Serie A Regular Season - 26

AS Roma 3 - 0 FT Cremonese

Stadio Olimpico

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Futmetrix Verdict
38
FT
Sun, Feb 22
Italiano
AS Roma
3-0
Cremonese
⚡ Intensity 39
⚖️ Balance 8
🏆 Stakes 44
🎲 Upset 0
Roma's relentless siege sinks helpless Cremonese.

Roma Overpower Cremonese in One-Sided Affair

Average Entertainment Futmetrix Score: 38/100. A dominant second-half performance ensured Roma stayed firm in the Champions League places with a comfortable three-goal victory at the Stadio Olimpico.

Relentless Pressure at the Olimpico

From the opening minutes, AS Roma turned the Stadio Olimpico into a shooting gallery, subjecting Cremonese to an unrelenting barrage of attacks. The Intensity rating was sky-high as the hosts registered 23 shots compared to just one from the visitors. Despite controlling possession with a commanding 58%, Roma found the visiting defense difficult to breach in a frustrating first half. Donyell Malen was a constant menace, stretching the backline with intelligent runs, but the clinical edge was missing early on. The Stakes were clear: with a top-four spot on the line, anything less than a win would have been a significant blow to their European ambitions.

Breaking the Resistance

The tactical Balance finally shifted in the 59th minute when the pressure became too much for the visitors to handle. L. Pellegrini provided the creative spark, finding B. Cristante, who finished with composure to break the deadlock. This breakthrough forced Cremonese to abandon their ultra-defensive shell, but they lacked the quality to pose any real threat, failing to record a single shot on target all match. The Upset Factor diminished rapidly as Roma continued to pour forward, sensing that the game was theirs for the taking. It was a masterclass in patient, territorial dominance that eventually wore down a stubborn opponent.

Finishing with Flourish

The final fifteen minutes saw Roma add the gloss their performance deserved. In the 77th minute, defender E. Ndicka moved forward to double the lead, finishing from another Cristante delivery. The victory was rounded off by a late strike from young talent N. Pisilli, who made an immediate impact after coming off the bench in the 72nd minute. This 3-0 result reflects a massive gulf in class, as AS Roma moved to 50 points, firmly cementing their third-place position. For Cremonese, the defeat leaves them hovering perilously near the relegation zone, having been completely outclassed by a superior tactical machine.

Key Questions

What made Bryan Cristante the Man of the Match?

Cristante was the complete midfielder, scoring the opening goal and providing an assist while dictating the tempo of the entire match.

How did substitute Bryan Cristante change the game?

Cristante actually started the match, providing the essential creative drive and leadership that eventually broke Cremonese's resolve in the second half.

What is the Futmetrix Score?

The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.

Match Statistics

Possession
58%
42%
AS Roma 58%
Cremonese 42%
Shots
23
1
AS Roma 23
Cremonese 1
Shots on Target
5
0
AS Roma 5
Cremonese 0
Expected Goals (xG)
1.95
0.05
AS Roma 1.95
Cremonese 0.05
Passes
483
359
AS Roma 483
Cremonese 359
Pass Accuracy
85%
73%
AS Roma 85%
Cremonese 73%
Corners
9
1
AS Roma 9
Cremonese 1
Fouls
12
11
AS Roma 12
Cremonese 11
Yellow Cards
1
1
AS Roma 1
Cremonese 1
Red Cards
0
0
AS Roma 0
Cremonese 0

Match Events

M. Thorsby 🟨 24'
HT
46' 🔄 D. Ghilardi N. El Aynaoui
M. Payero W. Bondo 🔄 49'
56' 🔄 B. Zaragoza L. Venturino
59' B. Cristante (L. Pellegrini)
A. Sanabria J. Vardy 🔄 63'
66' 🟨 N. El Aynaoui
72' 🔄 L. Pellegrini N. Pisilli
G. Pezzella M. Djuric 🔄 74'
A. Zerbin M. Faye 🔄 74'
77' E. Ndicka (B. Cristante)
85' 🔄 Z. Celik J. Ziolkowski
86' N. Pisilli
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

AS Roma

Goalkeepers
Mile Svilar
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
93
Minutes
Defenders
Gianluca Mancini
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
2
Fouls Won
2
Fouls Won
5
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Evan Ndicka
CLOSER
CLOSER
1
Late Goals
1
Late Goals
0
Late Assists
75
Minute
Daniele Ghilardi
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
5
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Midfielders
Zeki Çelik
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
5
Late Mins
5
Late Mins
85
Total Mins
85
Entry
Manu Koné
MAGNET
MAGNET
71
Activity
71
Activity
62
Passes
9
Duels
Bryan Cristante
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
1
Assists
46%
Pass Acc
Wesley
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
93
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Forwards
Bryan Zaragoza
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
56
Total Mins
56
Entry
Lorenzo Pellegrini
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
1
Assists
32%
Pass Acc
Donyell Malen
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
93
Total Mins
Started
Entry
BENCH
Giorgio De Marzi
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Pierluigi Gollini
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Konstantinos Tsimikas
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jan Ziółkowski
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
8
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Devyne Rensch
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Angeliño
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Neil El Aynaoui
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
48
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Niccolò Pisilli
CLUTCH HERO
CLUTCH HERO
86
Goal Time
86
Goal Time
Goal
Impact
7.2
Rating
Lorenzo Venturino
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
0
Assists
11%
Pass Acc
Antonio Arena
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Robinio Vaz
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Cremonese

Goalkeepers
Emil Audero
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
1
Fouls Won
1
Fouls Won
1
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Defenders
Filippo Terracciano
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
93
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Francesco Folino
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
93
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Sebastiano Luperto
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
93
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Midfielders
Alessio Zerbin
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
74
Total Mins
74
Entry
Morten Thorsby
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
93
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Youssef Maleh
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
93
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Martín Payero
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
49
Total Mins
49
Entry
Giuseppe Pezzella
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
74
Total Mins
74
Entry
Forwards
Federico Bonazzoli
MAGNET
MAGNET
52
Activity
52
Activity
40
Passes
12
Duels
Antonio Sanabria
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
63
Total Mins
63
Entry
BENCH
Lapo Nava
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Marco Silvestri
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Davide Pavesi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Mikayil Faye
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
19
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Matteo Bianchetti
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Federico Ceccherini
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Tommaso Barbieri
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Warren Bondo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
44
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jari Vandeputte
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Alberto Grassi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jamie Vardy
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
30
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Milan Đurić
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
19
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
23/11/2025 Cremonese 1 - 3 AS Roma Serie A Stadio Giovanni Zini
03/01/2024 AS Roma 2 - 1 Cremonese Coppa Italia Stadio Olimpico
28/02/2023 Cremonese 2 - 1 AS Roma Serie A Stadio Giovanni Zini
01/02/2023 AS Roma 1 - 2 Cremonese Coppa Italia Stadio Olimpico
22/08/2022 AS Roma 1 - 0 Cremonese Serie A Stadio Olimpico
23/11/2025
Serie A Stadio Giovanni Zini
03/01/2024
Coppa Italia Stadio Olimpico
28/02/2023
Serie A Stadio Giovanni Zini
01/02/2023
Coppa Italia Stadio Olimpico
22/08/2022
Serie A Stadio Olimpico
AS Roma Win
Cremonese Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 Inter 26 64 62 21 +41 WLecce 0 - 2 Inter (21-02-2026)WInter 3 - 2 Juventus (14-02-2026)WSassuolo 0 - 5 Inter (08-02-2026)WCremonese 0 - 2 Inter (01-02-2026)WInter 6 - 2 Pisa (23-01-2026)
2 AC Milan 26 54 41 20 +21 LAC Milan 0 - 1 Parma (22-02-2026)DAC Milan 1 - 1 Como (18-02-2026)WPisa 1 - 2 AC Milan (13-02-2026)WBologna 0 - 3 AC Milan (03-02-2026)DAS Roma 1 - 1 AC Milan (25-01-2026)
3 AS Roma 26 50 34 16 +18 WAS Roma 3 - 0 Cremonese (22-02-2026)DNapoli 2 - 2 AS Roma (15-02-2026)WAS Roma 2 - 0 Cagliari (09-02-2026)LUdinese 1 - 0 AS Roma (02-02-2026)DAS Roma 1 - 1 AC Milan (25-01-2026)
