Parma will also be at the starting line of the next Serie A 2024/25: after a long and painful pursuit of promotion, the Crusader team managed to achieve the objective it had set for itself since the day after the ruinous relegation of 2021. It hasn’t been an easy season for Pecchia and his boys, who had to push hard to avoid sudden drops in tension and were always followed by opponents such as Catanzaro, Cremonese, Venezia and Como. But in the end, the Crusaders proved to be the strongest. In this end-of-year report card we are going to see the contribution of all the protagonists of the year: it’s the turn of Gabriel Charpentier.
At the beginning of the season he seems destined for a marginal role. His season opens with yet another injury, an endless nightmare that made him unusable in his first year in Parma. The purchase of a top player like Colak and the explosion of Bonny’s talent seem to close any space for the Congolese. With the support of Mr. Pecchia, he continues to work hard and in the final against Como Pecchia surprisingly inserts him during the match. A few minutes are enough for him and he immediately finds the goal, the first in the cross shirt, which is worth three points. From here on it will be a downhill year, in which he will find space and score some serious goals. One of the many players relaunched by Mr. Pecchia, who has become invaluable to the team, often during the match but also as a starter.
The numbers – At the end of the year he closed with 26 appearances, including two in the Italian Cup, for a total of 705 minutes played. There are four goals in total, three in the first round against Como, Lecco and Palermo and one in the return against Spezia. Not only goals but also assists, three at the end of the season.
Highlight – There are two key moments of his season. The first is the goal against Como, a real liberation that has restored enthusiasm to a boy who had suffered in recent months. Recharged by that injection of confidence, Charpentier was able to work with newfound enthusiasm, carving out his space and proving fundamental in Mr. Pecchia’s rotations. However, the moment that will remain imprinted is the goal with time expired against Palermo. With Parma two goals down at the Tardini, Parma equalized with two goals in injury time, the last of which was his own, with a decisive header assisted by Bernabé.
