Moise Kean is barely match for the bench, so Roberto Piccoli and Albert Gudmundsson lead the Fiorentina assault in opposition to Cremonese’s Federico Bonazzoli and Milan Djuric in a relegation battle.
It kicks off at at 19.45 GMT (20.45 CET).
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This consequence might properly resolve who stays up and who drops into Serie B this summer time, as a result of going into this sport Fiorentina are in seventeenth place on 25 factors and Cremonese are within the drop zone in 18th on 24 factors.
If Pisa and Verona are most probably doomed, then solely Lecce and Cagliari might nonetheless get sucked into the hazard zone, because the Sardinians are on 30 factors.
Fiorentina additionally must stability this with their Convention League commitments, as they with a Gudmundsson stoppage-time penalty on Thursday and have the second leg of that Spherical of 16 tie developing in Poland on March 19.
FLORENCE, ITALY – MARCH 12: Cher Ndour of ACF Fiorentina celebrates after scoring a purpose in the course of the UEFA Convention League 2025/26 spherical of 16 first leg match between ACF Fiorentina and Rakow Czestochowa at Stadio Artemio Franchi on March 12, 2026 in Florence, Italy. (Photograph by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Photographs)
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Their Serie A kind had suffered with one level from the final two rounds and nil objectives scored.
Hitman Kean is again on the bench after an ankle subject, however Niccolò Fortini joins Manor Solomon, Luca Lezzerini and Tariq Lamptey on the absentee listing.
Gudmundsson and Piccoli due to this fact lead the assault, with help from Marco Brescianini and Rolando Mandragora.
Cremonese had began the season so properly, however their final victory was 2-0 in opposition to Lecce on December 7.
That was adopted by simply 4 attracts and 10 defeats, dropping the final three on the bounce.
It’s clear the place the issues are, scoring solely 4 objectives of their final 14 video games.
FLORENCE, ITALY – JANUARY 4: Albert Gudmundsson of ACF Fiorentina in motion in opposition to Warren Bondo of US Cremonese in the course of the Serie A match between ACF Fiorentina and US Cremonese at Artemio Franchi on January 4, 2026 in Florence, Italy. (Photograph by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Photographs)
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To make issues worse, former Leicester Metropolis striker and Premier League winner Jamie Vardy is injured with a bruised thigh, pressured to look at from the stands with Federico Baschirotto, Michele Collocolo and suspended Giuseppe Pezzella.
A minimum of Faris Moumbagna has recovered for a spot on the bench and Filippo Terracciano is again from his ban.
David Okereke had been frozen out for a number of months, however was introduced again into the fold for a substitute look within the 2-1 loss to Lecce.
CREMONA, ITALY – FEBRUARY 15: Milan Djuric of US Cremonese goes for a header in the course of the Serie A match between US Cremonese and Genoa CFC at Stadio Giovanni Zini on February 15, 2026 in Cremona, Italy. (Photograph by Marco M. Mantovani/Getty Photographs)
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Cremonese vs. Fiorentina line-ups
Cremonese: Audero; Folino, Ceccherini, Luperto; Floriani Mussolini, Thorsby, Bondo, Maleh, Barbieri; Bonazzoli, Djuric
Fiorentina: De Gea; Dodo, Pongracic, Ranieri, Gosens; Fagioli; Parisi, Mandragora, Brescianini, Gudmundsson; Piccoli
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