Malen's 101st-minute penalty and a Rensch equaliser in stoppage time turn Parma 2 Roma 3
Roma were 90 seconds from a defeat that would have all but ended their top-four push, and instead they walked out of Parma with three points. Devyne Rensch fired in an equaliser in the fourth minute of stoppage time, was hauled down in the area on the next move, and Donyell Malen rifled the 101st-minute penalty past Zion Suzuki for a 3-2 win.
Malen opens, Parma fight back
Malen had the ball in the net inside ten minutes with a sombrero flick over Suzuki and a finish into an empty goal, but the strike was correctly ruled out for offside. He did not have to wait long for one that counted. On 22 minutes Bryan Cristante won the ball in midfield, Paulo Dybala slipped it to Malen, and the Dutchman steered his finish past the goalkeeper.
Parma went level two minutes after the restart through Gabriel Strefezza, who collected a Hans Nicolussi Caviglia pass on the edge of the area and curled in low. Mandela Keita then looked to have won it for the home side with a clean strike from inside the box on 87 minutes that put Parma ahead for the first time.
Rensch saves it, then wins it
Roma threw everything at the equaliser, and it came from a corner that pinballed in the area. The ball broke for Rensch on the edge of the six-yard box and he hit it hard and low across Suzuki to make it 2-2 in the 94th minute. Seconds later he was clattered by Sascha Britschgi as he tried to get to a loose ball in the box. Britschgi, who was already on a yellow, was sent off, and Malen put the penalty into the bottom corner in the 101st minute to settle a wild finish.
Roma now in the top-four conversation
Three points lift Gian Piero Gasperini's side level with Milan on 67 points, one behind Juventus and two clear of Como. They have two rounds left to lock down a Champions League place. Gasperini has now won three of his last four, and the form has arrived at exactly the right time.
Parma had this match in their hands until the 94th minute and let it slip. The mood at the Tardini at full time was as flat as Roma's bench was loud.
What it means for the run-in
Inter wrapped up the title a week ago with three matches to spare, so the focus across the rest of the table is the remaining Champions League slots. With two rounds to go, Juventus, Milan, Roma and Como are bunched inside a three-point band, and Sunday's comeback keeps Roma right in the middle of that fight. Their next two fixtures will decide more than this one did, but on Sunday night they got the win that kept them in the picture.
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