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Cremonese fires coach Marco Giampaolo despite Italian Cup win over Parma

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Last updated Sep 2, 2026

Cremonese fires coach Marco Giampaolo despite Italian Cup win over Parma

Summary

Cremonese dismissed head coach Marco Giampaolo on Tuesday, hours after his team secured a 2-0 victory against Parma in the second round of the Italian Cup. The club made the decision following an ineffective start to their Serie B campaign, where the team lost its opening two league matches without scoring a goal. Giampaolo arrived in Cremona in March but was unable to prevent the side from falling out of Serie A last season. While the club thanked the coach and his staff for their efforts, a replacement has not yet been named. The loss in the Italian Cup puts further pressure on Parma manager Carlos Cuesta, whose side has also struggled in the early stages of the Serie A season.

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By the Numbers

•Cremonese beat Parma 2-0 in the second round of the Italian Cup.
•The club fired Marco Giampaolo immediately following the victory.
•Cremonese opened its Serie B season with two consecutive losses.
•Parma remains winless in its first two Serie A matches this season.
•Cremonese has not yet announced a successor for the coaching role.

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9:10 AMYahoo Sports — Serie B side Cremonese fires coach despite beating top-division Parma in Italian Cup

What they're saying

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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.
— Yahoo Sports

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