Parma fight their way back into second tier

– Former Uefa Cup winners Parma have earned a Serie B berth next season, two years after bankruptcy led to relegation to the Italian fourth division.

Parma– winners of the second-tier European competition in 1995 and 1999 – won Saturday’s play-off against Alessandria 2-0 in Florence.

It was the second consecutive promotion for the club who finished sixth in Serie A in 2014 but could not play in Europe the following season because of financial fair-play rules. –

Milan