Cremonese defeats Napoli’s Maradona on penalties, eliminating the Neapolitans and reaching the quarter-finals against Roma
Another enterprise in Italian Cup in yesterday evening. There Cremonaafter only two training sessions with Ballardini and last in the championship standings, eliminated the Naples. A lot of turnover for Spalletti, who greets the competition, and the grenades won’t find the Neapolitans on their way. In fact, in the event of the round going against Fiorentina, the winner of Roma-Cremonese will be in the semifinal (round trip).
The match
In the first half the Lombards took the lead with Pickel, but in a few minutes Napoli turned it around with Juan Jesus and Simeone. In the final, Afena-Gyan’s winning header takes the match to extra time. In the 100th minute, Sernicola was sent off, but Cremonese grits her teeth and gets to the penalty shootout. The guests were infallible, with 5 penalties scored, Lobotka’s mistake for Napoli was decisive. Final result after penalty kicks: Napoli 6-7 Cremonese.
