Almost three decades later: Cremonese reach their first Serie A victory after Matjaž Florjančič’s brilliant match
On Tuesday, the two teams compete in the Italian championship
Cremonese
and Roma, the hosts celebrated a surprising victory in Cremonese, which – believe it or not – they had been waiting for for almost three decades! It was 31 March 1996, when Padova and Cremonese played in Serie A. The visitors celebrated a 2-1 victory, with a Slovenian player being the hero for the red and grey. Matjaž Florjančič scored both goals to celebrate, but he certainly couldn’t have imagined that Cremonese would then wait an incredible 27 years for their next victory in the Italian top flight. Or, if you prefer, an incredible 9830 days.
It is true that Cremonese was relegated from Serie A that season and subsequently never played in the Serie A again. Until last year, when he finally earned his place in the top flight again. But returning to the top of the Apennine Peninsula had a bitter taste. In the opening 23 games, Cremonese has not won once and has lost 14 times.
A nervous Jose Mourinho
On Tuesday, the almost 30-year wait was finally over, and the venture that Matjaž Florjančič signed up to was finally forgotten. Cremonese beat the visitors from Rome for the second time this season, first in the cup and now in the championship. Jose Mourinho, the coach of Roma, took the poor performance of his team badly. He is ejected for the third time this season!
With the win, Cremonese, for whom Matjaž Florjančič scored 21 goals in 154 games, jumped from last place in Serie A. Sampdoria, with young Martin Turk as a backup goalkeeper, are now last. Interestingly, when Matjaz Florjancic scored two goals in Cremonese’s last win before this time against Roma, Turk wasn’t even born yet…
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