Serie A Gameweek 23

Cremonese 0 - 2 FT Inter

Stadio Giovanni Zini

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Futmetrix Verdict
35
FT
Sun, Feb 1
Italiano
Cremonese
0-2
Inter
⚡ Intensity 22
⚖️ Balance 13
🏆 Stakes 67
🎲 Upset 0
Inter cruise to clinical away win.

Win Probability

  • Cremonese 9%
  • Draw 17%
  • Inter 74%

Futmetrix AI estimate

Inter's Title Charge Continues at the Zini

Skip It Futmetrix Score: 35/100. Inter solidified their grip on the Scudetto race with a professional clinical display that left the hosts looking over their shoulders at the relegation zone.

Clinical Start in Cremona

Inter took immediate control at Stadio Giovanni Zini, establishing a rhythm that the home side struggled to disrupt. Dominating possession with 69%, the league leaders dictated the tempo through sharp passing and high-pressing triggers. An Intensity rating of 3.8 reflects the relentless pressure applied by the visitors in the opening phase. The breakthrough arrived in the 16th minute when F. Dimarco delivered a pinpoint ball into the path of L. Martinez. The Argentinian striker made no mistake, firing home to give Inter an early lead. This goal forced the hosts out of their defensive shell, but they lacked the technical quality to threaten the visitors' goal consistently.

The Double Blow

The lead change felt inevitable given the early dominance, and a Balance score of 2.2 highlights how rarely the scales tipped in favor of the hosts. Cremonese attempted to respond by pushing higher up the pitch, but this only left them vulnerable to the counter-attack. In the 31st minute, the match was effectively put to bed. A fluid transition involving Luis Henrique allowed P. Zielinski to find space in a dangerous area. He finished with composure, doubling the lead and silencing the home crowd. With the Stakes high for both a title race and a relegation battle, Inter's ability to remain calm under pressure was the defining factor of the first half.

Defensive Solidity and Table Impact

Alessandro Bastoni orchestrated the defensive line with a masterclass in positioning, earning a match-high 8.3 rating. While the Upset Factor score of 0.0 suggests this result followed the script, the professional manner of the victory sent a clear message to the rest of the league. For Cremonese, the 0.72 xG generated showed flashes of creativity, but they lacked the finishing touch required to dismantle the leaders. As the final whistle blew, the contrast in fortunes was evident: Inter remain clear at the summit, while the hosts must regroup quickly to avoid being swallowed by the bottom three. The 0-2 scoreline was a fair reflection of a match where quality eventually told.

Key Questions

What does this mean for Cremonese's season?

They remain 15th, still in a precarious position near the relegation zone with a difficult run of fixtures ahead.

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
31%
69%
Cremonese 31%
Inter 69%
Shots
9
15
Cremonese 9
Inter 15
Shots on Target
3
4
Cremonese 3
Inter 4
Expected Goals (xG)
0.72
1.41
Cremonese 0.72
Inter 1.41
Passes
283
638
Cremonese 283
Inter 638
Pass Accuracy
71%
88%
Cremonese 71%
Inter 88%
Corners
1
6
Cremonese 1
Inter 6
Fouls
19
14
Cremonese 19
Inter 14
Yellow Cards
3
0
Cremonese 3
Inter 0
Red Cards
0
0
Cremonese 0
Inter 0

Match Events

L. Martinez (F. Dimarco) 16'
P. Zielinski (Luis Henrique) 31'
HT
Luis Henrique M. Darmian 🔄 60'
D. Frattesi H. Mkhitaryan 🔄 60'
F. Esposito M. Thuram 🔄 60'
67' 🔄 F. Bonazzoli M. Djuric
67' 🔄 F. Ceccherini M. Faye
L. Martinez A. Bonny 🔄 74'
75' 🔄 A. Grassi R. Floriani
P. Sucic A. Diouf 🔄 82'
86' 🟨 Jamie Vardy
90'+5 🔄 Y. Maleh D. Johnsen
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Cremonese

Goalkeepers
Emilio Audero
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Francesco Folino
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
2
Tackles
70%
Duel Win %
Federico Baschirotto
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Federico Ceccherini
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Midfielders
Filippo Terracciano
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
6
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Alessio Zerbin
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
3
Shots
3
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
Alberto Grassi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
75
Total Mins
75
Entry
Youssef Maleh
NPC
NPC
89
Minutes
89
Minutes
22%
Pass Acc
6.2
Rating
Giuseppe Pezzella
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
0
Assists
12%
Pass Acc
Forwards
Federico Bonazzoli
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
67
Total Mins
67
Entry
Jamie Vardy
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
BENCH
Marco Silvestri
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Lapo Nava
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Matteo Bianchetti
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Romano Floriani Mussolini
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
15
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Mikayil Faye
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
23
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Milan Đurić
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
23
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Dennis Johnsen
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
1
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Inter

