Match report

AS Roma Secures Dominant Victory Over Cremonese 3-0 in Serie A

AS Roma
AS Roma
3–0
FT
Cremonese
Cremonese
Feb 22, 2026

AS Roma demonstrated its dominance in the latest Serie A fixture against Cremonese with a convincing 3-0 win. Goals from Cristante, Ndicka, and Pisilli ensured AS Roma's place at the top of the table, while Cremonese struggled to mount any significant challenge.

Key Facts

  • • AS Roma defeated Cremonese 3-0 in Serie A.
  • • B. Cristante scored first at minute 59 with an assist from L. Pellegrini.
  • • Evan Ndicka added the second goal at minute 77, assisted by B. Cristante.
  • • N. Pisilli sealed the victory with a third goal in the 86th minute.
  • • Neil El Aynaoui and M. Thorsby each received yellow cards.

Lineups

AS Roma

Formation: 3-4-2-1

Starting XI

  • 99 Mile Svilar (G)
  • 23 Gianluca Mancini (D)
  • 5 Evan Ndicka (D)
  • 87 Daniele Ghilardi (D)
  • 19 Zeki Çelik (M)
  • 17 Manu Koné (M)
  • 4 Bryan Cristante (M)
  • 43 Wesley (M)
  • 97 Bryan Zaragoza (F)
  • 7 Lorenzo Pellegrini (F)
  • 14 Donyell Malen (F)

Substitutes

  • 8 Neil El Aynaoui
  • 20 Lorenzo Venturino
  • 61 Niccolò Pisilli
  • 24 Jan Ziółkowski
  • 70 Giorgio De Marzi
  • 95 Pierluigi Gollini
  • 12 Konstantinos Tsimikas
  • 2 Devyne Rensch
  • 3 Angeliño
  • 68 Antonio Arena
  • 78 Robinio Vaz

Cremonese

Formation: 3-5-2

Starting XI

  • 1 Emil Audero (G)
  • 24 Filippo Terracciano (D)
  • 55 Francesco Folino (D)
  • 5 Sebastiano Luperto (D)
  • 7 Alessio Zerbin (M)
  • 2 Morten Thorsby (M)
  • 29 Youssef Maleh (M)
  • 32 Martín Payero (M)
  • 3 Giuseppe Pezzella (M)
  • 90 Federico Bonazzoli (F)
  • 99 Antonio Sanabria (F)

Substitutes

  • 38 Warren Bondo
  • 10 Jamie Vardy
  • 30 Mikayil Faye
  • 9 Milan Đurić
  • 69 Lapo Nava
  • 16 Marco Silvestri
  • 25 Davide Pavesi
  • 15 Matteo Bianchetti
  • 23 Federico Ceccherini
  • 4 Tommaso Barbieri
  • 27 Jari Vandeputte
  • 33 Alberto Grassi

Timeline

  1. Cremonese
    24' Cremonese Card · Yellow Card
    M. Thorsby

    Foul

  2. AS Roma
    46' AS Roma subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Daniele Ghilardi · On: Neil El Aynaoui
  3. Cremonese
    49' Cremonese subst · Substitution 1
    Off: M. Payero · On: W. Bondo
  4. AS Roma
    56' AS Roma subst · Substitution 2
    Off: B. Zaragoza · On: L. Venturino
  5. AS Roma
    59' AS Roma Goal · Normal Goal
    B. Cristante · Assist: L. Pellegrini
  6. Cremonese
    63' Cremonese subst · Substitution 2
    Off: A. Sanabria · On: J. Vardy
  7. AS Roma
    66' AS Roma Card · Yellow Card
    Neil El Aynaoui

    Foul

  8. AS Roma
    72' AS Roma subst · Substitution 3
    Off: L. Pellegrini · On: N. Pisilli
  9. Cremonese
    74' Cremonese subst · Substitution 3
    Off: G. Pezzella · On: M. Djuric
  10. Cremonese
    74' Cremonese subst · Substitution 4
    Off: A. Zerbin · On: M. Faye
  11. AS Roma
    77' AS Roma Goal · Normal Goal
    Evan Ndicka · Assist: B. Cristante
  12. AS Roma
    85' AS Roma subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Zeki Çelik · On: J. Ziolkowski
  13. AS Roma
    86' AS Roma Goal · Normal Goal
    N. Pisilli

Match Stats

Stat AS Roma Cremonese
Fouls 12 11
Pass Accuracy 85% 73%
Offsides 0 3
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 23 2
Corners 9 1
Total Passes 487 364
Yellow Cards 1 1
Blocked Shots 6 0
Shots on Target 5 0
xG 2.00 0.07
Shots off Target 12 2
Possession 58% 42%
Goals Prevented 0 0
Accurate Passes 412 264
Shots Inside Box 19 1
Saves 0 2
Shots Outside Box 4 1

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ The opening goal by Cristante at minute 59 broke Cremonese's resistance, setting the tone for AS Roma’s dominance.
  • ▸ Ndicka's second goal at minute 77 effectively ended any hopes of a comeback from Cremonese.