After 24 games and seven months, Cremonese has finally won a game in Serie A.
The victims on Tuesday were no less than Champions League-chasing Roma, who fell to a 2-1 away defeat against a side that appears destined for relegation.
Playing in Serie A for the first time since 1995–96, Cremonese has struggled mightily this season. The club entered Tuesday’s game in last place with no wins, nine draws and 14 defeats.
Roma, coming into the match in fifth place, did not appear to be the likeliest of slump-busters for Cremonese, but Frank Tsadjout gave the home side a perfect start with a fantastic 17th-minute strike.
Frank Tsadjout's second Serie A goal is a STUNNER! 💥
Roma are shocked. 👀 pic.twitter.com/dQV9JjWVpP
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) February 28, 2023
After José Mourinho was sent off for arguing with the officials, Leonardo Spinazzola would equalize for Roma in the 71st minute. But Cremonese captain Daniel Ciofani would grab the winner from the penalty spot in the 83rd minute.
Dating back to its last spell in Serie A, Cremonese snapped a 30-game league winless run — tied for the longest streak ever.
30 – #Cremonese ended the joint-longest streak without a win for a club in Serie A's history (30, alongside Ancona between 1993 and 2004). Light.#CremoneseRoma #SerieA pic.twitter.com/bvv2MAbc8Q
— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) February 28, 2023
Incredibly for a club winning its first game of the season on the last day of February, Cremonese is no longer in last place! The club moved just ahead of Sampdoria, whose season is going so well that fans delivered a severed pig’s head to their owner over the weekend.
Cremonese is still eight points from safety and would need a completely unforeseen turnaround to remain in Serie A past this season. But if it does go down, at least Cremonese won’t leave empty-handed.
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