Match Report
The table read 14th (Cremonese, 48 pts) against 19th (Novara, 44 pts), 4 points apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Cremonese 1.14 scored and 1.12 conceded per game, Novara 1 and 1.24, with the league averaging 1.28.
A win had eluded Cremonese for 15 matches. Novara's winless run stood at 5.
The match was played at Stadio Giovanni Zini (capacity 16,003). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Cremonese: Claiton (68') · Novara: Federico Macheda (52')
Key stats
Possession: Cremonese 64% · Novara 36% · Total shots: 11-3 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 7-0