Serie A Regular Season - 35

Cremonese 1 - 2 FT Lazio

Stadio Giovanni Zini

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Futmetrix Verdict
88
FT
Mon, May 4
Italiano
Cremonese
1-2
Lazio
⚡ Intensity 64
⚖️ Balance 74
🏆 Stakes 98
🎲 Upset 0
Late heartbreak deepens Cremonese's relegation fears.

Noslin Breaks Cremonese Hearts in Stoppage-Time Thriller

Must-Watch Futmetrix Score: 88/100. Tijjani Noslin's stoppage-time heroics snatched a vital victory for Lazio, delivering a devastating late blow to Cremonese's desperate survival hopes.

Opening Act

With the Stakes astronomical for a side sitting four points adrift of safety, Cremonese played like a team possessed from the very beginning at the Stadio Giovanni Zini. Despite Lazio holding controlled possession throughout the half, the desperate hosts actually looked more dangerous in the final third. Their furious urgency finally paid off in the 29th minute. R. Floriani whipped in a brilliantly precise delivery, and F. Bonazzoli made absolutely no mistake to fire the home side in front. The resulting roar from the stands highlighted the sheer Intensity of a team fighting for its Serie A life, leaving the visitors momentarily stunned. Lazio struggled to convert their 59% possession into clear-cut early chances, managing only fragmented attacks while the relegation-threatened hosts defended as a highly cohesive unit.

The Pivot

The narrative shifted dramatically immediately after the break as the visitors found their rhythm. The Lazio manager turned to his bench, introducing T. Noslin in the 46th minute—a tactical substitution that completely altered the match's fundamental Balance. Just seven minutes into the second half, the substitute turned provider. Noslin expertly carved out a sudden opening for G. Isaksen, who ruthlessly leveled the scoreline at 1-1. The swift equalizer immediately silenced the previously deafening home crowd and shifted the physical momentum entirely to the visitors. Cremonese, despite defending resolutely and registering twelve total shots to Lazio's eight over the course of the afternoon, suddenly found themselves retreating deeper into their own half. The tactical chess match tipped as Lazio's superior passing accuracy began to systematically pull the exhausted hosts apart.

Resolution

As the clock mercilessly ticked down, a gritty draw seemed almost inevitable, but the Upset Factor vanished in the dying moments of stoppage time. In the 90th minute, yet another inspired substitute left his indelible mark on the fixture. B. Dia picked out Noslin, who buried the dramatic late winner to complete a crushing 2-1 comeback for the capital club. The resulting heartbreak for Cremonese is practically immeasurable; instead of gaining crucial ground in their fierce relegation battle, they remain staring down the dark barrel of Serie B. For Lazio, it was a masterclass in patient game management and utilizing bench depth effectively. They proved that clinical finishing in the clutch can dismantle even the most desperate defensive structures on the road.

Key Questions

What made Federico Bonazzoli the Man of the Match?

He scored the crucial opening goal in the 29th minute and provided a constant attacking threat, earning an 8.5 rating despite his team's painful defeat.

How dramatic was the late winner by Federico Bonazzoli?

Bonazzoli actually scored the first-half opener. The dramatic 90th-minute winner was expertly netted by Lazio substitute Tijjani Noslin to seal a late 2-1 away victory.

How did Cremonese complete the comeback from behind?

It was Lazio, not Cremonese, who executed the comeback. Substitutes sparked a second-half revival to overturn Cremonese's early 1-0 advantage.

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
41%
59%
Cremonese 41%
Lazio 59%
Shots
12
8
Cremonese 12
Lazio 8
Shots on Target
5
3
Cremonese 5
Lazio 3
Expected Goals (xG)
0.51
0.96
Cremonese 0.51
Lazio 0.96
Passes
429
629
Cremonese 429
Lazio 629
Pass Accuracy
85%
90%
Cremonese 85%
Lazio 90%
Corners
3
3
Cremonese 3
Lazio 3
Fouls
16
13
Cremonese 16
Lazio 13
Yellow Cards
1
2
Cremonese 1
Lazio 2
Red Cards
0
0
Cremonese 0
Lazio 0

Match Events

21' 🔄 F. Baschirotto M. Bianchetti
29' F. Bonazzoli (R. Floriani)
O. Provstgaard 🟨 40'
HT
Patric N. Rovella 🔄 46'
D. Maldini T. Noslin 🔄 46'
G. Isaksen (T. Noslin) 53'
M. Zaccagni Pedro 🔄 60'
61' 🔄 A. Sanabria J. Vardy
61' 🔄 A. Grassi W. Bondo
61' 🔄 A. Zerbin M. Payero
68' 🔄 R. Floriani T. Barbieri
K. Taylor F. Dele-Bashiru 🔄 71'
76' 🟨 T. Barbieri
G. Isaksen B. Dia 🔄 81'
N. Tavares 🟨 88'
T. Noslin (B. Dia) 90'+2
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Cremonese

