Serie A Regular Season - 29
Cremonese 1 - 4 FT Fiorentina
Match Statistics
Possession
Shots
Shots on Target
Expected Goals (xG)
Passes
Pass Accuracy
Corners
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Match Events
F. Parisi (R. Mandragora) 25'
27' W. Bondo
R. Piccoli (R. Gosens) 32'
HT
46' ↓ W. Bondo ↑A. Grassi
46' ↓ M. Thorsby ↑D. Okereke
Dodo (A. Gudmundsson) 49'
57' D. Okereke (F. Ceccherini)
62' ↓ Y. Maleh ↑J. Vandeputte
69' ↓ R. Floriani ↑A. Zerbin
A. Gudmundsson (R. Piccoli) 70'
↓ R. Mandragora ↑C. Ndour 75'
↓ A. Gudmundsson ↑J. Harrison 76'
81' ↓ F. Ceccherini ↑F. Terracciano
↓ F. Parisi ↑J. Fazzini 81'
↓ R. Gosens ↑D. Rugani 81'
↓ L. Ranieri ↑G. Fabbian 88'
FT
Player Cards
Our take on every player in this match
Cremonese
Goalkeepers
Emil Audero 
SIEVE
33%
Save %
33%
Save %
4
Conceded
2
Saves
Defenders
Francesco Folino 
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
94
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Federico Ceccherini 
PROVOCATEUR
2
Fouls Won
2
Fouls Won
4
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Sebastiano Luperto
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
94
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Midfielders
Tommaso Barbieri
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
94
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Morten Thorsby
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
46
Entry
Warren Bondo
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
46
Entry
Youssef Maleh
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
62
Total Mins
62
Entry
Romano Floriani Mussolini
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
69
Total Mins
69
Entry
Forwards
Federico Bonazzoli
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
94
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Milan Đurić
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
10
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
BENCH
Marco Silvestri 
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Lapo Nava
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Mikayil Faye
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Matteo Bianchetti
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Filippo Terracciano
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
14
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Alberto Grassi 
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Martín Payero
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jari Vandeputte
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
32
Total Mins
Started
Entry
David Okereke 
SUPER SUB
1
Goal
1
Goal
49
Minutes
8.5
Rating
Alessio Zerbin
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
25
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Antonio Sanabria
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Faris Moumbagna
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Fiorentina
Goalkeepers
David De Gea
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
94
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Dodô 
SNIPER
100%
Conversion
100%
Conversion
1
Goals
1
Shots
Marin Pongračić
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
94
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Luca Ranieri
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Robin Gosens 
ARCHITECT
2
Key Passes
2
Key Passes
1
Assists
33%
Pass Acc
Midfielders
Rolando Mandragora
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
3
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Nicolò Fagioli
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
94
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Marco Brescianini
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
94
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Forwards
Fabiano Parisi
PROVOCATEUR
4
Fouls Won
4
Fouls Won
8
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Roberto Piccoli
SNIPER
100%
Conversion
100%
Conversion
1
Goals
1
Shots
Albert Guðmundsson
SNIPER
100%
Conversion
100%
Conversion
1
Goals
1
Shots
BENCH
Pietro Leonardelli
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Oliver Christensen
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Pietro Comuzzo
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Luís Balbo
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Eddy Kouadio
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Daniele Rugani
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
13
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Cher Ndour
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
19
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Giovanni Fabbian
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
5
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jacopo Fazzini
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
13
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jack Harrison
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
18
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Moise Kean
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Riccardo Braschi
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Head to Head
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/04/2026 | Fiorentina | 1 - 0 | Cremonese | Serie A | Stadio Artemio Franchi |
| 04/27/2023 | Fiorentina | 0 - 0 | Cremonese | Coppa Italia | Stadio Artemio Franchi |
| 04/05/2023 | Cremonese | 0 - 2 | Fiorentina | Coppa Italia | Stadio Giovanni Zini |
| 03/12/2023 | Cremonese | 0 - 2 | Fiorentina | Serie A | Stadio Giovanni Zini |
| 08/14/2022 | Fiorentina | 3 - 2 | Cremonese | Serie A | Stadio Artemio Franchi |
01/04/2026
04/27/2023
04/05/2023
03/12/2023
08/14/2022
Cremonese Win
Fiorentina Win
Draw
League Standings
P: 29 GD: +42
P: 29 GD: +23
P: 29 GD: +15
P: 29 GD: +26
P: 29 GD: +23
P: 29 GD: +16
P: 29 GD: +13
P: 29 GD: +4
P: 29 GD: +1
P: 29 GD: -4
P: 29 GD: -9
P: 29 GD: -15
P: 29 GD: -4
P: 29 GD: -18
P: 29 GD: -10
P: 29 GD: -9
P: 29 GD: -18
P: 29 GD: -21
P: 29 GD: -26
League Standings
P: 33 GD: +49
P: 33 GD: +21
P: 33 GD: +15
P: 33 GD: +28
P: 33 GD: +29
P: 33 GD: +17
P: 33 GD: +16
P: 33 GD: +3
P: 33 GD: +4
P: 33 GD: -3
P: 33 GD: -5
P: 33 GD: -17
P: 33 GD: -6
P: 33 GD: -16
P: 33 GD: -7
P: 33 GD: -14
P: 33 GD: -21
P: 33 GD: -24
P: 33 GD: -33
Match previews and recaps to help you decide which games are worth watching
A Relegation Statement in Cremona
Average Entertainment Futmetrix Score: 44/100. Fiorentina delivered a ruthless away performance to drag themselves further from the drop zone while plunging Cremonese deeper into relegation peril.
