Parmaclima and Unipol Bologna will meet in the Italian Series, the championship series of the Italian Serie A1. While Bologna celebrated a clean three-game sweep over Nettuno in the semifinals, Parma edged out defending champion Rimini in five games. Rimini had dominated game three 17-1 to take the lead in the series. But Parma came back with 1-0 and 2-1 wins. Parma scored runs in the seventh and ninth inning on Monday to celebrated the decisive win. Already in game four the winning run crossed the plate in the ninth. Parma last won the scudetto in 2010, while Bologna pick up the trophy in 2016.