Napoli handed Inter a chance to fight for the Serie A title last Sunday by drawing 2-2 with Genoa at home unexpectedly.
This allowed the defending champions to come within one point of Antonio Conte's team with only two matches left. Napoli could secure their second Scudetto in three seasons on Sunday if they defeat Parma and Inter lose to Lazio at home.
The leaders had won their previous four league games without conceding a goal, with 1-0 victories in their last two away matches against Monza and Lecce.
Parma had been climbing away from the relegation zone with a solid run of six draws and a win in seven games. However, only earning one point in their last three matches has put their Serie A status for next season in jeopardy going into the final two fixtures.
Team news
Parma will be missing Lautaro Valenti due to suspension, as well as Yordan Osorio, Gabriel Charpentier, Alessandro Vogliacco, and Valentin Mihaila due to injuries.
Nahuel Estevez and Adrian Bernabe have a chance of recovering from injuries to be included in the squad.
Napoli is expected to be without Stanislav Lobotka, Alessandro Buongiorna, and Juan Jesus due to injuries. Billy Gilmour is likely to start in midfield after replacing Lobotka in the last game.
The stats
In 24 out of Parma's 36 league matches, both teams have scored.
Parma scored in all four of their matches against the top three teams in Serie A this season, but lost three of those games.
Napoli has been leading at half-time in five of their last six victories.
From Napoli's last six league games, four have had under 2.5 goals.
Napoli won four of their last five Serie A games without conceding any goals.
Parma only won five out of 18 home league games this season.
Prediction
Napoli created unnecessary tension by conceding an equalizer in the 84th minute against Genoa last week. However, facing the teams in 16th and 14th place to end the season gives them a good chance of winning the title.
Antonio Conte, who has won the Scudetto with Juventus and Inter before, should lead his team to gather three crucial points against Parma.
Parma suffered a defeat against Empoli, their relegation rivals, last week. With only one win in their last 10 games, although that win was against Juventus, their form is concerning.
Napoli has shown quick starts in many recent games and can be expected to be leading at both half-time and full-time in this match.
With Romelu Lukaku and Scott McTominay driving their team forward, Napoli should be able to close in on securing the title.