Cremonese-Parma ends goalless: only balance prevails at the Zini | OneFootball

No winner in the relegation battle between Cremonese and Parma. At the "Zini," caution and fear of losing prevailed over the desire to take risks: it ended 0-0, a point that serves little for both but still leaves different feelings. Nicola's team, solid and compact, resisted the Ducal bursts with order, while Cuesta's team confirmed its limitations in the goal area.

Wasteful Parma, Cremonese holds on: it ends 0-0

The first quarter of an hour was a yellow-blue monologue. High pressing, five or six men constantly in the opponent's half, and at least two clear chances. The most dangerous came from Pellegrino, freed by a cross from Valeri: his header hit the post squarely, leaving Audero motionless. Before that, Cutrone had forced the grey-red defense into a last-ditch intervention. Seeing the danger, Nicola tried to close the defensive lines, achieving greater stability as the minutes passed. Parma continued to hold the reins of the game but failed to capitalize. At the 30th minute, Pellegrino again, on a pass from Cutrone, shot with his left foot but found Audero ready to respond. As the minutes went by, the Ducals slowed the pace, allowing Cremonese to gain ground and breathe.

In the second half, Nicola tried to change his team's approach by bringing in Ceccherini and later Floriani Mussolini to increase the push on the right. Parma, for its part, sought fortune with a long-distance shot from Bernabè, easily neutralized by Audero. Twenty minutes from the end, Cuesta replaced Pellegrino with Oristanio, but the yellow-blue attack further weakened. In the final moments, Moumbagna, just entered, tried to add unpredictability to Cremonese with a couple of good moves, but couldn't find the decisive touch. After 90 goalless minutes, Cremonese rises to 8 points, while Parma remains at 2. A draw that confirms the defensive solidity of the grey-reds but leaves many questions for the yellow-blue attack, unable to turn their large volume of play into gold.

Andrea Alati

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