Napoli secured a commanding 4-0 triumph over Cremonese on Friday night, driven by goals from Scott McTominay, Rasmus Hojlund, Kevin De Bruyne, and Alisson Santos. This crucial win by Antonio Conte’s side significantly strengthens their position for Champions League qualification next season.
Kevin De Bruyne was recognized as Football Italia’s Man of the Match. His exceptional display included a goal, persistent creative threat, and a performance that showcased his true potential.
Napoli 4-0 Cremonese – Player Ratings
Napoli: Milinkovic-Savic 7; Buongiorno 6, Rrahmani 6.5, Gutierrez 6.5; Olivera 6.5 (Beukema 6), De Bruyne 8 (Elmas 6), Lobotka 6 (Gilmour 6.5), McTominay 7.5, Alisson 7.5, Politano 6.5 (Mazzocchi 6); Hojlund 7 (Giovane 6)
Best Napoli Player: Kevin De Bruyne – The experienced Belgian delivered a complete performance. He provided a brilliant assist for McTominay’s opening goal, scored a scrappy goal of his own, and was a constant presence in midfield, making it a solid evening.
Lowest Napoli Rating: Buongiorno – While difficult to single out, the Italian defender was likely the least effective member of Napoli’s back three. He seemed to be the source of any danger for Cremonese, but overall had a quiet game.
Coach: Antonio Conte 7 – Responding to his pre-game call for his team to ‘get back on track,’ Conte will be highly satisfied with today’s result. He fielded a strong lineup and was rewarded with a very competent team performance.
Cremonese: Audero 6.5; Terracciano 5, Baschirotto 5, Luperto 5 (Follino 6), Pezzella 5.5; Floriani Mussolini 5.5 (Zerbin 5.5), Bondo 5 (Grassi 5.5), Maleh 5 (Barbieri N/A), Payero 5; Okerere 5 (Vandeputte 5.5), Bonazzoli 5.5
Best Cremonese Player: Emil Audero – While he might have wished to do better on some of Napoli’s long-range shots, Audero was exceptionally busy throughout the evening. He not only saved McTominay’s penalty but also made several other crucial saves to prevent the scoreline from becoming even more lopsided.
Lowest Cremonese Rating: Maleh – The central midfielder had a difficult evening, being outplayed too easily and too often. He lost possession repeatedly and offered no attacking threat.
Coach: Marco Giampaolo 5.5 – The task was always going to be challenging, and conceding an early goal certainly did not help. The coach made some tactical adjustments during the game to mitigate the pressure, but he cannot be held solely responsible for the outcome.
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Serie A | Napoli 4-0 Cremonese – Player Ratings as De Bruyne & McTominay power Partenopei rout
Napoli cruised to a comfortable 4-0 victory over Cremonese on Friday night, as goals from Scott McTominay, Rasmus Hojlund, Kevin De Bruyne and Alisson Santos propelled Antonio Conte’s side to an important win that all-but guarantees their place in the Champions League next season.
Football Italia’s Man of the Match, however, was Kevin De Bruyne – for his goal, constant creative danger and performance that showed a glimpse of the player we all know he can be.
Napoli 4-0 Cremonese – Player Ratings
Napoli: Milinkovic-Savic 7; Buongiorno 6, Rrahmani 6.5, Gutierrez 6.5; Olivera 6.5 (Beukema 6), De Bruyne 8 (Elmas 6), Lobotka 6 (Gilmour 6.5), McTominay 7.5, Alisson 7.5, Politano 6.5 (Mazzocchi 6); Hojlund 7 (Giovane 6)
Best Napoli player: Kevin De Bruyne – A complete performance from the experienced Belgium. Brilliant assist for McTominay’s opener, a scrappy goal of his own and a constant presence in the midfield, a solid evening.
Lowest Napoli rating: Buongiorno – Tough to pick out a worst but the Italian was probably the least effective part of the Napoli back three tonight. Any danger for Cremonese seemed to be on his side but still a quiet day at the office.
Coach: Antonio Conte 7 – Spoke before the game of his side’s need to ‘get back on track’ and will be more than satisfied that they did that today. He put a strong side out and reaped the rewards with a very competent performance.
Cremonese: Audero 6.5; Terracciano 5, Baschirotto 5, Luperto 5 (Follino 6), Pezzella 5.5; Floriani Mussolini 5.5 (Zerbin 5.5), Bondo 5 (Grassi 5.5), Maleh 5 (Barbieri N/A), Payero 5; Okerere 5 (Vandeputte 5.5), Bonazzoli 5.5
Best Cremonese player: Emil Audero – Could he have done better for some of Napoli’s long range attempts? Probably. But he was a very busy man this evening and not only saved McTominay’s penalty but also made a handful of other big interventions to prevent the scoreline from getting too embarrassing.
Lowest Cremonese rating: Maleh – Real horror show from the central midfielder this evening who was beaten far too easily, far too often, losing possession and offering nothing in the way of attacking threat.
Coach: Marco Giampaolo 5.5 – Was never going to be easy, and the early goal certainly didn’t help. The coach made some in-game tweaks that served to weather the storm but can’t pin too much blame on him tonight.
