GENOA, ITALY – MARCH 2: Lorenzo Colombo of Empoli (left) and Koni De Winter of Genoa vie for the ball during the Serie A match between Genoa and Empoli at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on March 2, 2025 in Genoa, Italy. (Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images)

It’s been 20 years since Parma turned from one of the major forces in Serie A to the team whose primary goal is to keep their place in the elite.The club had been relegated thrice in this century,