v Napoli

23 September 1990 (1990-09-23) Matchday 3	Parma	1–0	Napoli	Parma
	Osio  64'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Angelo Amendolia (Pace del Mela)

Bari v Parma

30 September 1990 (1990-09-30) Matchday 4	Bari	2–2	Parma	Bari
	João Paulo  39' Dicara  73'	Report	Brolin  59' Minotti  84'	Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Referee: Marcello Nicchi (Arezzo)

Parma v Sampdoria

7 October 1990 (1990-10-07) Matchday 5	Parma	0–0	Sampdoria	Parma
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Loris Stafoggia (Urbino)

Fiorentina v Parma

21 October 1990 (1990-10-21) Matchday 6	Fiorentina	2–3	Parma	Fiorentina
	Kubik  42' (pen.) Buso  73'	Report	Melli  17', 20' Brolin  38'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Giovanni Merlino (Torre del Greco)

Parma v Roma

28 October 1990 (1990-10-28) Matchday 7	Parma	2–1	Roma	Parma
	Brolin  31' Nela  45' (o.g.)	Report	Giannini  38'	Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Alfredo Trentalange (Turin)

Internazionale v Parma

11 November 1990 (1990-11-11) Matchday 8	Internazionale	2–1	Parma	Milan
	Serena  35' Matthäus  37' (pen.)	Report	Melli  89'	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (Turin)

Pisa v Parma

18 November 1990 (1990-11-18) Matchday 9	Pisa	0–2	Parma	Pisa
		Report	Melli  24' Osio  75'	Stadium: Arena Garibaldi – Stadio Romeo Anconetani Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi (New York City)

Parma v Cagliari

25 November 1990 (1990-11-25) Matchday 10	Parma	2–0	Cagliari	Parma
	Osio  50' Grün  90'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Bruno Di Cola (Avezzano)

Genoa v Parma

2 December 1990 (1990-12-02) Matchday 11	Genoa	2–1	Parma	Genoa
	Aguilera  20' (pen.) Branco  38'	Report	Melli  46'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Marcello Cardona (Milan)

Parma v Bologna

9 December 1990 (1990-12-09) Matchday 12	Parma	1–1	Bologna	Parma
	Melli  13'	Report	Türkyilmaz  88'	Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Werther Cornieti (Bagno di Romagna)

Parma v Atalanta

16 December 1990 (1990-12-16) Matchday 13	Parma	1–0	Atalanta	Parma
	Melli  24'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Carlos Langhi (Rome)

Torino v Parma

30 December 1990 (1990-12-30) Matchday 14	Torino	0–0	Parma	Turin
		Report		Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Pietro D'Elia (Salerno)

Parma v Lecce

6 January 1991 (1991-01-06) Matchday 15	Parma	0–0	Lecce	Parma
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Pierluigi Magni (Bergamo)

Cesena v Parma

13 January 1991 (1991-01-13) Matchday 16	Cesena	0–1	Parma	Cesena
		Report	Brolin  45'	Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Referee: Loris Stafoggia (Urbino)

Parma v Milan

20 January 1991 (1991-01-20) Matchday 17	Parma	2–0	Milan	Parma
	Melli  6', 34'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Carlo Sguizzato (Verona)

Juventus v Parma

27 January 1991 (1991-01-27) Matchday 18	Juventus	5–0	Parma	Turin
14:30	Júlio César  24' Casiraghi  57' Marocchi  73' Baggio  85', 87'	Report		Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Sergio Coppetelli (Tivoli)

Parma v Lazio

3 February 1991 (1991-02-03) Matchday 19	Parma	0–0	Lazio	Parma
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Walter Cinciripini (Ascoli Piceno)

Napoli v Parma

10 February 1991 (1991-02-10) Matchday 20	Napoli	4–2	Parma	Napoli
	Maradona  25' (pen.), 69' (pen.) De Napoli  38' Careca  72'	Report	Minotti  52' Osio  81'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Rosario Lo Bello (Syracuse)

Parma v Bari

17 February 1991 (1991-02-17) Matchday 21	Parma	1–0	Bari	Parma
	Brambati  46' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Paolo Fabricatore (Rome)

Coppa Italia

Main article: 1990–91 Coppa Italia

Parma were eliminated in the second round by Fiorentina, the same round they entered the competition, losing 2–0 on aggregate after two legs. Alberto Di Chiara, who went on to join the club the same season, and Stefano Borgonovo, scored the goals.

Second round

Fiorentina v Parma

5 September 1990 (1990-09-05) First leg	Fiorentina	1–0	Parma	Florence
	Di Chiara  60'			Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi

Parma v Fiorentina

12 September 1990 (1990-09-12) Second leg	Parma	0–1	Fiorentina	Parma
			Borgonovo  22'	Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini