Parma are finally back to Italy’s Serie A after their third successive promotion since the club’s fall down the ladder to Serie D.
The club was declared bankrupt but have now bounced back yet again after finishing second in Serie B on Friday having beaten Spezia 2-0 while rivals Frosinone could only manage a 2-2 draw against Foggia.
Parma, former home to Kenyan international McDonald Mariga secured automatic promotion to Serie A, leaving the third place to be decided by a series of play-offs between Frosinone, Palermo, Venizia, Bari, Citadella and Perugia.