Goalkeepers
Yann Sommer
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
1
Fouls Won
1
Fouls Won
1
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Defenders
Yann Bisseck
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
5
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Manuel Akanji
MAGNET
MAGNET
85
Activity
85
Activity
77
Passes
8
Duels
Alessandro Bastoni
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
2
Key Passes
2
Key Passes
0
Assists
85%
Pass Acc
Midfielders
Luis Henrique
PROVIDER
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
1
Key Passes
6.9
Rating
Davide Frattesi
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Piotr Zieliński
SNIPER
SNIPER
100%
Conversion
100%
Conversion
1
Goals
1
Shots
Petar Sučić
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
6
Fouls Won
6
Fouls Won
7
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Federico Dimarco
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
5
Key Passes
5
Key Passes
1
Assists
52%
Pass Acc
Forwards
Francesco Pio Esposito
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
60
Total Mins
60
Entry
Lautaro Martínez
FINISHER
FINISHER
1
Goals
1
Goals
3
Shots
7.3
Rating
BENCH
Raffaele Di Gennaro
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Josep Martínez
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Stefan de Vrij
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Francesco Acerbi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Matteo Darmian
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
30
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Matteo Cocchi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Andy Diouf
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
8
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Henrikh Mkhitaryan
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
30
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Issiaka Kamate
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
L. Bovo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Marcus Thuram
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
30
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ange-Yoan Bonny
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
16
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
10/04/2025 Inter 4 - 1 Cremonese Serie A Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
01/28/2023 Cremonese 1 - 2 Inter Serie A Stadio Giovanni Zini
08/30/2022 Inter 3 - 1 Cremonese Serie A Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
10/04/2025
Serie A Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
01/28/2023
Serie A Stadio Giovanni Zini
08/30/2022
Serie A Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Cremonese Win
Inter Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 Inter 23 55 52 19 +33 WCremonese 0 - 2 Inter (01-02-2026)WInter 6 - 2 Pisa (23-01-2026)WUdinese 0 - 1 Inter (17-01-2026)WInter 1 - 0 Lecce (14-01-2026)DInter 2 - 2 Napoli (11-01-2026)
2 AC Milan 23 50 38 17 +21 WBologna 0 - 3 AC Milan (03-02-2026)DAS Roma 1 - 1 AC Milan (25-01-2026)WAC Milan 1 - 0 Lecce (18-01-2026)WComo 1 - 3 AC Milan (15-01-2026)DFiorentina 1 - 1 AC Milan (11-01-2026)
3 Napoli 23 46 33 21 +12 WNapoli 2 - 1 Fiorentina (31-01-2026)LJuventus 3 - 0 Napoli (25-01-2026)WNapoli 1 - 0 Sassuolo (17-01-2026)DNapoli 0 - 0 Parma (14-01-2026)DInter 2 - 2 Napoli (11-01-2026)
