Overview
- Napoli drew 1-1 at Parma on Sunday, denting their title defense as Antonio Conte said the dream is not extinguished.
- Parma struck after just 33 seconds when Gabriel Strefezza ran onto a flick from debut starter Nesta Elphege and curled in.
- Scott McTominay leveled on the hour, finishing from the edge of the box after a Stanislav Lobotka pass and a Rasmus Hojlund lay-off.
- Napoli controlled about 74% possession and delivered 37 crosses but created few clear chances as Zion Suzuki made key saves behind a deep block.
- The champions were without David Neres, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Amir Rrahmani and Antonio Vergara with Romelu Lukaku frozen out, Parma missed top scorer Mateo Pellegrino through suspension, and this was the third straight draw between these sides.