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2021–22 US Cremonese season

Cremonese
2021–22 season
OwnerGiovanni Arvedi
PresidentPaolo Rossi
Head coachFabio Pecchia
StadiumStadio Giovanni Zini
Serie B2nd (promoted)
Coppa ItaliaFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Cristian Buonaiuto
Daniel Ciofani
(8 each)

All:
Cristian Buonaiuto
Daniel Ciofani
(8 each)

The 2021–22 season was U.S. Cremonese's second consecutive season in second division of the Italian football league, the Serie B, and the 119th as a football club.

Players

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Italy ITA Alessandro Fiordaliso
3 DF Italy ITA Emanuele Valeri
6 DF Italy ITA Luca Ravanelli
7 FW Uruguay URU Jaime Báez
8 FW Ivory Coast CIV Cedric Gondo
9 FW Italy ITA Daniel Ciofani
10 FW Italy ITA Cristian Buonaiuto
11 FW Italy ITA Luca Strizzolo
12 GK Italy ITA Marco Carnesecchi (on loan from Atalanta)
13 DF Italy ITA Andrea Meroni (on loan from Sassuolo)
14 MF Italy ITA Luca Valzania (on loan from Atalanta)
15 DF Italy ITA Matteo Bianchetti
16 MF Italy ITA Paolo Bartolomei
17 MF Italy ITA Leonardo Sernicola (on loan from Sassuolo)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Italy ITA Michele Castagnetti
20 MF Romania ROU Dennis Politic
21 MF Italy ITA Nicolò Fagioli (on loan from Juventus)
22 GK Poland POL Dorian Ciezkowski
23 DF Italy ITA Alessandro Crescenzi
27 DF France FRA Daniel Frey
29 FW Italy ITA Samuel Di Carmine
32 DF Argentina ARG Tiago Casasola (on loan from Lazio)
45 GK Senegal SEN Mouhamadou Sarr
55 DF Italy ITA Caleb Okoli (on loan from Atalanta)
70 MF Italy ITA Gianluca Gaetano (on loan from Napoli)
98 FW Italy ITA Luca Zanimacchia (on loan from Juventus)
99 MF Tunisia TUN Hamza Rafia (on loan from Juventus)

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Italy ITA Luca Munaretti (at Virtus Verona until 30 June 2022)
DF Italy ITA Emanuele Terranova (at Bari until 30 June 2022)
MF Italy ITA Christian Acella (at Giana Erminio until 30 June 2022)
MF Italy ITA Stefano Cella (at Virtus Verona until 30 June 2022)
MF Italy ITA Francesco Cerretelli (at Pro Sesto until 30 June 2022)
MF Italy ITA Riccardo Collodel (at Lucchese until 30 June 2022)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Italy ITA Francesco Deli (at Pordenone until 30 June 2022)
MF Italy ITA Filippo Nardi (at Como until 30 June 2022)
MF Italy ITA Fausto Perseu (at Olbia until 30 June 2022)
FW Italy ITA Blue Mamona (at Fiorenzuola until 30 June 2022)
FW Italy ITA Marco Zunno (at Fiorenzuola until 30 June 2022)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

24 July 2021 Friendly Pisa Italy 1–1 Italy Cremonese Rovetta, Italy
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Centro Sportivo G. Paolo Marinoni
6 August 2021 Friendly Spezia Italy Cancelled Italy Cremonese Cles, Italy
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Campo Sportivo Cles
6 August 2021 Friendly SPAL Italy 1–2 Italy Cremonese Ferrara, Italy
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
4 September 2021 Friendly Sassuolo Italy 0–2 Italy Cremonese Sassuolo, Italy
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stadio Enzo Ricci
Referee: Tommaso Zamagni

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie B 22 August 2021 6 May 2022 Matchday 1 2nd 38 20 9 9 57 38 +19 052.63
Coppa Italia 15 August 2021 First round First round 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00
Total 39 20 10 9 57 38 +19 051.28

Source: Soccerway

Serie B

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Lecce (C, P) 38 19 14 5 59 31 +28 71 Promotion to Serie A
2 Cremonese (P) 38 20 9 9 57 39 +18 69
3 Pisa 38 18 13 7 48 35 +13 67[a] Qualification for promotion play-offs semi-finals
4 Monza (O, P) 38 19 10 9 60 38 +22 67[a]
5 Brescia 38 17 15 6 55 35 +20 66 Qualification for promotion play-offs preliminary round
Source: Lega Serie B (in Italian), Soccerway (in English)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.[1]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Pisa finished ahead of Monza on head-to-head points: Pisa 2–1 Monza, Monza 1–2 Pisa.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 20 9 9 57 39  +18 69 11 6 2 32 18  +14 9 3 7 25 21  +4

Source: Serie B

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHA
ResultWLWWLWWDLDDDWLDWWWWLWWWDDWDWLWWDWLWLLW
Position110536322567856866345421231313111131232
Source: Serie B
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 24 July 2021.[2]

