Fiorentina Women rally from early deficit to beat Parma

PARMA, Italy (Interstat) — Fiorentina W erased an early deficit and defeated home side Parma W 2-1 on Sunday in a global football match, using a second-half response to secure its second win of the competition season. Parma W was the home team, while Fiorentina W was the visiting side. The match produced three goals and two yellow cards. The result moved Fiorentina W to 2 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw in the competition, while Parma W fell to 0 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw. Fiorentina W also holds a 2-0-1 record across all competitions this season, and Parma W is 0-3-1 across all competitions.

Parma W struck first in the 28th minute when Gaia Distefano scored, with Iara Lobo providing the assist. Distefano’s goal gave the home side an early advantage and came after Parma W had already made a seventh-minute substitution involving M. Uffren. Fiorentina W answered in the 55th minute when Katla Tryggvadottir scored. The goal leveled the match and shifted momentum toward the visitors. Fiorentina W’s S. Bredgaard was booked in the 32nd minute, the first yellow card of the match, and Parma W’s lead held until Tryggvadottir’s equalizer. Lobo’s assist was a key part of Parma W’s attacking start before she was substituted in the 79th minute.

Emma Severini also scored for Fiorentina W and was shown a yellow card in the 66th minute. Severini’s goal gave the visitors the other part of their two-goal total, while Tryggvadottir’s 55th-minute strike remained central to the comeback. Tryggvadottir and Severini each finished with a goal, and Severini’s booking was the second yellow card of the match after Bredgaard’s earlier caution. Severini’s yellow card came as Fiorentina W protected its advantage in the second half, and the visitors managed the final stages while Parma W searched for a response. Parma W made further changes in the 73rd and 79th minutes as it tried to reshape its attack.

Fiorentina W’s record in the competition is now 2 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw, and its record across all competitions is identical. Parma W is 0 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw in the competition and 0 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw across all competitions. Fiorentina W had previously drawn 1-1 at Como W and beaten Sassuolo W 2-0 at home. Parma W had lost 3-0 at Inter W, lost 2-1 at home to Ternana W and drawn 0-0 at Lazio W. The visitors’ latest result added to a positive start in the competition, while Parma W remained without a win after its opening stretch of matches.

The match included a series of substitutions. Parma W made a seventh-minute change with M. Uffren, then used C. Cavallin and E. Ekic in the 73rd minute and I. Lobo and G. Distefano in the 79th. Fiorentina W brought on E. Faerge in the 56th, C. Correia and I. Omarsdottir in the 72nd, and E. Snerle and S. Bredgaard in the 82nd. The substitutions continued a busy second half after Fiorentina W had drawn level. Parma W’s late changes included removing Distefano and Lobo, the pair that combined for the opening goal, while Fiorentina W used its bench to close out the match. Bredgaard, who was booked in the first half, was replaced in the 82nd minute.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Parma W 1, Fiorentina W 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Fiorentina W with an 87.7 percent probability to win. Fiorentina W had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 3 went under the over/under line of 2.5.