Key Takeaways:
- Lazio secured a dramatic 2-1 away victory at Stadio Giovanni Zini, overturning a deficit with a stoppage-time goal
- Cremonese have now failed to win in their last 10 home matches (D4, L6), leaving them 18th and four points from safety with three fixtures left
- Federico Bonazzoli scored his eighth league goal of the season
First-Half Drama as Bonazzoli Capitalises on Lazio Error
Cremonese continue to teeter on the brink of an immediate Serie B return following a gut-wrenching 2-1 defeat at home to Lazio. The visitors dominated the opening exchanges, with Mattia Zaccagni’s free-kick met by Oliver Provstgaard, whose header flashed across the goal, epitomising their early control. Despite this dominance, it was the hosts who struck first against the run of play.
Just before the half-hour, Federico Bonazzoli powered home a low drive from 20 yards. Lazio goalkeeper Edoardo Motta, usually reliable, misjudged the effort, allowing the ball to zip past him unexpectedly, handing Cremonese the lead. Buoyed by his eighth league strike of the season, Bonazzoli threatened again before the interval, forcing Motta into a save with an audacious overhead kick. Lazio, frustrated, trailed at the break.
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Lazio Rally After the Interval
The second half saw Lazio emerge revitalised. Alessio Romagnoli’s towering header on 50 minutes was superbly denied by Emil Audero, signalling the visitors’ intent. That warning shot pre-empted the equaliser: Nuno Tavares surged from deep within his own half, dismantling the Cremonese rearguard. He found Tijjani Noslin, whose deft touch set up Gustav Isaksen to calmly slot home from close range, levelling matters.
With the match finely poised, both managers rang the changes, including the introduction of Jamie Vardy for Cremonese following an injury setback. The tension escalated in the final minutes as both sides chased a winner.
Noslin’s Late Heroics Leave Cremonese in Trouble
As stoppage time loomed, it was Lazio who delivered the killer blow. Tijjani Noslin capped a determined display by curling a precise effort beyond the reach of Audero from the edge of the penalty area to seal all three points for Maurizio Sarri’s men.
The defeat leaves Cremonese stuck in 18th place, four points adrift of safety with only three league fixtures remaining. Lazio’s late show catapults them to eighth, keeping hopes of European football alive. Sarri’s squad now brace for consecutive meetings with Inter Milan – at home in the league on 9 May, before clashing again four days later in the Coppa Italia final, a must-win fixture for any chance of qualification for the 2026-27 European campaign.
