Cosenza-Cremonese is a match valid for the seventh day of Serie B and will be played on Tuesday at 18:15: odds, predictions, TV and streaming
The Cremonese, on paper, is one of the best equipped teams in the league, capable of immediately regaining the top series lost last year. But, after the first six days of the championship, the grigiorossi are -5 from the second place and have scored only 7 points, the result of four draws and one victory.
The club did not want to waste any time and a week ago they ran for cover, exonerating Davide Ballardini, the coach who last year took over from Massimiliano Alvini (now on the bench of Spezia, ed.), failing to avoid relegation despite some decent performances in the second half of the season. In his place came an expert in promotions from Serie B to Serie A, Giovanni Stroppa. The former coach of Crotone and Monza immediately made some tactical changes, but against Ascoli last Saturday, his Cremonese did not go beyond a home draw (2-2). One of the few positive notes was the double of striker Massimo Coda, the most important purchase of the summer market. The Lombardi will try to turn things around in the midweek match in Cosenza. Fabio Caserta’s Calabrians have even one point more than the grigiorossi after the unexpected success at the ‘Barbera’ against Palermo in the advance of the last day.
A eurogoal by Canotto in the second half (0-1) made the red-blue people explode with joy, the right reward for a courageous performance. Second win of the season for the Lupi, who give the impression this year that they can play the role of the so-called loose cannon.
Cosenza-Cremonese: the latest line-up news
Caserta should confirm Cimino, a product of the Rossoblù youth academy, on the right-hand side of defence. Zuccon, not at his best after Palermo, will be absent. Venturi and Sgarbi will face off at the back, while Canotto will start on 1′ in place of Marras.
Canotto exults with Calò
Two heavy absences at Cremonese: the disqualified Quagliata, expelled during the match against Ascoli, and the injured Sernicola. Vazquez and Okereke are competing for a shirt up front: the latter was one of the protagonists in Cosenza’s promotion to Serie B in 2018.
The prediction
A convalescent Cremonese, who have not yet benefited from the effects of the ‘Stroppa cure’, may not have an easy time against a Cosenza side who arrive at this match on the wings of enthusiasm. In any case, there should be no shortage of goals on either side, with two teams both playing offensive football: the hosts have scored at least one in five of their first six matches.
Cosenza v Cremonese matchday squad
- COSENZA (4-2-3-1): Micai; Cimino, Meroni, Sgarbi, D’Orazio; Viviani, Calò; Mazzocchi, Tutino, Canotto; Forte.
- CREMONESE (3-5-2): Sarr; Antov, Bianchetti, Lochoshvili; Zanimacchia, Collocolo, Castagnetti, Buonaiuto, Ghiglione; Vasquez, Coda.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-1
