Preview: Parma vs. Cremonese – prediction, team news, lineups

Separated by six locations within the Serie A table, relegation-threatened Cremonese head to Stadio Ennio Tardini to face Parma on Saturday, aiming to climb out of the underside three after the thirtieth spherical.

Marco Giampaolo takes cost of his first sport for La Cremo in his second spell, 11 years after final managing them in Serie C in 2015, and most factors may raise them out of the drop zone.

Match preview

Davide Nicola is thought for his rescue acts in Serie A, however the firefighting specialist has been unable to make an influence from the beginning this time.

With the Grigiorossi within the backside three and propping up the shape desk, the hierarchy in Lombardy determined to make a change within the dugout, appointing Giampaolo for his second spell on the membership.

Highlighting the Violini’s dreadful run of outcomes is none apart from their 4 defeats within the final 5 matches, drawing the opposite, scoring simply two and conceding a staggering 11.

Both figures are the worst at both finish of the pitch, and La Cremona’s -9 purpose distinction underlines their issues in each containers as they head to the Tardini, totally conscious they might both lose additional floor on seventeenth place or haul themselves out of the hazard zone.

Given their superior purpose-distinction report over Lecce, most factors for the primary time since December, mixed with a Lecce defeat at Champions League-chasing Roma, may see the Violins finish the weekend exterior the underside three.

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Depending on which model of Parma turns up on Saturday, the hosts may both create additional daylight between themselves and the relegation zone or discover themselves glancing nervously over their shoulders.

Carlos Cuesta’s males suffered a 4-1 defeat by the hands of Torino final trip, snapping a 5-match unbeaten run wherein they picked up three league victories.

Conceding 4 in Turin got here on the again of three consecutive clear sheets in Serie A, and the Crusaders will probably be eager to show that final weekend’s end result was an anomaly for the aspect at the moment in twelfth place.

That is much from assured, nonetheless, given Parma’s underwhelming residence report this season: they’ve scored 11 instances on the Tardini within the high flight, whereas conceding 19.

With 14 factors taken from 14 residence video games and 20 picked up away from Emilia-Romagna, the house devoted might be forgiven for fearing one other disappointment in opposition to out-of-kind guests.

Parma Serie A kind:

Cremonese Serie A kind:

Team News

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Parma are with out the suspended Enrico Delprato, whereas Adrian Bernabe (muscle), Matija Frigan (knee), Pontus Almqvist (thigh) and Benjamin Cremaschi are sidelined.

With Bernabe prone to miss out, Mateo Pellegrino is predicted to be the one participant within the Emilian aspect’s ranks to have scored a number of objectives this season, and the eight-purpose ahead will intention to be decisive.

Notably, solely three of his eight objectives have come on the Tardini, the place he has not scored since mid-February’s 2-1 win over Hellas Verona, however he will probably be decided to get again among the many objectives on residence turf this weekend.

Warren Bondo is suspended for the away aspect, whereas Jamie Vardy (thigh) and Federico Baschirotto (muscle) may miss out by harm.

With Vardy anticipated to be absent, six-purpose Federico Bonazzoli ought to shoulder the goalscoring burden for the Violini as he seems to web in again-to-again away matches after scoring at Lecce.

Parma potential beginning lineup:

Suzuki; Circati, Troilo, Valenti; Britschgi, Sorensen, Keita, Ordonez, Valeri; Pellegrino, Strefezza

Cremonese potential beginning lineup:

Audero; Terracciano, Ceccherini, Luperto; Barbieri, Thorsby, Vandeputte, Maleh, Pezzella; Djuric, Bonazzoli

We say: Parma 1-1 Cremonese

Parma ought to ideally be the favourites heading into this match, given their kind earlier than shedding a 5-match unbeaten sequence in Turin final weekend.

Considering that Cremonese may have the benefit of a brand new supervisor in Giampaolo, the sport may finish in a attract Emilia-Romagna on Saturday.

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