4 Napoli 26 50 39 27 +12 LAtalanta 2 - 1 Napoli (22-02-2026)DNapoli 2 - 2 AS Roma (15-02-2026)WGenoa 2 - 3 Napoli (07-02-2026)WNapoli 2 - 1 Fiorentina (31-01-2026)LJuventus 3 - 0 Napoli (25-01-2026)
5 Juventus 26 46 43 25 +18 LJuventus 0 - 2 Como (21-02-2026)LInter 3 - 2 Juventus (14-02-2026)DJuventus 2 - 2 Lazio (08-02-2026)WParma 1 - 4 Juventus (01-02-2026)WJuventus 3 - 0 Napoli (25-01-2026)
6 Como 26 45 41 19 +22 WJuventus 0 - 2 Como (21-02-2026)DAC Milan 1 - 1 Como (18-02-2026)LComo 1 - 2 Fiorentina (14-02-2026)DComo 0 - 0 Atalanta (01-02-2026)WComo 6 - 0 Torino (24-01-2026)
7 Atalanta 26 45 36 22 +14 WAtalanta 2 - 1 Napoli (22-02-2026)WLazio 0 - 2 Atalanta (14-02-2026)WAtalanta 2 - 1 Cremonese (09-02-2026)DComo 0 - 0 Atalanta (01-02-2026)WAtalanta 4 - 0 Parma (25-01-2026)
8 Bologna 26 36 35 32 +3 WBologna 1 - 0 Udinese (23-02-2026)WTorino 1 - 2 Bologna (15-02-2026)LBologna 0 - 1 Parma (08-02-2026)LBologna 0 - 3 AC Milan (03-02-2026)LGenoa 3 - 2 Bologna (25-01-2026)
9 Sassuolo 26 35 32 35 -3 WSassuolo 3 - 0 Verona (20-02-2026)WUdinese 1 - 2 Sassuolo (15-02-2026)LSassuolo 0 - 5 Inter (08-02-2026)WPisa 1 - 3 Sassuolo (31-01-2026)WSassuolo 1 - 0 Cremonese (25-01-2026)
10 Lazio 26 34 26 25 +1 DCagliari 0 - 0 Lazio (21-02-2026)LLazio 0 - 2 Atalanta (14-02-2026)DJuventus 2 - 2 Lazio (08-02-2026)WLazio 3 - 2 Genoa (30-01-2026)DLecce 0 - 0 Lazio (24-01-2026)
11 Udinese 26 32 28 39 -11 LBologna 1 - 0 Udinese (23-02-2026)LUdinese 1 - 2 Sassuolo (15-02-2026)LLecce 2 - 1 Udinese (08-02-2026)WUdinese 1 - 0 AS Roma (02-02-2026)WVerona 1 - 3 Udinese (26-01-2026)
12 Parma 26 32 19 31 -12 WAC Milan 0 - 1 Parma (22-02-2026)WParma 2 - 1 Verona (15-02-2026)WBologna 0 - 1 Parma (08-02-2026)LParma 1 - 4 Juventus (01-02-2026)LAtalanta 4 - 0 Parma (25-01-2026)
13 Cagliari 26 29 28 35 -7 DCagliari 0 - 0 Lazio (21-02-2026)LCagliari 0 - 2 Lecce (16-02-2026)LAS Roma 2 - 0 Cagliari (09-02-2026)WCagliari 4 - 0 Verona (31-01-2026)WFiorentina 1 - 2 Cagliari (24-01-2026)
14 Genoa 26 27 32 37 -5 WGenoa 3 - 0 Torino (22-02-2026)DCremonese 0 - 0 Genoa (15-02-2026)LGenoa 2 - 3 Napoli (07-02-2026)LLazio 3 - 2 Genoa (30-01-2026)WGenoa 3 - 2 Bologna (25-01-2026)
15 Torino 26 27 25 47 -22 LGenoa 3 - 0 Torino (22-02-2026)LTorino 1 - 2 Bologna (15-02-2026)DFiorentina 2 - 2 Torino (07-02-2026)WTorino 1 - 0 Lecce (01-02-2026)LComo 6 - 0 Torino (24-01-2026)
16 Fiorentina 26 24 30 39 -9 WFiorentina 1 - 0 Pisa (23-02-2026)WComo 1 - 2 Fiorentina (14-02-2026)DFiorentina 2 - 2 Torino (07-02-2026)LNapoli 2 - 1 Fiorentina (31-01-2026)LFiorentina 1 - 2 Cagliari (24-01-2026)
17 Cremonese 26 24 21 36 -15 LAS Roma 3 - 0 Cremonese (22-02-2026)DCremonese 0 - 0 Genoa (15-02-2026)LAtalanta 2 - 1 Cremonese (09-02-2026)LCremonese 0 - 2 Inter (01-02-2026)LSassuolo 1 - 0 Cremonese (25-01-2026)
18 Lecce 26 24 17 33 -16 LLecce 0 - 2 Inter (21-02-2026)WCagliari 0 - 2 Lecce (16-02-2026)WLecce 2 - 1 Udinese (08-02-2026)LTorino 1 - 0 Lecce (01-02-2026)DLecce 0 - 0 Lazio (24-01-2026)
19 Pisa 26 15 20 43 -23 LFiorentina 1 - 0 Pisa (23-02-2026)LPisa 1 - 2 AC Milan (13-02-2026)DVerona 0 - 0 Pisa (06-02-2026)LPisa 1 - 3 Sassuolo (31-01-2026)LInter 6 - 2 Pisa (23-01-2026)
20 Verona 26 15 19 46 -27 LSassuolo 3 - 0 Verona (20-02-2026)LParma 2 - 1 Verona (15-02-2026)DVerona 0 - 0 Pisa (06-02-2026)LCagliari 4 - 0 Verona (31-01-2026)LVerona 1 - 3 Udinese (26-01-2026)