Nigerian chases record set by Matjaž Florjančič: Slovenian still in the Cremonese history books
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The 2022/23 season is the first since the 1995/96 competition year in which the Cremonese club has competed in Italy’s elite Serie A. After their return to the elite, the Red and Grey have a clear objective: to stay among the best in the Apennine Peninsula for more than a year. Cremonese is not doing well so far. They are second to last in the standings and after 16 rounds are the only club without a single win. One of the club’s brightest spots is David Okereke, the Nigerian striker who has scored just under a quarter of his club’s goals and is on course to equal the record set by Matjaž Florjančič almost 30 years ago .
Even a goal at the iconic San Siro
Now retired, Matjaž Florjančič spent the golden years of his career in Cremona. He was a member of the club since 1991, when he left Rijeka, until 1996, when he signed for Torino. Today The 55-year-old has played 154 games for Cremonese, scoring 21 goals, 16 of which came in Serie A. In 1995/96, he scored six goals, and interestingly enough, he scored four times away from home. Matjaž Florjančič enjoyed away games at Udinese (1), Padova (2) and AC Milan (1). The Rossoneri won 7-1 at the San Siro, but an AC Milan goal is an AC Milan goal no matter what.
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It is interesting to note that to date, there has been no Cremonese hero who has scored at least four away goals in Serie A in a single season. Well, that’s understandable, after that season Cremonese never played in the Italian elite again. Florjančič’s record has thus been completely unthreatened for many years. But this competition year will obviously be different. Okereke, 25, a former member of Spezia, Cosenza, Club Brugge and Venezia, scored all three of his goals away from home. He first scored against Fiorentina, then against Inter and Salernitana.
Okereke could equal the record held by Matjaž Florjančič as early as Monday, when his club takes on Hellas in Verona . It will be an extremely important game for both teams: they share the bottom of the Serie A standings.
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