Early Warning Signs
The Stakes could not have been higher at Stadio Giovanni Zini for this massive clash. A true Serie A six-pointer where both sides desperately needed a lifeline to pull away from the dreaded drop zone. Fiorentina edged possession in the early stages, looking composed as they built from the back and made every single touch count in the final third. F. Parisi shattered the early tension in the 25th minute, finishing off a slick passing sequence brilliantly orchestrated by R. Mandragora. Cremonese looked entirely shell-shocked by the breakthrough. Before the home side could even regroup and adjust their defensive lines, the visitors struck again. Just seven minutes later, R. Piccoli doubled the advantage with a clinical strike. The hosts were left chasing shadows across the pitch, completely overwhelmed by the tactical superiority of their aggressive opponents.
The Viola Avalanche
The second half required a monumental response from the struggling hosts, but Fiorentina ruthlessly killed the contest almost immediately after the restart. Dodo made it three just four minutes into the second period, capitalising on brilliant attacking vision from A. Gudmundsson. The sheer Intensity of Fiorentina's attacking transitions was simply too much for the Cremonese backline to handle. The match briefly threatened to spark a miraculous revival when substitute D. Okereke struck for the hosts in the 57th minute. His phenomenal super-sub impact, arriving right after the break, gave the desperate home fans a fleeting moment of hope in an otherwise bleak afternoon. But the severe defensive damage had already been done, leaving too steep a mountain to climb.
Consolation and Closure
Any lingering thoughts of a historic comeback were swiftly and emphatically extinguished. Gudmundsson crowned a spectacular individual performance by adding his own name to the scoresheet in the 70th minute, putting the final nail in the coffin. The Balance of power firmly rested with the visitors from the first whistle to the last. A barrage of 26 combined shots turned this crucial relegation clash into an open shootout, but Fiorentina possessed the undeniable killer instinct. This 4-1 away demolition leaves Cremonese stranded in 18th place, staring down the barrel of a return to Serie B. Meanwhile, the Viola secure vital breathing room in the Serie A survival race, proving they have the essential firepower to stay up.
Key Questions
What made David Okereke the Man of the Match?
Despite the heavy defeat, substitute Okereke injected immediate urgency, scoring a brilliant goal shortly after coming on and finishing with a match-high 8.5 rating.
What caused the 5-goal thriller?
A relentless tempo and high shot volume saw 26 total attempts. Fiorentina's clinical finishing and rapid transitions completely overwhelmed Cremonese's fragile defensive structure.
How did substitute David Okereke change the game?
Entering in the 46th minute, he instantly disrupted Fiorentina's defensive rhythm and scored in the 57th minute, briefly shifting momentum before the visitors regained total control.
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.
Survival on the Line at Stadio Giovanni Zini
Skip It Futmetrix Score: 37/100. With just one point separating them at the dreaded drop zone, this absolute six-pointer will drastically alter the survival landscape for both clubs.
The Setup
The Stakes are astronomically high this March 16, 2026, as Cremonese welcome Fiorentina for a classic relegation dogfight. The home side's dreadful Form—boasting a win rate of barely 15% on their own turf—has dragged them into 18th place. Conversely, the visitors have shown slightly more resilience lately, pulling just clear of the bottom three. While the Balance of quality might lean toward the visitors, the raw desperation from both camps guarantees a tense affair. Even in a gritty scrap, individual Stars can emerge from the shadows to claim hero status.
Key Battle
Cremonese's rearguard, anchored by the busy Emil Audero in goal, faces a relentless test against Fiorentina's frontline. This shapes up as a classic tactical clash between a home defensive unit desperate for a clean sheet and an away attacking force eager to exploit fragile confidence.
Our Prediction
We expect Fiorentina to edge a nervy 1-0 victory. The away side's superior momentum should eventually break through a fragile home defense that simply forgets how to win in front of their own fans.