Cremonese earned a crucial victory in the last round. The Grigiorossi hosted Pisa, a side that has already officially waved farewell to Serie A for next season. And for Marco Giampaolo's men, the match began as well as possible. Already in the 23rd minute the Torri were reduced to ten men after Bojinov's second yellow card. Jamie Vardy didn't need much time to convert the numerical advantage into a goal. Thanks to the Englishman's beautiful strike, Cremonese went into the break as leaders. Almost immediately after the restart, Bonazzoli doubled the Grigiorossi lead, and near the end of the match Okereke completed the rout. With two rounds to go, the team sits just one point behind the safe 17th place. Udinese won for the second game in a row. Last Saturday the Friulani faced Cagliari away. The Rossoblu started well and dominated the first half. However, they yielded no tangible reward. In the 56th minute Buksa put the Rossoblu ahead. It is hard to say that the goal followed from the flow of the match. Moreover, their second goal by Runjaic's charges was even more illogical. Cagliari fired 22 shots at Okoye's goal, but none found the net. It is worth noting that the Friulani, while they win, have little to play for in the league. The Zebras are unlikely to move much from the middle of the table. The first-round encounter finished in a 1-1 draw. At the Giovanni Zini Stadium, the hosts opened the scoring first. Thus Terracciano's goal took the Grigiorossi ahead as early as the fourth minute. Cremonese dominated the entire half, but could not strengthen their lead. The second half began with a goal from Zaniolo. He, sprinting forward, ended up being the last scorer in the match. It is worth noting certain statistical metrics of the opponents. The Friulani significantly underperform on xGA and have a few more points than their statistics would suggest. Thus the Zebras were expected to concede 8.79 goals more. And the xPTS metric indicates that the team could have earned almost five fewer points. Cremonese underperform slightly in xG and xPTS. Thus, the Grigiorossi could have scored 5.84 more goals and could have earned another 3.36 points. Udinese have won six of 18 matches at Stadio Friuli. Cremonese collected points in seven of 18 away matches. However, this match is the most important of the season. In the next round the Grigiorossi face Como, so it is crucial to pick up points now if the team wishes to stay in Serie A.