Rappresentativa Trentino 0-6 Parma

Parma defeated Levico 7-1. Giovinco scored the first 2 goals.

Sebastian Giovinco scored a rocket of a strike against his parent club to end any hopes of the Bianconeri reaching next season’s Europa League.

The defeat leaves Juve four points behind sixth-placed Roma, who drew at Catania, with one game left to play. The three points were more than enough to see Parma mathematically safe from relegation.

Giovinco came close to opening the scoring after six minutes when his in-swinging corner was dummied by Valeri Bojinov, and Gianluigi Bufon had to react quickly to claw the ball away just as it was crossing the line.

Buffon then parried Giovinco’s strike after the diminutive attacker was played through by Blerim Dzemaili, whose follow-up effort was blocked en route to goal.

Alesandro Matri glanced a header wide from a cross for Juve before Felipe Melo’s solid strike from range was tipped over the bar by Parma keeper Antonio Mirante to ensure an open first half ended goalless.

After the break it was Juventus who looked more like scoring, with Mirante saving well from Alessandro del Piero’s free-kick and then again from Jorge Martinez’s close-range effort.

But after the visitors failed to make the most of their good spell, it was left to Giovinco to once again show them what they were missing.

The diminutive attacker, on loan at Parma for the season from Juve, brought the ball forward and was allowed to cut inside and unleash a stunning strike which flew past Buffon and into the far top corner.

It was Giovinco’s seventh league goal of the season and his third against Juve following his brace in the 4-1 win in Turin back in January.

Juve manager Luigi del Neri brought on Luca Toni as he searched for a goal, but the big striker headed wide in injury time and the points went to Parma.

"I am happy with my performance" - Giovinco

The Atomic Ant was one of Italy’s stand-out performers in Kiev, helping his side to a deserved 2-0 victory that extends Cesare Prandelli’s unbeaten run to eight matches.

“I am happy with my performance and how the game went,” Giovinco said. “I am part of the group and now it’s up to me to stay in it for as long as possible.

“I returned today and I still haven’t trained with Parma. I’ll do so tomorrow. Anyway the game against Bari will be fundamental. We must be 100 per cent concentrated and go out on the pitch as if it were a Final.

“I have to be the leader of this team. I was signed to give a contribution and I hope to do well in the final games of the season. Parma is a fundamental stage of my career because they allowed me to get into the national team.

“I would like to once again thank my teammates, the club and the President because they have put me in the condition to express myself best.”

Sebastian Giovinco hopes he will remind Italy of his quality during the upcoming international fixtures to safeguard his Azzurri spot, but he remains eager to avoid surveying his club future.

The 24-year-old ace is back in the Nazionale set-up following a stellar season on loan at Parma from Juventus.

Reports have claimed the Ducali want him permanently and will discuss making their co-ownership with the Old Lady a full one, but he has also attracted interest from abroad.

However, the only travelling Giovinco wants to do is with Italy as he dispels rumours of a transfer away from the peninsula.

“At the moment all I think about is this situation with the national team and doing well with Parma,” he told Tuttomercatoweb.com.

“There is no point speaking about the past and I don’t want to cause drama as we know what happened. The present situation means I am doing well.

“As for my future, we will see in June. I have never thought about moving abroad.”