The dismissal of Davide Nicola was a logical end to Cremonese's winless run. Marco Giampaolo was tasked with saving the team. The coach takes charge of the squad far from its best shape. In the last round, the Grigiorossi were decisively defeated by Fiorentina. Thanks to goals from Parisi and Pikkoli, Fiorentina went into the halftime break with a comfortable lead. The second half began with a goal by Dodo, and Okereke's goal only slightly reduced the deficit. Gudmundsson sealed the result in the 70th minute. In the previous round Cremonese lost 2-1 to Lecce in one of the season's most important matches. Before that there were defeats to Milan (0:2) and Roma (3:0). Parma had a decent five-match unbeaten run, but it was brilliantly interrupted last Monday. Gialloblu faced Torino, and the Bulls took the lead as early as the third minute. And although Cuesta's charges responded quickly, the second half confirmed the Torinese's advantage. The Granata added three more times and secured a fairly comfortable victory. A round earlier Parma shared points in a goalless match with Fiorentina, and before that they drew 1-1 with Cagliari. Coming off wins over Milan and Verona there is an obvious decline. The first-round meeting ended in a goalless draw. The Crociati, it should be noted, had the territorial advantage but could not convert it into a victory. There are obvious deviations in the teams' statistical metrics. Thus, Gialloblu have a rather large shortfall in the xGA metric. According to this stat, Cuesta's charges should have conceded another 11.7 goals. At the same time, the team has slightly overperformed in points. If you trust xPTS, the Parma squad should have 3.59 fewer points. Like their opponent, Cremonese also shows clear deviations in metrics. The Grigiorossi also fall short by roughly the same amount in xGA, and in xG they should have scored 7.21 more goals. Cremonese have won three times and drawn three times away from home. Also, Parma do not play their best at Ennio Tardini. This has happened in games against Verona (2:1), Fiorentina (1:0) and Torino (2:1). A change on the coaching bench should have a positive effect on Cremonese. Obviously, the team's objective now is not to lose the fight for survival. And it's unlikely to achieve this by losing a fifth consecutive match. Parma have been playing extremely inconsistently. The Grigiorossi should take advantage of this.