The Parma Panthers (2-1) will play their first home game of the season Saturday, March 15 when they host the Bologna Warriors (1-2) in the Italian Football League’s fifth weekend of play.
The Panthers defeated the Bergamo Lions 35-10 to open the season and followed that up with a 34-15 victory over the Milano Rhinos before dropping a 24-21 decision to the Legnano Frogs. Bologna were 38-0 losers to the Milano Rhinos and then lost 47-0 to the Ancona Dolphins before finally defeating the Bergamo Lions 19-14.
For Parma, quarterback Emilia Robert Patterson is the key. He has completed 33 of 59passes for 492 yards and six touchdowns. Matteo Ghelfi has hauled in five of those passes for 140 yards and two touchdowns while Carlo Tassan leads the team with 14 receptions for 196 yards and two scores.
Warriors quarterback Viktor Wessberg has thrown for 312 yards so far this season but has also been picked off three times without throwing a touchdown pass.
The Warriors have held teams to just 162 yards and two touchdowns rushing but given up a whopping 741 yards and 12 touchdowns passing.
This looks like a comfortable win for Parma who will be wanting to give the home crowd a treat.
