Cremonese in big trouble, only Lecce realistically within reach
Cremonese in big trouble, only Lecce realistically within reach Cremonese now need a miracle to avoid relegation to Serie B, as their defeat to Lazio means Genoa are safe, Cagliari and Fiorentina practically too, so only Lecce are within reach. LECCE, ITALY – MARCH 08: Santiago Pierotti US Lecce scores his team’s opening goal during the Serie A match between US Lecce and US Cremonese at Stadio Via del Mare on March 08, 2026 in Lecce, Italy. (Photo by Maurizio Lagana/Getty Images) Marco Giampaolo’s men knew they were in a very difficult situation after Lecce secured a 2-1 victory away to Pisa on Friday evening.
That result mathematically guaranteed that both Pisa and Hellas Verona are going down to Serie B this summer, leaving just one spot remaining. That will be a straight fight between Cremonese and Lecce, but the gap has opened up to four points with just three rounds left to play. Cremonese hot favourites for relegation CREMONA, ITALY – MAY 04: Youssef Maleh of US Cremonese and Nuno Tavares of SS Lazio fight for the ball during the Serie A match between US Cremonese and SS Lazio at Stadio Giovanni Zini on May 04, 2026 in Cremona, Italy.
(Photo by Marco M. Mantovani/Getty Images) Cremonese’s 2-1 home defeat to Lazio in stoppages leaves them on 28 points, while Lecce are on 32. Genoa are now mathematically safe on 40 points , while Cagliari and Fiorentina are nine points clear.
At the very most, these teams would go into a play-off, but they can practically breathe easy at this stage. Going into the final three rounds, Cremonese need to host doomed Pisa, visit Udinese and conclude at home to Como. Lecce will welcome Juventus, play away to Sassuolo, and their last game is at home with Genoa.
PISA, ITALY – MAY 1: Lameck Banda of US Lecce celebrates after scoring a goal during the Serie A match between Pisa SC and US Lecce at Arena Garibaldi on May 1, 2026 in Pisa, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images) When it comes to Serie A relegation, if two teams are locked together, they go into a play-off over two legs. If more than two teams are on the same points, then a mini-league is drawn up of their head-to-head results, and the bottom two head into the play-offs.