Parma captain Alessandro Lucarelli wants their crisis to be used as a “guarantee this never happens again.”

The team called off its last two Serie A games amid a financial meltdown, but agreed to get back on to the pitch against Atalanta tomorrow after a bailout package worth €5m was agreed.

“Yesterday we listened to (FIGC President Carlo) Tavecchio’s words and then proposed our ideas,” Lucarelli told Radio Deejay.

Parma captain Alessandro Lucarelli wants their crisis to be used as a “guarantee this never happens again.”

The team called off its last two Serie A games amid a financial meltdown, but agreed to get back on to the pitch against Atalanta tomorrow after a bailout package worth €5m was agreed.

“Yesterday we listened to (FIGC President Carlo) Tavecchio’s words and then proposed our ideas,” Lucarelli told Radio Deejay.

“The rules need to change and we outlined three or four points that need changing. He promised that it would be done."

Cesena are the only club to have voted against the bailout, while Napoli, Sassuolo and Roma abstained.

“In order to change we don’t just need Parma to ask for this, but all of the clubs. We must make the most of Parma’s situation and use it to guarantee this never happens again.”

The players had refused to play not because they hadn’t received wages since July 2014, but to ensure all employees of the club and the history of Parma Calcio was protected.

“We want to become guarantors for a change in the Federal rules. If we only thought about our wages then we’d have stopped playing months ago.

“We’re the only squad in the world that plays top flight football for free, as we haven’t been paid a salary since July.

“I ask for everyone to support our fight so that what happened at Parma can never be allowed again. The club changed three Presidents and was also given a points penalty on top of that.

“The rules for evaluating the financial stability of Serie A clubs need to change.”

Lucarelli admits the Ducali’s performance may well be rusty in the circumstances.

“So far we’ve continued training, so I hope our physical condition is ok, but I can’t make any guarantees on our psychological condition.”

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