Cremonese-Bologna is a match of the thirty-sixth day of Serie A and is played on Saturday at 3 p.m.: lineups, predictions, TV and streaming.
Cremonese are not completely out of the running for safety but only a sporting miracle would allow them to avoid relegation.
There are six points to make up on the fourth-last place with three days to go: the grigiorossi cannot leave any of the nine points still available on the road, while hoping that those in front do not do the same. Davide Ballardini’s team seemed to be back in the running after their victory in the direct clash with Spezia, but last Sunday they had a real mountain to climb in the Allianz Stadium match against Juventus. Utopian to think of making the breakthrough at the home of the Bianconeri: the Lombardi resisted for a time, but in the second half first Fagioli and then Bremer (2-0) broke their dream of going home at least with a positive result. The challenge with Bologna thus becomes the very last resort: in the event of Cremonese’s defeat to the Felsinei, one between Spezia and Verona – both with 30 points – would only need to draw to send the grigiorossi back to the hell of Serie B not even a year after their promotion.
Last beach for Cremonese
Cremonese, though their backs are against the wall, shows no signs of letting up. And it asks the way to a Bologna that for the past few weeks seems to have forgotten how to win.
Thiago Motta
The Emilians’ last success was in April, when they surprisingly routed Gewiss Stadium by beating Atalanta 2-0. Since then, four draws and two defeats for Thiago Motta’s men, who in each case in this partial have been able to stop both AC Milan and Juventus, not the only bigs they have tripped up this year. The fasting win streak has slowed Bologna’s run to eighth place, the maximum to which Orsolini and his teammates can aspire in an otherwise very positive season, in stark contrast to the anonymous years that were beginning to rattle the Rossoblù fans. Bologna is coming off a blank-net draw against a haggard Roma (0-0) that confirmed the Emilian lineup’s lack of prolificacy, which has never scored more than one goal in the last six days, despite the return of top scorer Arnautovic.
Cremonese-Bologna: the latest lineup news
Except for the unavailable Dessers and Benassi, Ballardini can count on the entire available squad. The former Genoa coach will opt for 3-4-1-2, with Galdames behind the pair formed by Ciofani and Okereke. On the bench, the returning Tsadjout is pawing the bench. In defense chance for Lochoshvili, while on the flanks we should see Sernicola and Valeri again.
Four absentees for Thiago Motta: the Italian-Brazilian coach, in addition to Soriano, must also do without Kyriakopoulos, Bagnolini and Soumaoro. In attack, Arnautovic should start again from the 1′, favored in the runoff with Zirkzee.
The Prediction
Ballardini made his debut right against Bologna last January and from the away match at the “Dall’Ara” managed to take away a point (1-1). With him at the helm, Cremonese scored 17 points in as many matches: one only has to wonder why the change of technical guidance was so late. The grigiorossi in this match will in any case try to keep the flame of hope lit, against a Bologna that in recent matches has appeared unmotivated, having no realistic goals to chase. For those who do not feel like trusting Cremonese, they can bet with their eyes closed on the goal option. For the Lombardi, a draw would serve little purpose, and it is fair to expect an eventful match on either side.
The probable lineups of Cremonese-Bologna
- CREMONESE (3-4-1-2): Carnesecchi; Ferrari, Chiriches, Lochoshvili; Sernicola, Pickel, Meité, Valeri; Galdames; Okereke, Ciofani.
- BOLOGNA (4-2-3-1): Skorupski; Posch, Bonifazi, Lucumì, Cambiaso; Schouten, Dominguez; Orsolini, Ferguson, Barrow; Arnautovic.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 2-1
