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<\/source><\/picture><\/div>\nNAPLES, ITALY – APRIL 24: Kevin De Bruyne of SSC Napoli celebrates after scoring his sides third goal during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and US Cremonese at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on April 24, 2026 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Napoli cruised to a comfortable 4-0 victory over Cremonese on Friday night, as goals from Scott McTominay, Rasmus Hojlund, Kevin De Bruyne and Alisson Santos propelled Antonio Conte\u2019s side to an important win that all-but guarantees their place in the Champions League next season.<\/p>\n
Football Italia\u2019s Man of the Match, however, was Kevin De Bruyne \u2013 for his goal, constant creative danger and performance that showed a glimpse of the player we all know he can be.<\/p>\n
{rsn-smspc-splitter}<\/p>\n Napoli:<\/strong> Milinkovic-Savic 7; Buongiorno 6, Rrahmani 6.5, Gutierrez 6.5; Olivera 6.5 (Beukema 6), De Bruyne 8 (Elmas 6), Lobotka 6 (Gilmour 6.5), McTominay 7.5, Alisson 7.5, Politano 6.5 (Mazzocchi 6); Hojlund 7 (Giovane 6)<\/p>\n Best Napoli player:\u00a0<\/strong>Kevin De Bruyne \u2013 A complete performance from the experienced Belgium. Brilliant assist for McTominay\u2019s opener, a scrappy goal of his own and a constant presence in the midfield, a solid evening.<\/p>\n Lowest Napoli rating:\u00a0<\/strong>Buongiorno \u2013 Tough to pick out a worst but the Italian was probably the least effective part of the Napoli back three tonight. Any danger for Cremonese seemed to be on his side but still a quiet day at the office.<\/p>\n Coach: Antonio Conte 7\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Spoke before the game of his side\u2019s need to \u2018get back on track\u2019 and will be more than satisfied that they did that today. He put a strong side out and reaped the rewards with a very competent performance.<\/p>\n Cremonese:\u00a0<\/strong>Audero 6.5; Terracciano 5, Baschirotto 5, Luperto 5 (Follino 6), Pezzella 5.5; Floriani Mussolini 5.5 (Zerbin 5.5), Bondo 5 (Grassi 5.5), Maleh 5 (Barbieri N\/A), Payero 5; Okerere 5 (Vandeputte 5.5), Bonazzoli 5.5<\/p>\n Best Cremonese player:\u00a0<\/strong>Emil Audero \u2013 Could he have done better for some of Napoli\u2019s long range attempts? Probably. But he was a very busy man this evening and not only saved McTominay\u2019s penalty but also made a handful of other big interventions to prevent the scoreline from getting too embarrassing.<\/p>\n Lowest Cremonese rating:\u00a0<\/strong>Maleh \u2013 Real horror show from the central midfielder this evening who was beaten far too easily, far too often, losing possession and offering nothing in the way of attacking threat.<\/p>\n Coach: Marco Giampaolo 5.5 \u2013 <\/strong>Was never going to be easy, and the early goal certainly didn\u2019t help. The coach made some in-game tweaks that served to weather the storm but can\u2019t pin too much blame on him tonight.<\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/picture>Napoli 4-0 Cremonese \u2013 Player Ratings<\/h2>\n