Bryan Cristante scored one and assisted one other for Evan N’Dicka on corners, as Roma defeated Cremonese 3-0 to catch Napoli in third place.
The Giallorossi had been wanting to get again on monitor after twice . Their damage disaster intensified, as Paulo Dybala, Matias Soulé, Artem Dovbyk, Evan Ferguson and Stephan El Shaarawy missed out, however Manu Koné returned. Mario Hermoso , changed by Daniele Ghilardi. Cremonese had simply 4 attracts and 7 defeats since their final win on December 7, scoring one objective in six rounds. Federico Baschirotto, Michele Collocolo, Romano Floriani Mussolini and Faris Moumbagna didn’t make the journey.
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ROME, ITALY – FEBRUARY 22: Daniele Ghilardi of AS Roma in motion in the course of the Serie A match between AS Roma and US Cremonese at Stadio Olimpico on February 22, 2026 in Rome, Italy. (Photograph by Paolo Bruno/Getty Photographs)
Sebastiano Luperto risked an personal objective when his defensive header on a Bryan Zaragoza cross skimmed the far publish, then on the ensuing nook Koné noticed his effort charged down by teammate Ghilardi.
Lorenzo Pellegrini’s free kick sailed over the bar, however Roma had been unfortunate on 35 minutes when Gianluca Mancini nodded a Zaragoza cross onto the bar, with Pellegrini’s acrobatic follow-up additionally denied by Giuseppe Pezzella.
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Gian Piero Gasperini moved his workforce to a 4-2-3-1 formation after the restart, whereas Cremonese misplaced Martin Payero to a knee damage.
Emil Audero used his legs to disclaim Malen from a tough angle, one other of the Dutchman’s makes an attempt charged down by Luperto.
ROME, ITALY – FEBRUARY 22: Donyell Malen of AS Roma in motion in the course of the Serie A match between AS Roma and US Cremonese at Stadio Olimpico on February 22, 2026 in Rome, Italy. (Photograph by Paolo Bruno/Getty Photographs)
Roma lastly broke by means of on the hour mark when Pellegrini’s nook discovered Bryan Cristante for a glancing header that grazed the within of the close to publish to present Audero no probability.
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They began pouring ahead, as Evan N’Dicka turned a header vast, then pressured a low save from Audero, whereas Zeki Celik rolled throughout the face of objective simply past Malen for what would’ve been a tap-in.
Malen reduce inside and his shot took a deflection off Luperto to flash simply over the bar, however Roma doubled their lead from one other nook. This time, Cristante flicked on the Neil El Aynaoui nook along with his heel, discovering N’Dicka comparatively undisturbed to brush in from six yards.
ROME, ITALY – FEBRUARY 22: Bryan Cristante along with his teammates of AS Roma celebrates after scoring the opening objective in the course of the Serie A match between AS Roma and US Cremonese at Stadio Olimpico on February 22, 2026 in Rome, Italy. (Photograph by Paolo Bruno/Getty Photographs)
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N’Dicka threatened a 3rd, nodding the El Aynaoui free kick over the bar, whereas Mile Svilar stepped up the one time he was known as into motion, speeding off his line to disclaim Jamie Vardy one-on-one after the offside lure failed.
Morten Thorsby was additionally wasteful, his diving header turning the Filippo Terracciano cross over from 12 yards.
ROME, ITALY – FEBRUARY 22: Evan Ndicka along with his teammates of AS Roma celebrates after scoring the workforce’s second objective in the course of the Serie A match between AS Roma and US Cremonese at Stadio Olimpico on February 22, 2026 in Rome, Italy. (Photograph by Paolo Bruno/Getty Photographs)
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As an alternative, Roma added their third when two defenders blocked off Malen inside the world, the free ball rolling into the trail of Niccolò Pisilli to brush into the far backside nook.
Venturino was near a fourth, his left-foot roller shaving a coat of paint off the far prime nook after slicing inside from the suitable.
Roma 3-0 Cremonese
Cristante 59 (R), N’Dicka 77 (R), Pisilli 86 (R)
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