Cremonese 0-2 Napoli (Dec 28, 2025) Game Analysis – ESPN Skip to main content Skip to navigation ESPN NFL NFL NBA NBA MLB MLB NCAAF NCAAF NHL NHL Soccer Soccer WNBA WNBA More Sports More Sports Watch Watch Fantasy Fantasy Where to Watch Search Cremonese v Napoli 2025-26 Italian Serie A Cremonese Cremonese CRE 5-6-6 , 21 PTS 0 5-6-6 , 21 PTS FT Napoli Napoli NAP 11-1-4 , 34 PTS 2 11-1-4 , 34 PTS Rasmus Højlund – 13', 45' Summary Report Commentary Statistics Line-Ups Rasmus Højlund scores twice against Jamie Vardy's Cremonese By PA Updated: Dec 28, 2025, 11:39 am Facebook Facebook Messenger Twitter Email Rasmus Højlund ‘s first-half brace saw Napoli build on their Italian Super Cup success with a 2-0 win at Jamie Vardy ‘s Cremonese on Sunday. In their first match back on Italian soil after beating Bologna 2-0 in Riyadh on Monday to lift the Super Cup, Napoli bounced back from defeat to Udinese in their last Serie A outing to stay in touch with leaders AC Milan . Højlund, on loan from Manchester United , took his season tally to nine when he doubled the lead in the dying seconds of the first half, and had a number of chances for a hat-trick in the second half as the visitors finished as deserving winners. The Denmark forward opened the scoring in the 13th minute, following up on the rebound after Leonardo Spinazzola ‘s initial shot was blocked. Jamie Vardy's Cremonese lost 2-0 to Napoli. It was Højlund again when Napoli next threatened in the 25th minute, but this time Emil Audero was out to save smartly at his feet. Cremonese had done little to threaten going the other way, not quite able to pick out Vardy on their rare forays forward, but were appealing for a penalty in the 27th minute when Napoli loanee Alessio Zerbin went down under a challenge from Amir Rrahmani , only for the referee to wave the claims away. Instead, Napoli doubled their lead before the break as Matteo Politano ‘s cross took a fortunate deflection to find the unmarked Højlund, who fired in. The 22-year-old remained the dangerman, lashing into the side-netting early in the second half. Napoli continued to push for a third to kill the game off decisively. Rrahmani was narrowly off target with a header before Audero held a shot from Politano. – Scott McTominay rejects Man United ‘myth’ that exiting players improve – David Neres’ brace leads Napoli to third Italian Super Cup title – Transfer window preview: What do Europe’s big clubs need? As the game moved into the final 20 minutes they turned up the heat further, but Scott McTominay ‘s shot was held by the goalkeeper before Højlund fired over from a decent cross. The striker had another chance to complete his hat trick moments later but Audero was equal to his left-footed strike, and the goalkeeper then also saved from Stanislav Lobotka . McTominay was the next to try but, when he too was denied by Audero in the 86th minute, that was that as Napoli had to settle for two goals. Game Information Stadio Giovanni Zini 9:00 AM , December 28, 2025 Coverage : Paramount+ Cremona , Italy Referees : Maurizio Mariani Italian Serie A Standings Team GP W D L GD P AC Milan 16 10 5 1 +14 35 Napoli 16 11 1 4 +11 34 Internazionale 15 11 0 4 +20 33 Juventus 17 9 5 3 +8 32 AS Roma 16 10 0 6 +7 30 Como 16 7 6 3 +10 27 Bologna 15 7 4 4 +10 25 Lazio 17 6 6 5 +6 24 Atalanta 16 5 7 4 +2 22 Udinese 17 6 4 7 -10 22 Sassuolo 16 6 3 7 +1 21 Cremonese 17 5 6 6 -2 21 Torino 17 5 5 7 -11 20 Cagliari 17 4 6 7 -5 18 Parma 16 4 5 7 -7 17 Lecce 16 4 4 8 -11 16 Genoa 16 3 5 8 -8 14 Hellas Verona 16 2 6 8 -12 12 Pisa 17 1 8 8 -12 11 Fiorentina 17 1 6 10 -11 9 Full Table Serie A News Christian Pulisic nets in Milan win, on pace for best campaign Christian Pulisic is on pace for the best season of his career — in a season that will conclude with a home World Cup played in the United States. Rasmus Højlund scores twice against Jamie Vardy's Cremonese Rasmus Højlund's first-half brace saw Napoli build on their Italian Super Cup success with a 2-0 win at Jamie Vardy's Cremonese on Sunday. Modern classics: 25 of the best kits from the 21st century As we approach the end of 2025, we've assembled 25 of the best original kit designs worn by top clubs from around the world since the year 2000. All Serie A News Terms of Use Privacy Policy Interest-Based Ads EU Privacy Rights Cookie Policy Manage Privacy Preferences © ESPN Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved.
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