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It was all decided in 60 seconds at the Stadio Sant'Elia, as the relegation battlers share the spoils.
Just a few weeks ago the Gialloblu would've gone into this game relatively relaxed, but it had become a relegation six-pointer. Parma lost 3-2 at home to Atalanta and slipped back to one point clear of the drop zone, while bottom of the table Cagliari defeated Napoli and held Juventus to a draw.
Andrea Pisanu sat out a ban for the visitors, but Stefano Morrone returned from suspension. Since returning to Serie A in 2004, the Sardinians had not lost here to Parma with two wins and a draw.
Luca Bucci came tearing out to clear Andrea Cossu's assist off Jeda's foot, then Cristiano Lucarelli held up the ball for Castellini's left-foot strike just wide. Daniele Conti curled a Cagliari free kick past the upright.
The Sardinians opened the scoring with the first real shot on target. Jeda ran forward and unleashed a screamer from 20 metres that smashed into the top corner for his first goal since the January move from Rimini.
Curiously, the second effort on target was also a goal! Less than 60 seconds later Reginaldo took advantage of a lucky ricochet and some slack Lopez defending to steer the ball through Marco Storari's legs from close range.
Bucci needed a spectacular one-handed save to deny Jeda a second, as the Brazilian once again spun round to fire a powerful effort from the D.
Straight after the restart there was chaos in the Parma box, as Stefano Morrone's looping header went over Storari and ricocheted off the inside of the far post. The move continued with several more shots charged down and Fernando Couto wasting from a promising position.
Daniele Conti failed to get the decisive touch on a Biondini cross when all he had to do was make contact to score in front of an empty net.
Summer signing Joaquin Larrivey was booed off the field after an hour of anonymity, while Cristiano Lucarelli limped away with a suspected thigh injury.
Cagliari had the better chances to win it late on, but Pasquale Foggia and Michele Fini couldn't get the final touch.
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