US Cremonese and Simone Giacchetta part ways after five years of collaboration. The sports director contributed to two Serie A promotions, in the 21/22 and 24/25 seasons with a playoff final win. The official statement from the Cremonese club reads: "After five seasons of intense collaboration, the professional relationship between U.S. Cremonese and sports director Simone Giacchetta comes to an end. Under his direction, which began in the summer of 2021, Cremonese immediately returned to the highest levels of Italian football, winning the direct promotion to Serie A (the first in over 26 years of absence); promotion then repeated in the 2024/25 season thanks to the win in the playoff final". "In the same five-year period, the grigiorossi have achieved another prestigious milestone, reaching the Coppa Italia semifinals for the second time in their history in the 2022/23 season. A relevant path, which has been able to valorize in different moments the growth process undertaken by the grigiorosso club. Ownership and society wish to thank director Giacchetta for the professionalism and dedication shown in these years, wishing him the best for his future professional challenges".