Parma vs Palermo preview - Colomba urges Parma to keep foot on gas
Posted Sunday, May 01, 2011 by PA
Parma coach Franco Colomba has warned his players ahead of the game against Palermo that relegation is still a threat.
Last weekend's 2-0 win at Udinese followed their 2-0 triumph over Inter Milan and lifted Parma to 14th in the standings, three points above the drop zone with four games remaining.
However, Colomba does not want his men to ease up.
"Nothing is done yet and lots of the teams below us will still try to overhaul us," he said.
Parma know a positive result on Sunday is a must in their battle to remain in Italy's top flight.
"The result against Udinese allowed us to take another step towards defending our Serie A status," Colomba said.
"We have four games left to play and we know that three points on Sunday would boost our chances of remaining in the top flight next season.
"But until we can be 100% certain that we will avoid the drop, we cannot make the mistake of thinking we are safe.
"Anything can happen in the last four games and we must take it one game at a time.
"Right now our only focus is on beating Palermo, which will be no easy task."
Palermo will look to make it three wins in a row when they travel to Ennio Tardini stadium.
Wins at Roma and Napoli have seen the Sicilian giants revive their hopes of playing in Europe next season.
Delio Rossi's side are eighth in the standings, six points behind Roma, who are sixth and hold the last European qualifying spot.
"The season is not over," Rossi said. "There are four games left and we want to do the best we can and see where that leaves us.
"We played well at Roma and against Napoli, and this is a positive sign in view of our next games. But we must keep our concentration until the end."
Parma must overcome the absence of suspended defenders Cristian Zaccardo and Mariano Angelo.
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