CREMONA - US Cremonese return to action on Saturday 24 October at the Stadio Giovanni Zini for a Serie B match against Juve Stabia. The fixture is scheduled for 3pm local time as part of the eighth round of the championship. The team, sitting 16th in Serie B with 6 points from one win, three draws and three losses in seven games, is looking for a turnaround.
The grey-reds come from an away defeat to Pisa, a 3-1 loss on Saturday 17 October. Tommaso Berti had temporarily levelled the scores from a Jari Vandeputte assist, before the Tuscan side sealed the deal late on. That result left Cremonese in 16th place in the standings with just 6 points from seven games, 13 points behind leaders Palermo. Their seasonal tally reads 6 goals scored and 10 conceded, for a goal difference of -4.
The final round before the international break represents a chance to move up the table, facing a direct rival in the relegation battle. Juve Stabia currently occupies 18th position. The attack, however, can rely on the season's top scorer, Franco Bonazzoli, with 3 goals in 5 appearances.
The full squad is available on the squad page.
Cremonese's last five matches show a record of two wins, two draws and one defeat. Besides the loss to Pisa, there was the 0-0 draw with Arezzo, a 1-0 friendly win over Juventus on 2 October, a 3-2 victory against Monza on 26 September and a 0-0 draw with Virtus Entella on 19 September, following the 2-2 with Cesena on 12 September. The full schedule can be found on the fixtures page. On Saturday, in front of their own fans, the objective is to end a negative league run and secure their first three home points of the season. Following the match against Juve Stabia, Cremonese will travel to face Cosenza on Saturday 31 October at 8:45pm. The team has so far accumulated 67 minutes of game time in which they have held a one-goal lead.
