Cremonese and Empoli will meet each other in the first match of Gameweek No 30 in the top flight of Italian football on Friday afternoon at Stadio Giovanni Zini.
The hosts managed their second win of the season last weekend when they secured a late second half comeback against Sampdoria in the clash between the bottom two teams in the league table.
It was a very nervous affair with the circumstances that obviously suited Cremonese who bagged two goals within the final ten minutes of the affair, including Sernicola’s winner in the fifth minute of stoppage time.
The problem for head coach David Ballardini, however, lies in his team’s back line. Cremonese own the worst defensive record in the league with 54 goals conceded in 29 outings.
They have allowed two or more goals in each of the last three games across competitions, including the last weekend’s win over Le Samp.
Despite the victory, Ballardini and his troops still have a long way to go before securing the elite class survival, currently sitting ten points adrift of the safe zone.
The hosts will face hard times trying to get a result here against Empoli who managed to arrest their slump in form by claiming four points in the previous two league outings.
The team led by Paolo Zanetti held the defending champions AC Milan to a goalless draw seven days ago at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza to mark their second straight clean sheet in the Serie A.



译文(自动翻译仅供参考):

克雷莫纳斯和恩波利将于周五下午在乔瓦尼齐尼球场进行意大利足球顶级联赛第30场比赛的第一场比赛。
上周末，在与排名倒数两名的桑普多利亚的比赛中，东道主取得了本赛季的第二场胜利。
这是一场非常紧张的比赛，但情况显然很适合克雷莫纳斯，他在比赛的最后十分钟内打进两球，包括塞尼科拉在补时第5分钟的制胜球。
然而，主教练巴拉迪尼的问题在于球队的后防线。克雷莫纳斯拥有联赛最差的防守记录，在29场比赛中丢了54球。
在过去的三场比赛中，他们每场比赛都失球超过两球，包括上周末战胜勒桑普的比赛。
尽管取得了胜利，巴拉迪尼和他的部队仍然有很长的路要走，才能确保精英阶级的生存，目前距离安全区有十分的距离。
主队在面对恩波利时将面临艰难的时刻，恩波利在前两场联赛中拿到了4分，成功扭转了颓势。
7天前，萨内蒂率领的球队在朱塞佩梅阿扎球场以0 - 0逼平了卫冕冠军AC米兰，实现了意甲联赛连续两场零封。