Cremonese has secured the final spot in Serie A for the 2025-26 season after defeating Spezia in the Serie B playoff final. The two-legged affair ended with an aggregate score of 3-2 in favor of Cremonese.
The decisive second leg saw all five goals scored, with Cremonese taking a commanding 3-0 lead by the 79th minute. Manuel De Luca netted twice, while Michele Colloccolo added another. Spezia mounted a late comeback with goals from Francesco Pio Esposito and Luca Vignali in the 83rd and 85th minutes, but it wasn`t enough to overturn the deficit.
This promotion marks Cremonese`s return to the top flight after a two-year absence, having been relegated at the conclusion of the 2022-23 Serie A campaign.
Cremonese joins Sassuolo and Pisa as the newly promoted sides for the upcoming season, replacing the relegated teams Empoli, Venezia, and Monza.
Complete 2025-26 Serie A Lineup
The full list of teams competing in Serie A for the 2025-26 season is as follows:
Atalanta, Bologna, Cagliari, Como, Cremonese, Fiorentina, Genoa, Inter, Juventus, Lazio, Lecce, Milan, Napoli, Parma, Pisa, Roma, Sassuolo, Torino, Udinese, Verona.
With the promotion battles settled, fans and clubs alike now look forward to an exciting new season in Italy`s top football division.