Serie B side Cremonese fires coach despite beating top-division Parma in Italian Cup
Parma's Jose David Romero, front, battles for the ball with Cremonese's Fellipe Jack during an Italian Cup soccer match between Parma and Cremonese, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, in Parma, Italy. Credit: AP/Massimo Paolone
MILAN — A victory for Serie B club Cremonese at Serie A side Parma wasn’t enough to save Marco Giampaolo’s job.
The coach was fired immediately after guiding Cremonese to a 2-0 win in the second round of the Italian Cup on Tuesday.
The moves comes after Cremonese lost its opening two matches in the second division without scoring a goal, and conceding four. But it had also won its Italian Cup opener, beating Sampdoria 2-0 in the first round.
Giampaolo was hired in March but couldn’t prevent Cremonese from being relegated from Serie A last season as the Lombardy team finished third from bottom.
Former Leicester and England striker Jamie Vardy left Cremonese in June after one season.
Cremonese said in a statement that it thanked Giampaolo and his staff for their “professionalism, effort and dedication since their arrival in Cremona.” A new coach was not immediately named.
Parma coach Carlos Cuesta could also be at risk, with his team having also lost its opening two matches in Serie A.
Parma's Matija Frigan, left, plays the ball as Cremonese's Fellipe Jack defends during an Italian Cup soccer match between Parma and Cremonese, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, in Parma, Italy. Credit: AP/Massimo Paolone
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