Serie A resumes with Inter returning to San Siro on Saturday 10, where Parma provide the first test after the break and a meeting between two coaches with recent links to the Emilian club.
Cristian Chivu’s Inter begin the weekend level at the summit with Roma and Lazio. The Nerazzurri have taken 13 points from five matches, winning four and drawing only away to Roma at the Olimpico.
Quick facts
- Inter v Parma kicks off at 18:00 on Saturday 10 at San Siro.
- Inter are joint top with Roma and Lazio on 13 points after five games.
- Parma have four points, with their only win coming against Genoa in their most recent fixture.
- Alberto Gilardino takes charge of Parma for the first time after replacing Carlos Cuesta.
- Kevin Bonacina will referee the match.
For Chivu, Parma are not merely the next opponent in the calendar. Before taking the Inter job, he spent 108 days in charge at the Tardini, a brief spell that now gives this San Siro fixture an added personal thread.
Inter also carry a more celebratory memory of the same opposition. Last season, their meeting with Parma at San Siro formed part of the club’s Scudetto-winning campaign.
Gilardino arrives for his debut on the Parma bench after Carlos Cuesta’s departure. The former striker knows the club deeply: he scored 56 goals across three years as a Parma player.
His new side have endured a difficult opening, collecting four points so far, but the victory over Genoa before the international pause gives Parma a result to build on as the league restarts.
Bonacina, from the Bergamo section, has been appointed referee. Fontani and Barone will be his assistants, Manganiello the fourth official, while Paterna and Massimi will oversee VAR duties.
The match will be shown live exclusively on DAZN. For Inter, it is an opportunity to protect their early position at the top; for Parma and Gilardino, it is the opening page of a new technical chapter in one of the season’s most demanding away grounds.
