Brescia starting XI (4-3-2-1): Lezzerini, Dickmann, Cistana, Mangraviti, Papetti, Besaggio (subbed for Bertagnoli), Van de Looi, Fogliata (subbed for Galazzi), Olzer (subbed for Bjarnason), Borrelli (subbed for Bianchi), Moncini
Bench: Andrenacci, Huard, Fares, Riviera, Maccherini
Cremonese starting XI (3-5-2): Jungdal, Antov, Ravanelli, Bianchetti (subbed for Collocolo), Sernicola (subbed for Ghiglione), Pickel (subbed for Tuia), Castagnetti, Buonaiuto (subbed for Okereke), Zanimacchia, Vazquez, Coda (subbed for Majer)
Bench: Saro, Ciofani, Valzania, Quagliata, Lochshvili, Tsadjout, Bertolacci
Goals: Ravanelli 17’, Coda 32’, Okereke 89’
The home side struggled to hold the ball, having just 38 per cent possession and creating seven shots on goal to Cremonese’s 15. Only one of Brescia’s seven shots were on target.
The visitors took the lead in the 17th minute when Luca Ravanelli headed in from point blank range after a teammate’s earlier attempt hit the woodwork and fortuitously rebounded to him.
Massimo Coda made it 2-0 in the 32nd minute when he met Valentin Antov’s inviting cross at full speed, heading the ball past Luca Lezzerini.
Cremonese sealed the three points in the 89th minute when David Okereke cut inside his marker with a dummy shot before shooting past the keeper’s right.
Brescia are 15th on the table, three points clear of the drop zone while Cremonese are fourth.
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