Serie A leaders Napoli was shocked yesterday after they lost to relegation-threatened Cremonese in Coppa Italia. They played out a 2-2 draw and then advanced to extra time and then a penalty shootout. They are now out of the Coppa Italia tournament.
The visitors, bottom of Italy’s top flight, took the lead through Charles Pickel. First-half goals from Juan Jesus and Giovanni Simeone turned the game on its head, but Felix Afena-Gyan levelled late on.
Cremonese’s Leonardo Sernicola was sent off in extra time, but they still managed to prevail and beat Napoli 5-4 in the shootout. Stanislav Lobotka missed Napoli’s fourth spot-kick, while Cremonese scored all five of theirs to stun the 2019-20 winners.
Napoli who are currently nine points clear at the top of Serie A, after beating Juventus 5-1 on Friday. Cremonese is without a win in Serie A this season, leaving them stranded at the foot of the table and nine points adrift of safety.