Serie A

Napoli visit Cremona to overtake Inter

Cremonese look for a big result against Napoli, who are aiming to reclaim top spot.

After returning home with the EA SPORTS FC Supercup, Napoli dive back into the league and travel to face Cremonese. The hosts need to put behind them the defeat against Udinese, which ended a run of three consecutive wins, in order to reclaim—at least temporarily—the top spot in the standings while waiting for Inter–Atalanta, scheduled for 8:45 p.m.

Cremonese come into this fixture off the back of a draw at the Olimpico against Roma and, after beating AC Milan on the opening day, are chasing another high-profile win to confirm their status as one of the surprises of the season.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

In 12 official meetings in Cremona, the record stands at 3 wins for Cremonese (most recently 2–0 in Serie A 1994/95), 6 draws (most recently 1–1 in Serie B 1998/99) and 3 wins for Napoli (most recently 4–1 in Serie A 2022/23).

DID YOU KNOW?

Cremonese have not beaten Napoli since 11 September 1994, a 2–0 Serie A win featuring a Florjancic brace.

COACHES and PLAYERS

Jari Vandeputte is Cremonese’s most-used player in 2025: 38 appearances out of 39 official matches played in the calendar year. Cremonese’s top scorer is Manuel De Luca with 10 goals.

Federico Baschirotto (at Lecce until June, Cremonese from August) is one of two outfield players to have made 36 appearances in 36 Serie A matches in the 2025 calendar year (January to date)—along with Adopo (Cagliari)—and he has also played all 3,240 regulation minutes plus stoppage time.

Matteo Politano is Napoli’s most-used player in 2025: 43 appearances out of 44 official matches played in the calendar year. Napoli’s top scorer is Scott McTominay with 14 goals.

Matteo Politano (substituted 24 times) is the most substituted player in Serie A in the 2025 calendar year.

DISCIPLINE

Suspended: Ceccherini (Cremonese)

Cautioned: Pezzella (Cremonese)

REFEREE

MARIANI (BINDONI – TEGONI) IV: FERRIERI CAPUTI, VAR: MAGGIONI, AVAR: SOZZA

UPCOMING MATCHES

Fiorentina-Cremonese (Sunday, January 4, 15.00 CET)

Lazio-Napoli (Sunday, January 4, 12.30 CET)

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