Goalkeepers
Emil Audero
SIEVE
SIEVE
33%
Save %
33%
Save %
2
Conceded
1
Saves
Defenders
Filippo Terracciano
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
2
Fouls Won
2
Fouls Won
2
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Federico Baschirotto
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
21
Total Mins
21
Entry
Sebastiano Luperto
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
95
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Giuseppe Pezzella
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
95
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Midfielders
Romano Floriani Mussolini
PROVIDER
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
1
Key Passes
6.3
Rating
Alberto Grassi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
61
Total Mins
61
Entry
Youssef Maleh
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
95
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Alessio Zerbin
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
61
Total Mins
61
Entry
Forwards
Federico Bonazzoli
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
5
Fouls Won
5
Fouls Won
7
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Antonio Sanabria
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
61
Total Mins
61
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
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
2
Tackles
100%
Duel Win %
Mikayil Faye
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
Francesco Folino
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
27
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Michele Collocolo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Martín Payero
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
34
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Morten Thorsby
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
34
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Milan Đurić
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
David Okereke
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
34
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Lazio

Goalkeepers
Edoardo Motta
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
95
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Adam Marušić
MAGNET
MAGNET
85
Activity
85
Activity
82
Passes
3
Duels
Alessio Romagnoli
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
2
Fouls Won
2
Fouls Won
5
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Oliver Provstgaard
MAGNET
MAGNET
97
Activity
97
Activity
86
Passes
11
Duels
Nuno Tavares
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
2
Key Passes
2
Key Passes
0
Assists
54%
Pass Acc
Midfielders
Toma Bašić
MAGNET
MAGNET
75
Activity
75
Activity
70
Passes
5
Duels
Patric
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
46
Entry
Kenneth Taylor
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
71
Total Mins
71
Entry
Forwards
Gustav Isaksen
SNIPER
SNIPER
50%
Conversion
50%
Conversion
1
Goals
2
Shots
Daniel Maldini
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
46
Entry
Mattia Zaccagni
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
4
Key Passes
4
Key Passes
0
Assists
32%
Pass Acc
BENCH
Nicolo Pannozzo
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Giacomo Giacomone
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Luca Pellegrini
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Manuel Lazzari
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Reda Belahyane
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Nicolò Rovella
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
50
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Adrian Przyborek
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Fisayo Dele-Bashiru
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
24
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Boulaye Dia
SUPER SUB
SUPER SUB
1
Assist
1
Assist
14
Minutes
6.7
Rating
Petar Ratkov
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Pedro
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
35
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Tijjani Noslin
CLUTCH HERO
CLUTCH HERO
90
Goal Time
90
Goal Time
Goal
Impact
7.9
Rating

