AREZZO, US Cremonese will face Arezzo on Saturday 10 October at 19:30 at the Comunale stadium with several forced absences. Manager Fabio Pecchia will be without first-choice goalkeeper Andrea Fulignati and defender Leonardo Barbieri, both ruled out through injury.
The grey-reds, sitting 15th in the table with 5 points, come from a 1-0 friendly win against Juventus. Federico Bonazzoli scored in that match and is currently the team's top scorer this season with 3 goals. For the game against 12th-placed Arezzo, Pecchia will have to reshuffle his pack. The objective is to recover the playing minutes lost in recent official matches, with the team having accumulated 415 minutes of effective play in their last five games. The next fixture after Arezzo will be at home against Cosenza, scheduled for Saturday 17 October at 16:00.
In addition to Fulignati and Barbieri, the young German talent from the Juventus school, Antonio Licina, is also out, along with other players like Iaccarino, Tavernelli and Olivieri. The latter, suffering a first-degree strain against Lazio, is expected to miss all of October. Renzi and Mancuso have returned to training, while Cagnano is expected back soon.
The team prepared for the match at the Stadio 'Faralli' in Castiglion Fiorentino. Arezzo, for their part, are desperately seeking their first home points after two defeats. "Two home games, zero points," declared Andrea Lorentini. "The 6 points they currently have in the table were all won away from San Cornelio thanks to the raids at Avellino and Empoli."
Lorentini also predicted an attendance of over seven thousand spectators. "The Arezzo crowd, like the team, are waiting for the first home win so they can celebrate under the curva," he added. Cremonese can rely on good recent form, with three wins and two draws in their last five official matches. The full squad list can be checked on the squad page, while the updated schedule is available among the fixtures.
Cremonese's last league result was a goalless draw against Virtus Entella. On Saturday, in a Comunale stadium that promises to be hot, the challenge will be to overcome the numerous absences and bring home a useful result to move up the standings.
