Fiorentina vs Cremonese prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2022-08-13 16:30.
In his first season at the helm, manager Vicenzo Italiano led Fiorentina to the clubâs best placing since 2015/16, as the Tuscany side finished seventh in the Serie A (SA) standings, earning a UEFA Europa Conference League play-off spot this campaign. However, four defeats in their last six league outings forced Fiorentina to act over the summer, and they have brought in attacker Luka JoviÄ from Real Madrid, who will attempt to restart his stalling career in Italy.
Fiorentina hope that the Serbian attacker, who chose this destination on the advice of Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti, will be an apt replacement for DuĆĄan VlahoviÄ who departed in January. Fiorentina will perhaps be confident here regardless, as they were the second-best home team in SA last term (W13, D2, L4), winning five of their last six matches here âto-nilâ (L1).
Cremonese return to the top-flight after 26 years as Serie B runners-up, but despite this achievement, coach Fabio Pecchia resigned from his post. However, new manager Massimiliano Alvini – whoâs set for his top-tier debut – made an impressive start by beating Ternana in the Coppa Italia on Monday night (3-2), as Cremonese scored 3+ goals in a competitive match for only the second time since mid February.
Cremonese collected the most victories in the second-tier last season (20), with nine of those arriving within a positive away campaign (D3, L7). They can also draw confidence from having avoided defeat in three of their last four league debuts, but they will be without starlet goalkeeper Marco Carnesecchi here, as he returned to his parent-club Atalanta.
Players to watch: NicolĂĄs GonzĂĄlez scored eight competitive goals for Fiorentina last season, with five arriving before the break. Newly signed Cremonese striker David Okereke netted in their Coppa Italia victory on Monday and five of his seven SA goals for Venezia last term arrived in the second half.
Hot streak: Last season, Fiorentina won each of their three home SA matches against the newly-promoted opposition âto-nilâ.