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Conference trucks::football;1

Title:	Soccer Football Conference
Notice:	Don't forget your season ticket.....
Moderator:	MOVIES::PLAYFORD

Created:	Thu Aug 08 1991
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	608
Total number of notes:	85903

296.0. "European Cup WInners Cup FInal" by REOSV1::ONEILLS () Thu May 13 1993 12:58

I was priveleged to witness a superb display of Italian football by Parma in last
night's European Cup Winners cup final at Wembley.  The margin of victory (3-1) 
does not reflect Parma's superiority over Antwerp, despite the absence of their
Colombian star Asprilla, the leading scorer in the tournament.

I must admit that I decided to go at the last moment, fearing a boring game.  
Nothing could have been further from the truth.  Two goals in the first 15
minutes set the game alight.  Parma took the lead on 10 minutes through their
captain Minotti only for ANtwerp to equalise 3 minutes later through Taeymans.
That was really Antwerp's last chance with the exception of a set piece in the 
second half.

We were then treated to a display of beautiful football with both Parma 
full-backs more often in enemy teritory with tantalising runs down both flanks.
Just behingd the strikers, Osio provided a diplay of Cantonesque proportions with
neat flicks, wonderful ball control and vision. When he retired midway through
the second half, the game had already been won, although the third goal didn't
come until the final minutes. (Leeds please observe that there could
be life after Eric!).  In midfield Melli ran the show - showing why he has been
introduced into the Italian squad.

The game was attended by a well humoured crowd (37,000) with very few locals in sight.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
296.1	Forza Parma!	REOSV1::ONEILLS		`Thu May 13 1993 13:08`	9
	oops, got cut off before finishing. I was surprised at the lack of local interest...London radio didn't even mention the game preferring to report on the management appointement at Wycome Wanderers who have recently taken the heady step from part-time non-league football to the Third Division. The BBC didn't even give the score this morning. That's the first leg of what could be an Italian clean sweep on European competitions this season. It's easy to see only AC, Inter and Lazio are ahead of Parma in the best league in Europe.
296.2		CLARID::STUART		`Thu May 13 1993 13:29`	19
	I watched it on French TV and I was also very impressed and entertained by the Parmasans (well, that's what the French commentator called them). What about that goal chopped off for offside? As fine a goal from a set piece as you could get, and it wasn't offside either according to the replays. In the first 15 minutes Antwerp looked as though they were going to put on a performance but they fell to pieces. The difference in teamwork and skill between the teams was enormous. I don't know if Melli is regarded as a goal scorer but last night he really should have had about two hat-tricks. I was getting a bit worried until the Parma 3rd goal, visualizing a sneak equalizer by Antwerp and on to a penalty shootout. There have beeen too many Euro finals in recent years where the best team did not win. Anyway, well done Parma. Italian football really does seem a bit special these days. Iteresting point made by the TV commentator: apparently Parma is a town with only 200,000 inhabitants. And they have a team like this! It makes one wonder. Gordon.
296.3		FERRET::CIOT		`Thu May 13 1993 23:42`	1
	Glad to hear that for once a final was a real final ...
296.4		NSDC::SIMPSON	The future sure isn't what it used to be	`Fri May 14 1993 10:37`	5
	Parma have done really well in recent seasons - 3 years ago they were in the Italian 3rd division. It was also they that ended AC Milan's incredible run of league matches without defeat.
296.5	prosciutto e latticini	VARESE::BIOTTI		`Fri May 14 1993 11:30`	12
	> DIV 3? Surely more then 3 years ago, I think 6. They started to do well in div2 when the trainer was Arrigo Sacchi. Parma is a city of 170000 people and the reason of his football success is mainly due to a big industry that transforms milk end distributes the derived products.
296.6		CLARID::STUART		`Fri May 14 1993 12:58`	4
	Does Parma football club own this big milk-transfoming industry? Or is there a millionaire owner of the industry who invest money in the club? Gordon.
296.7	Prosciutto di Parma...	KBOMFG::KOEPPE	Think Imaginary...	`Fri May 14 1993 13:30`	7
	RE. -1 I'd say it would be the latter. As far as I know the club's main sponsor is PARMALAT. I don't know if the owner of PARMALAT is the club president, but it wouldn't surprise me. Eduard
296.8	Tanzi == yogurt	VARESE::BIOTTI		`Fri May 14 1993 15:41`	2
	He IS : Mr TANZI
296.9		FERRET::CIOT		`Mon May 17 1993 14:36`	1
	You see milk is good for heath and sports ... :)
296.10		HEAVY::WARD		`Wed May 26 1993 15:31`	6
	I missed this match as the highlights were buried on BBC at some ungodly time of night. Almost no other mention of the game even though it was in London. Stay tuned for more parrochial ManU news .. Ray