22 August 2021 1 Cremonese 3–0 Lecce Cremona
20:30 CET
Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 2,372
Referee: Italy Niccolò Baroni
29 August 2021 2 Monza 1–0 Cremonese Monza
20:30 CET
Report
Stadium: U-Power Stadium
Attendance: 2,501
Referee: Italy Marco Piccinini
12 September 2021 3 Cremonese 2–0 Cittadella Cremona
16:15 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 2,817
Referee: Italy Daniele Paterna
19 September 2021 4 Parma 1–2 Cremonese Parma
20:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Attendance: 5,581
Referee: Italy Manuel Volpi
22 September 2021 5 Cremonese 0–3 Perugia Cremona
20:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 3,188
Referee: Italy Matteo Marchetti
26 September 2021 6 Vicenza 0–1 Cremonese Vicenza
20:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Attendance: 2,927
Referee: Italy Antonio Santoro
2 October 2021 7 Cremonese 2–0 Ternana Cremona
14:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 2,813
Referee: Italy Francesco Cosso
17 October 2021 8 Cremonese 1–1 Benevento Cremona
14:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 4,302
Referee: Italy Matteo Marcenaro
23 October 2021 9 Brescia 1–0 Cremonese Brescia
18:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Italy Gianluca Aureliano
28 October 2021 10 Cremonese 1–1 Pisa Cremona
20:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 5,543
Referee: Italy Daniele Orsato
1 November 2021 11 Pordenone 2–2 Cremonese Lignano Sabbiadoro
18:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Guido Teghil
Attendance: 917
Referee: Italy Lorenzo Maggioni
6 November 2021 12 Cremonese 1–1 SPAL Cremona
14:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 4,018
Referee: Italy Andrea Colombo
21 November 2021 13 Reggina 1–2 Cremonese Reggio Calabria
14:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo
Attendance: 6,335
Referee: Italy Livio Marinelli
27 November 2021 14 Alessandria 1–0 Cremonese Alessandria
14:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta
Attendance: 2,290
Referee: Italy Manuel Volpi
30 November 2021 15 Cremonese 1–1 Frosinone Cremona
18:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 2,096
Referee: Italy Giacomo Camplone
4 December 2021 16 Cosenza 0–2 Cremonese Cosenza
14:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio San Vito-Gigi Marulla
Attendance: 2,728
Referee: Italy Lorenzo Maggioni
10 December 2021 17 Cremonese 3–2 Crotone Cremona
18:00 CET
Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 1,495
Referee: Italy Matteo Marcenaro
18 December 2021 18 Ascoli 1–4 Cremonese Ascoli Piceno
14:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca
Attendance: 3,115
Referee: Italy Luca Zufferli
15 January 2022 19 Cremonese 2–0 Como Cremona
14:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 1,580
Referee: Italy Matteo Gariglio
23 January 2022 20 Lecce 2–1 Cremonese Lecce
18:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 3,080
Referee: Italy Daniele Chiffi
6 February 2022 21 Cremonese 3–2 Monza Cremona
16:15 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 4,062
Referee: Italy Davide Massa
12 February 2022 22 Cittadella 0–2 Cremonese Cittadella
14:00 CET
Report Stadium: Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato
Attendance: 1,526
Referee: Italy Daniele Minelli
15 February 2022 23 Cremonese 3–1 Parma Cremona
18:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 4,847
Referee: Italy Francesco Cosso
19 February 2022 24 Perugia 0–0 Cremonese Perugia
16:15 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi
Attendance: 4,521
Referee: Italy Ivano Pezzuto
22 February 2022 25 Cremonese 0–0 Vicenza Cremona
18:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 3,207
Referee: Italy Andrea Colombo
26 February 2022 26 Ternana 1–2 Cremonese Terni
14:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Libero Liberati
Attendance: 2,022
Referee: Italy Antonio Giua
1 March 2022 27 Benevento 1–1 Cremonese Benevento
18:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito
Attendance: 3,099
Referee: Italy Daniele Minelli
5 March 2022 28 Cremonese 2–1 Brescia Cremona
16:15 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 9,098
Referee: Italy Giovanni Ayroldi
13 March 2022 29 Pisa 3–0 Cremonese Pisa
15:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Arena Garibaldi – Stadio Romeo Anconetani
Attendance: 7,374
Referee: Italy Alessandro Prontera
16 March 2022 30 Cremonese 2–1 Pordenone Cremona
18:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 3,474
Referee: Italy Francesco Meraviglia
20 March 2022 31 SPAL 0–2 Cremonese Ferrara
16:15 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Attendance: 4,961
Referee: Italy Luca Pairetto

Coppa Italia

15 August 2021 First round Torino 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–1 p)
Cremonese Turin
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 1,484
Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi
Penalties

References

  1. ^ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Serie B, tutto il calendario della stagione 2021/22". ITA Sport Press.