Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Stadio Giovanni Zini will host Sunday’s Serie A game between Cremonese and Verona, the two relegation strugglers. The Mastini have been showing signs of improvement of late, with the team beating both Sassuolo and Bologna, while sharing the spoils with Napoli. Verona are desperate to secure yet another top flight survival, and they should take advantage of Cremonese’s shaky defence. Both Abildgaard and Lasagna limped off with injuries in the last league match, with Lazovic and Duda pushing for recalls to the starting XI.
Midfielder Davide Faraoni serves a one-game ban due to the accumulation of yellow cards. The hosts, on the other hand, experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 3-0 loss to Udinese, which is yet another reason why away win should be considered. Vlad Chiriches and Daniel Ciofani should be the only absentees in the home team.
Highlighted Team (Verona):
Founded back in 1903, Hellas Verona are a professional football club that compete in the Italian Serie A. The “Mastini” are well known for their yellow and blue jerseys and they welcome their opponents at Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi. Hellas Verona share rivalry with Chievo Verona and the two local rivals face each other in the “Derby della Scala”.
The first derby of Verona was played on November 18, 2001, with Hellas Verona emerging triumphant (3-2). In 1985 the Mastini won their first and only Scudetto, with the team finishing the season in top position in the Serie A standings, four points clear of second-placed Torino. The likes of Preben Elkjaer, Giuseppe Calderisi, Hans-Peter Briegel, Pietro Fanna and Antonio Di Gennaro led Hellas Verona to the historical success.
However, the most famous footballer who played for Verona is Romania international Adrian Mutu, who scored 16 goals in 57 appearances in the league for the Stadio Marc’ Antonio Bentegodi outfit. Verona will compete in the Italian top flight in the 2017/2018 season as they finished the 2016/2017 Serie B campaign in second position in the table.