| Cagliari secured their safety with this important victory and David Suazo added to his tally of 21 goals. The Gialloblu were already guaranteed their place in Serie A for next season, but the Sardinians still needed a win to be sure of joining them. Several stars were suspended for this game - Antonio Langella, Nelson Abeijon, Michele Canini, Francesco Bega and Marco Marchionni. Parma took the opportunity to test out goalkeeper Alfonso De Lucia in only his third top flight appearance.
David Suazo, who has already bagged 20 goals this season, skimmed the near post in the opening 23 seconds of play.
Capone also threatened on Gobbi's assist, skimming the crossbar, and he eventually broke the deadlock when goalkeeper De Lucia only got a fingertip to Suazo's low cross back into the centre.
Parma almost equalised soon after when a free kick took a series of ricochets and Bernardo Corradi was unable to get enough power on to his header in front of an open goal.
Paolo Cannavaro brought down Gobbi inside the area and David Suazo stepped up to convert the penalty for Cagliari. It was the 1,000th Serie A goal scored by a Cagliari player.
Joe Bizera nodded a free kick over the bar and Vincenzo Grella's impressive volley was wide of the target.
Cagliari put the result beyond doubt on the hour mark with a solo effort from Mauro Esposito, who ran all the way up and cut back round Fernando Couto to place a precise shot into the far corner.
Corradi's header on a Daniele Bonera cross 15 minutes from time was mere consolation for Parma at the Stadio Sant'Elia.
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