Serie A official line-ups: Cremonese vs. Fiorentina

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·16 March 2026

Serie A official line-ups: Cremonese vs. Fiorentina

Moise Kean is only fit for the bench, so Roberto Piccoli and Albert Gudmundsson lead the Fiorentina attack against Cremonese’s Federico Bonazzoli and Milan Djuric in a relegation battle.

It kicks off at the Stadio Giovanni Zini at 19.45 GMT (20.45 CET).

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This result could well decide who stays up and who drops into Serie B this summer, because going into this game Fiorentina are in 17th place on 25 points and Cremonese are in the drop zone in 18th on 24 points.

If Pisa and Verona are most likely doomed, then only Lecce and Cagliari could still get sucked into the danger zone, as the Sardinians are on 30 points.

Fiorentina also have to balance this with their Conference League commitments, as they beat Rakow 2-1 with a Gudmundsson stoppage-time penalty on Thursday and have the second leg of that Round of 16 tie coming up in Poland on March 19.

FLORENCE, ITALY – MARCH 12: Cher Ndour of ACF Fiorentina celebrates after scoring a goal during the UEFA Conference League 2025/26 round of 16 first leg match between ACF Fiorentina and Rakow Czestochowa at Stadio Artemio Franchi on March 12, 2026 in Florence, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)

Their Serie A form had suffered with one point from the last two rounds and zero goals scored.

Hitman Kean is back on the bench after an ankle issue, but Niccolò Fortini joins Manor Solomon, Luca Lezzerini and Tariq Lamptey on the absentee list.

Gudmundsson and Piccoli therefore lead the attack, with support from Marco Brescianini and Rolando Mandragora.

Cremonese had started the season so well, but their last victory was 2-0 against Lecce on December 7.

That was followed by just four draws and 10 defeats, losing the last three on the bounce.

It’s clear where the problems are, scoring only four goals in their last 14 games.

FLORENCE, ITALY – JANUARY 4: Albert Gudmundsson of ACF Fiorentina in action against Warren Bondo of US Cremonese during the Serie A match between ACF Fiorentina and US Cremonese at Artemio Franchi on January 4, 2026 in Florence, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)

To make matters worse, former Leicester City striker and Premier League winner Jamie Vardy is injured with a bruised thigh, forced to watch from the stands with Federico Baschirotto, Michele Collocolo and suspended Giuseppe Pezzella.

At least Faris Moumbagna has recovered for a spot on the bench and Filippo Terracciano is back from his ban.

David Okereke had been frozen out for several months, but was brought back into the fold for a substitute appearance in the 2-1 loss to Lecce.

CREMONA, ITALY – FEBRUARY 15: Milan Djuric of US Cremonese goes for a header during the Serie A match between US Cremonese and Genoa CFC at Stadio Giovanni Zini on February 15, 2026 in Cremona, Italy. (Photo by Marco M. Mantovani/Getty Images)