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
12/20/2025 Lazio 0 - 0 Cremonese Serie A Stadio Olimpico
05/28/2023 Lazio 3 - 2 Cremonese Serie A Stadio Olimpico
09/18/2022 Cremonese 0 - 4 Lazio Serie A Stadio Giovanni Zini
01/14/2020 Lazio 4 - 0 Cremonese Coppa Italia Stadio Olimpico
12/20/2025
Serie A Stadio Olimpico
05/28/2023
Serie A Stadio Olimpico
09/18/2022
Serie A Stadio Giovanni Zini
01/14/2020
Coppa Italia Stadio Olimpico
Cremonese Win
Lazio Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 Inter 35 82 82 31 +51 WInter 2 - 0 Parma (03-05-2026)DTorino 2 - 2 Inter (26-04-2026)WInter 3 - 0 Cagliari (17-04-2026)WComo 3 - 4 Inter (12-04-2026)WInter 5 - 2 AS Roma (05-04-2026)
2 Napoli 35 70 52 33 +19 DComo 0 - 0 Napoli (02-05-2026)WNapoli 4 - 0 Cremonese (24-04-2026)LNapoli 0 - 2 Lazio (18-04-2026)DParma 1 - 1 Napoli (12-04-2026)WNapoli 1 - 0 AC Milan (06-04-2026)
3 AC Milan 35 67 48 29 +19 LSassuolo 2 - 0 AC Milan (03-05-2026)DAC Milan 0 - 0 Juventus (26-04-2026)WHellas Verona 0 - 1 AC Milan (19-04-2026)LAC Milan 0 - 3 Udinese (11-04-2026)LNapoli 1 - 0 AC Milan (06-04-2026)
4 Juventus 35 65 58 30 +28 DJuventus 1 - 1 Hellas Verona (03-05-2026)DAC Milan 0 - 0 Juventus (26-04-2026)WJuventus 2 - 0 Bologna (19-04-2026)WAtalanta 0 - 1 Juventus (11-04-2026)WJuventus 2 - 0 Genoa (06-04-2026)
5 AS Roma 35 64 52 29 +23 WAS Roma 4 - 0 Fiorentina (04-05-2026)WBologna 0 - 2 AS Roma (25-04-2026)DAS Roma 1 - 1 Atalanta (18-04-2026)WAS Roma 3 - 0 Pisa (10-04-2026)LInter 5 - 2 AS Roma (05-04-2026)
6 Como 35 62 59 28 +31 DComo 0 - 0 Napoli (02-05-2026)WGenoa 0 - 2 Como (26-04-2026)LSassuolo 2 - 1 Como (17-04-2026)LComo 3 - 4 Inter (12-04-2026)DUdinese 0 - 0 Como (06-04-2026)
7 Atalanta 35 55 47 32 +15 DAtalanta 0 - 0 Genoa (02-05-2026)LCagliari 3 - 2 Atalanta (27-04-2026)DAS Roma 1 - 1 Atalanta (18-04-2026)LAtalanta 0 - 1 Juventus (11-04-2026)WLecce 0 - 3 Atalanta (06-04-2026)
8 Lazio 35 51 39 34 +5 WCremonese 1 - 2 Lazio (04-05-2026)DLazio 3 - 3 Udinese (27-04-2026)WNapoli 0 - 2 Lazio (18-04-2026)LFiorentina 1 - 0 Lazio (13-04-2026)DLazio 1 - 1 Parma (04-04-2026)
9 Bologna 35 49 42 41 +1 DBologna 0 - 0 Cagliari (03-05-2026)LBologna 0 - 2 AS Roma (25-04-2026)LJuventus 2 - 0 Bologna (19-04-2026)WBologna 2 - 0 Lecce (12-04-2026)WCremonese 1 - 2 Bologna (05-04-2026)
10 Sassuolo 35 49 43 44 -1 WSassuolo 2 - 0 AC Milan (03-05-2026)DFiorentina 0 - 0 Sassuolo (26-04-2026)WSassuolo 2 - 1 Como (17-04-2026)LGenoa 2 - 1 Sassuolo (12-04-2026)WSassuolo 2 - 1 Cagliari (04-04-2026)
11 Udinese 35 47 43 46 -3 WUdinese 2 - 0 Torino (02-05-2026)DLazio 3 - 3 Udinese (27-04-2026)LUdinese 0 - 1 Parma (18-04-2026)WAC Milan 0 - 3 Udinese (11-04-2026)DUdinese 0 - 0 Como (06-04-2026)
12 Parma 35 42 25 42 -17 LInter 2 - 0 Parma (03-05-2026)WParma 1 - 0 Pisa (25-04-2026)WUdinese 0 - 1 Parma (18-04-2026)DParma 1 - 1 Napoli (12-04-2026)DLazio 1 - 1 Parma (04-04-2026)
13 Torino 35 41 39 58 -19 LUdinese 2 - 0 Torino (02-05-2026)DTorino 2 - 2 Inter (26-04-2026)DCremonese 0 - 0 Torino (19-04-2026)WTorino 2 - 1 Hellas Verona (11-04-2026)WPisa 0 - 1 Torino (05-04-2026)
14 Genoa 35 40 40 48 -8 DAtalanta 0 - 0 Genoa (02-05-2026)LGenoa 0 - 2 Como (26-04-2026)WPisa 1 - 2 Genoa (19-04-2026)WGenoa 2 - 1 Sassuolo (12-04-2026)LJuventus 2 - 0 Genoa (06-04-2026)
15 Fiorentina 35 37 38 49 -11 LAS Roma 4 - 0 Fiorentina (04-05-2026)DFiorentina 0 - 0 Sassuolo (26-04-2026)DLecce 1 - 1 Fiorentina (20-04-2026)WFiorentina 1 - 0 Lazio (13-04-2026)WHellas Verona 0 - 1 Fiorentina (04-04-2026)
16 Cagliari 35 37 36 49 -13 DBologna 0 - 0 Cagliari (03-05-2026)WCagliari 3 - 2 Atalanta (27-04-2026)LInter 3 - 0 Cagliari (17-04-2026)WCagliari 1 - 0 Cremonese (11-04-2026)LSassuolo 2 - 1 Cagliari (04-04-2026)
17 Lecce 35 32 24 47 -23 WPisa 1 - 2 Lecce (01-05-2026)DHellas Verona 0 - 0 Lecce (25-04-2026)DLecce 1 - 1 Fiorentina (20-04-2026)LBologna 2 - 0 Lecce (12-04-2026)LLecce 0 - 3 Atalanta (06-04-2026)
18 Cremonese 35 28 27 53 -26 LCremonese 1 - 2 Lazio (04-05-2026)LNapoli 4 - 0 Cremonese (24-04-2026)DCremonese 0 - 0 Torino (19-04-2026)LCagliari 1 - 0 Cremonese (11-04-2026)LCremonese 1 - 2 Bologna (05-04-2026)
19 Hellas Verona 35 20 24 57 -33 DJuventus 1 - 1 Hellas Verona (03-05-2026)DHellas Verona 0 - 0 Lecce (25-04-2026)LHellas Verona 0 - 1 AC Milan (19-04-2026)LTorino 2 - 1 Hellas Verona (11-04-2026)LHellas Verona 0 - 1 Fiorentina (04-04-2026)
20 Pisa 35 18 25 63 -38 LPisa 1 - 2 Lecce (01-05-2026)LParma 1 - 0 Pisa (25-04-2026)LPisa 1 - 2 Genoa (19-04-2026)LAS Roma 3 - 0 Pisa (10-04-2026)LPisa 0 - 1 Torino (05-04-2026)