{"id":31482,"date":"2026-04-24T21:21:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T21:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/24\/cremonese-lose-to-napoli-and-fall-into-serie-a-relegation-zone\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T21:21:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T21:21:26","slug":"cremonese-lose-to-napoli-and-fall-into-serie-a-relegation-zone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/24\/cremonese-lose-to-napoli-and-fall-into-serie-a-relegation-zone\/","title":{"rendered":"Cremonese lose to Napoli and fall into Serie A relegation zone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>NAPLES, Italy (AP) \u2014 Napoli defeated Cremonese 4-0 on Friday, dropping it into the Serie A relegation zone.<\/p>\n<p>Scott McTominay opened the scoring in the third minute with an assist from Kevin De Bruyne, his first in Serie A since joining from Manchester City last summer.<\/p>\n<p>De Bruyne scored the third goal just before half-time with a close-range shot in a packed penalty box. Two minutes earlier, Danish forward Rasmus Hj\u00f8lund&#8217;s shot was deflected past his own goalkeeper by Filippo Terracciano, making it 2-0 for the home side.<\/p>\n<p>Napoli dominated their struggling opponents and Alison Santos added a fourth goal early in the second half with a superb solo effort.<\/p>\n<p>McTominay should have made it 5-0 with seven minutes remaining, but Emile Audero came down brilliantly to save the penalty.<\/p>\n<p>Cremonese were tied with Lecce on points, but were inferior in goal difference and fell to third from last.<\/p>\n<p>Lecce face bottom-placed Verona on Saturday and can move out of the relegation zone with either a point or a win.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Napoli moved into second place, three points ahead of AC Milan. 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