Mantova vs Cremonese 0-2

Cremonese won 2-0 at Stadio Danilo Martelli after Federico Bonazzoli struck in the first minute and Marco Nasti sealed it in the 80th minute.

Bonazzoli opened the scoring in the first minute from Jari Vandeputte’s assist, and Cremonese took a 1-0 lead into half-time. Mantova made a change at the break, with Ettore Gliozzi replaced by Rares Ilie, after the visitors had already been forced into an early switch when Alessandro Vogliacco went off for Sebastiano Luperto in the 13th minute.

Mantova had 66% of the ball and 657 passes to Cremonese’s 351, but they could not turn that into a goal. They also had 20 shots, 9 on target and 2.07 xG, compared with Cremonese’s 6 shots, 5 on target and 1.32 xG. Cremonese made three changes in the 74th minute, including the departures of Bonazzoli and Vandeputte, and the second goal followed six minutes later when Marco Nasti, who came on in the 61st minute, scored from Dachi Lordkipanidze’s assist, who had come on in the 74th minute. The match then became scrappier after Tommaso Barbieri was sent off in the 84th minute.

Mantova were booked three times, for Stefano Cella in the 52nd minute, Alessio Castellini in the 66th minute and Simone Trimboli in stoppage time. Cremonese had two yellow cards, for Simone Lottici Tessadri in the 24th minute and Tommaso Berti in the 64th minute, before Barbieri’s red card in the 84th minute.