Cremonese continues to struggle at homeachieving only a 1-1 against Bari after going behind. The only home victory in the championship for Stroppa’s team dates back to 24 August and this led the grey-red club to reflect on the coach. Bari, for its part, extends the series of consecutive useful results, bringing it to six. The first half was difficult for Cremonese, with Bari starting well and increasing the intensity as the minutes passed. Fulignati was providential on an attempt by Mantovani in the 18th minute, but in the 27th minute he had to give up: a backheel from Sibilli freed Lasagna, who, launched towards the goal, made no mistake. Cremonese only reacted towards the end of the first half, when Vicari made a miraculous save on De Luca.
Stroppa changed formation at the start of the second half, going from 3-5-2 to 4-2-3-1, and the home team’s pressure increased. The equalizer came in the 70th minute, with Sernicola centering and shooting on goal, with Vicari deflecting the ball, eliminating Radunovic. In the final, Cremonese came close to winning with a crossbar from De Luca, but the result did not change.
Stroppa is not satisfied, especially with the team’s initial approach: “In the first half we played without personality. It seemed like we were waiting for an episode that would give us courage, but we did nothing to put the game on our side. From a character point of view, it wasn’t a good performance. Am I calm? You have to ask to the club. I know that with this team I can get some satisfaction, even if the last two results have made us lose ground.” He brings it back Tuttosport.