| Tommaso Rocchi ensured Lazio ended the season on a high note with their 11th home win. These two sides both hit top gear after Christmas to secure their objectives - UEFA Cup football for the Biancocelesti and Serie A safety for the Gialloblu. It was Fabio Liverani's last match for Lazio, while Bernardo Corradi and Fernando Couto returned to face their former teammates.
Paolo Di Canio had the first chance after five minutes when he controlled with his left foot and drilled just past the far top corner with his left.
The veteran brought a good save out of De Lucia on Massimo Oddo's assist moments later, while Luciano Zauri drilled wide and an Oddo cross-shot was flapped over the bar.
Christian Manfredini's looping header was just past the post and Tommaso Rocchi drilled over when he lost his balance.
Parma's best chance of the first half fell to former Biancocelesti striker Corradi, whose curling effort was just past the far corner.
The Gialloblu went closer than anyone after the break, as a Fabio Simplicio free kick cannoned off the base of the upright with Handanovic beaten.
Lazio broke through eventually when Zauri set up Rocchi on the edge of the area and the ex-Empoli man spun to place a powerful finish in at the near post.
De Lucia prevented it becoming 2-0 moments later with a fine flying save on Di Canio's curling effort.
Parma also fought back, as Marco Marchionni's ambitious backheel clipped the upright after Corradi's diving header.
Vincenzo Grella's attempt was deflected off Sebastiano Siviglia, while De Lucia was at full stretch to turn Manfredini's angled drive out for a corner.
Parma nearly snatched an equaliser with youth team player Paponi in the closing stages.
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