Overview
- Filip Kostic scored inside two minutes and Andrea Cambiaso made it 2-0 on 68 minutes before Jamie Vardy pulled one back on 83.
- The new coach installed a back three and used Teun Koopmeiners as a left-sided center-back, with quicker circulation, pressing and tighter lines noted by analysts.
- Cremonese improved after halftime and forced a nervy finale, including Vardy counting the seconds on goalkeeper Di Gregorio during stoppage time.
- Luciano Spalletti said the win "gives tranquility," emphasized trust in the group and acknowledged the need to grow quickly under Juventus’ pressure.
- The result lifted Juventus to 18 points, temporarily level with Inter and Milan, as upcoming matches will test whether the early momentum holds.