4 Juventus 23 45 39 18 +21 WParma 1 - 4 Juventus (01-02-2026)WJuventus 3 - 0 Napoli (25-01-2026)LCagliari 1 - 0 Juventus (17-01-2026)WJuventus 5 - 0 Cremonese (12-01-2026)WSassuolo 0 - 3 Juventus (06-01-2026)
5 AS Roma 23 43 27 14 +13 LUdinese 1 - 0 AS Roma (02-02-2026)DAS Roma 1 - 1 AC Milan (25-01-2026)WTorino 0 - 2 AS Roma (18-01-2026)WAS Roma 2 - 0 Sassuolo (10-01-2026)WLecce 0 - 2 AS Roma (06-01-2026)
6 Como 23 41 37 16 +21 DComo 0 - 0 Atalanta (01-02-2026)WComo 6 - 0 Torino (24-01-2026)WLazio 0 - 3 Como (19-01-2026)LComo 1 - 3 AC Milan (15-01-2026)DComo 1 - 1 Bologna (10-01-2026)
7 Atalanta 23 36 30 20 +10 DComo 0 - 0 Atalanta (01-02-2026)WAtalanta 4 - 0 Parma (25-01-2026)DPisa 1 - 1 Atalanta (16-01-2026)WAtalanta 2 - 0 Torino (10-01-2026)WBologna 0 - 2 Atalanta (07-01-2026)
8 Lazio 23 32 24 21 +3 WLazio 3 - 2 Genoa (30-01-2026)DLecce 0 - 0 Lazio (24-01-2026)LLazio 0 - 3 Como (19-01-2026)WHellas Verona 0 - 1 Lazio (11-01-2026)DLazio 2 - 2 Fiorentina (07-01-2026)
9 Udinese 23 32 26 34 -8 WUdinese 1 - 0 AS Roma (02-02-2026)WHellas Verona 1 - 3 Udinese (26-01-2026)LUdinese 0 - 1 Inter (17-01-2026)DUdinese 2 - 2 Pisa (10-01-2026)WTorino 1 - 2 Udinese (07-01-2026)
10 Bologna 23 30 32 30 +2 LBologna 0 - 3 AC Milan (03-02-2026)LGenoa 3 - 2 Bologna (25-01-2026)LBologna 1 - 2 Fiorentina (18-01-2026)WHellas Verona 2 - 3 Bologna (15-01-2026)DComo 1 - 1 Bologna (10-01-2026)
11 Sassuolo 23 29 27 29 -2 WPisa 1 - 3 Sassuolo (31-01-2026)WSassuolo 1 - 0 Cremonese (25-01-2026)LNapoli 1 - 0 Sassuolo (17-01-2026)LAS Roma 2 - 0 Sassuolo (10-01-2026)LSassuolo 0 - 3 Juventus (06-01-2026)
12 Cagliari 23 28 28 31 -3 WCagliari 4 - 0 Hellas Verona (31-01-2026)WFiorentina 1 - 2 Cagliari (24-01-2026)WCagliari 1 - 0 Juventus (17-01-2026)LGenoa 3 - 0 Cagliari (12-01-2026)DCremonese 2 - 2 Cagliari (08-01-2026)
13 Torino 23 26 22 40 -18 WTorino 1 - 0 Lecce (01-02-2026)LComo 6 - 0 Torino (24-01-2026)LTorino 0 - 2 AS Roma (18-01-2026)LAtalanta 2 - 0 Torino (10-01-2026)LTorino 1 - 2 Udinese (07-01-2026)
14 Genoa 23 23 27 34 -7 LLazio 3 - 2 Genoa (30-01-2026)WGenoa 3 - 2 Bologna (25-01-2026)DParma 0 - 0 Genoa (18-01-2026)WGenoa 3 - 0 Cagliari (12-01-2026)DAC Milan 1 - 1 Genoa (08-01-2026)
15 Cremonese 23 23 20 31 -11 LCremonese 0 - 2 Inter (01-02-2026)LSassuolo 1 - 0 Cremonese (25-01-2026)DCremonese 0 - 0 Hellas Verona (19-01-2026)LJuventus 5 - 0 Cremonese (12-01-2026)DCremonese 2 - 2 Cagliari (08-01-2026)
16 Parma 23 23 15 30 -15 LParma 1 - 4 Juventus (01-02-2026)LAtalanta 4 - 0 Parma (25-01-2026)DParma 0 - 0 Genoa (18-01-2026)DNapoli 0 - 0 Parma (14-01-2026)WLecce 1 - 2 Parma (11-01-2026)
17 Lecce 23 18 13 30 -17 LTorino 1 - 0 Lecce (01-02-2026)DLecce 0 - 0 Lazio (24-01-2026)LAC Milan 1 - 0 Lecce (18-01-2026)LInter 1 - 0 Lecce (14-01-2026)LLecce 1 - 2 Parma (11-01-2026)
18 Fiorentina 23 17 25 36 -11 LNapoli 2 - 1 Fiorentina (31-01-2026)LFiorentina 1 - 2 Cagliari (24-01-2026)WBologna 1 - 2 Fiorentina (18-01-2026)DFiorentina 1 - 1 AC Milan (11-01-2026)DLazio 2 - 2 Fiorentina (07-01-2026)
19 Pisa 23 14 19 40 -21 LPisa 1 - 3 Sassuolo (31-01-2026)LInter 6 - 2 Pisa (23-01-2026)DPisa 1 - 1 Atalanta (16-01-2026)DUdinese 2 - 2 Pisa (10-01-2026)LPisa 0 - 3 Como (06-01-2026)
20 Hellas Verona 23 14 18 41 -23 LCagliari 4 - 0 Hellas Verona (31-01-2026)LHellas Verona 1 - 3 Udinese (26-01-2026)DCremonese 0 - 0 Hellas Verona (19-01-2026)LHellas Verona 2 - 3 Bologna (15-01-2026)LHellas Verona 0 - 1 Lazio (11-01-2026)