Serie A | Cremonese 0-0 Torino – Relegation threat remains

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Skip to contentCREMONA, ITALY – APRIL 19: Romano Floriani Mussolini of US Cremonese and Enzo Ebosse of Torino FC fight for the ball during the Serie A match between US Cremonese and Torino FC at Stadio Giovanni Zini on April 19, 2026 in Cremona, Italy. (Photo by Marco M. Mantovani/Getty Images)

The threat of relegation remains for Cremonese, who were held to a 0-0 draw at home against Torino in Serie A’s early kick-off on Sunday afternoon.

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La Cremo came into today’s game needing a result, sitting in 17th place but level on points with Lecce in the relegation zone. They made just one change to their starting line-up with Antonio Sanabria returning to the XI in place of David Okereke, while visitors Torino went with an unchanged team after recording back-to-back victories over the last two weeks.

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It wasn’t a spectacular showing from either side in the opening 45 minutes: The two sides registered a combined two shots in the opening 45 minutes, neither of which were on target.

The first was a blocked attempt by Alberto Grassi following a Cremonese corner and the second was a wildly flashed shot from Federico Bonazzoli off his left foot from the corner of the penalty area 41 minutes in.

Bonazzoli came much closer with the game’s first shot on target 57 minutes in, bending an effort off his left again, which was heading for the top corner this time. Alberto Paleari was at full stretch to tip it behind for a corner.

Federico Baschirotto thought he had opened the scoring two thirds of the way through proceedings after a scramble in the area following an Alessio Zerbin delivery, but the goal was later ruled out after a VAR check. The officials deemed that Baschirotto had committed a foul on goalkeeper Paleari while lunging in with his attempt to get the ball over the line.

David Okereke provided a great ball across the face of goal after a bursting run down the right flank, but Marcus Holmgren Pedersen got a crucial interception in just before it arrived at the feet of Sanabria.

Despite their best efforts, Cremonese and Torino ended Sunday’s meeting goalless. Cremoense remain without a win at home in Serie A since early December and are now just one point above the relegation zone with 18th-placed Lecce due to play on Monday night, now aware that an overtake is on. Torino stay put in 12th place and will remain there for the week regardless of the other results on Sunday and Monday.

Cremonese 0-0 Torino

19-04-2026 11:30

MatchDay 33

Stadio Giovanni ZiniCremoneseTorino0 – 0

Player statistic

Match statistic

65

Possession %

35

14

Total shots

4

4

Shots on target

1

6

Shots off target

2

4

Blocked shots

1

6

Corners

1

0

Offsides

1

11

Fouls

12

Cremonese

Torino

Starting lineups

1

Emil Audero
Goalkeeper

6

Federico Baschirotto
Defender

3

Giuseppe Pezzella
Defender

22

Romano Floriani Mussolini
Defender

60′

5

Sebastiano Luperto
Defender

84′

33

Alberto Grassi
Midfielder

73′

24

Filippo Terracciano
Midfielder

27

Jari Vandeputte
Midfielder

60′

38

Warren Bondo
Midfielder

99

Antonio Sanabria
Attacker

84′

90

Federico Bonazzoli
Attacker

1

Alberto Paleari
Goalkeeper

77

Enzo Ebosse
Defender

13

Guillermo Maripán
Defender

68′

16

Marcus Pedersen
Defender

33

Rafa Obrador
Defender

76′

23

Saúl Coco
Defender

22

Cesare Casadei
Midfielder

66

Gvidas Gineitis
Midfielder

10

Nikola Vlasic
Midfielder

76′

19

Ché Adams
Attacker

18

Giovanni Simeone
Attacker

68′

Substitutes

69

Lapo Nava
Goalkeeper

16

Marco Silvestri
Goalkeeper

23

Federico Ceccherini
Defender

15

Matteo Bianchetti
Defender

55

Francesco Folino
Defender

30

Mika Faye
Defender

21

Simone Lottici Tessadri
Midfielder

77

David Okereke
Attacker

60′

7

Alessio Zerbin
Attacker

60′

32

Martín Payero
Midfielder

73′

9

Milan Djuric
Attacker

84′

4

Tommaso Barbieri
Defender

84′

81

Franco Israel
Goalkeeper

20

Valentino Lazaro
Defender

61

Adrien Tameze
Midfielder

8

Ivan Ilić
Midfielder

6

Emirhan Ilkhan
Midfielder

98

Matteo Prati
Midfielder

99

Lapo Siviero
Goalkeeper

35

Luca Marianucci
Defender

68′

34

Cristiano Biraghi
Defender

76′

14

Tino Anjorin
Midfielder

76′

17

Sandro Kulenovic
Attacker

90′

92

Alieu Njie
Attacker

ByPeter Young

Peter Young is a Senior Reporter with Football Italia.

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