"We have to do our job well and score points, score points, score points."

Carlos Cuesta repeated his demands for Parma three times on the eve of the home match against Cagliari. Three and a half months after his injury, Suzuki returns to the squad: "He's been out for a long time, and we'll evaluate his use day by day," explained the Parma coach.

Corvi will be in goal, having kept a clean sheet for the fifth time this season at San Siro. Cuesta's Parma have kept a total of nine clean sheets: the team rarely gives the opposition any space, individual errors are minimal, and the youngest team in the league rarely gets distracted.

The four goals conceded by Juventus and Atalanta seem like blackouts: without those eight goals conceded in two games, the Crociati defence would have numbers that would put them in the Champions League zone.

Circati is also back, returning from a one-match suspension: the Australian is competing in central defense with Troilo , the match-winner at AC Milan. In Cuesta's 5-3-2, the starting lineup also includes the triple option of Nicolussi, Sorensen, and Ordoñez in midfield, for a spot alongside the untouchables Keita and Bernabè. Britschgi and Valeri will be on the wings, with Strefezza and Pellegrino up front.

" Cagliari is a great team ," the Spanish coach concluded. "It will be a tough match, and we'll have to be good at understanding the moments and making the most of the opportunities we have." A manifesto of "cuestismo," considering the impressive specific weight of the goals scored: 8 wins by the smallest margin, 32 points with 19 goals scored, means a points-per-goal average of 1.68, almost a record.