Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Roma 3rd with 73 points, Cremonese 18th with 34, 39 apart. The last five rounds placed Cremonese 10th in the league for form — higher than their 18th in the standings. Per game in the league, Roma were scoring 1.55 and conceding 0.82, Cremonese 0.84 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.21 goals per team per game.
A win had eluded Cremonese for 11 matches.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 3 for Roma, 2 for Cremonese and 0 drawn, at 2.8 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 80% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
Stadio Olimpico staged the fixture, a ground that holds 72,698. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 3-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Roma: Bryan Cristante (59'), Evan Ndicka (77'), Niccolò Pisilli (86')
Key stats
Possession: Roma 58% · Cremonese 42% · Total shots: 23-2 · On target: 5-0 · Corners: 9-1