Player ratings: Cremonese 0-2 Inter – Zielinski shines for dominant Nerazzurri

Inter had Piotr Zielinski, Lautaro Martinez and Federico Dimarco to thank after a 2-0 victory away against Cremonese in Serie A on Sunday afternoon. Check out the player ratings below! 

First-half goals from Lautaro and Zielinski sent Cristian Chivu’s side on their way to their ninth league victory from their last 10 outings. The hosts, meanwhile, are tumbling down the Serie A table and now sit just six points above the drop zone after 23 matches. 

You can see how the action from today’s game unfolded on the Football Italia Liveblog.

Cremoense: Auudero 5; Terracciano 6, Baschirotto 5, Folino 6; Pezzella 6, Maleh 5.5 (Jonsen n/a), Grassi 5 (Mussolini 6), Zerbin, Ceccerhini 5.5 (Faye 6), Bonazzoli 5.5 (Djuric 6), Vardy 5.5. 

Best Cremonese player: Zerbin 6 – One of Cremonese’s stronger performers on the day. Nicola’s side often looked to him to spring their counter attacks, and he came close to halving the deficit when he struck the crossbar after a free-kick in the 84th minute. 

Coach: Davide Nicola 5 – Now up to nine matches without a win for the newly-promoted side, who are tumbling down the Serie A table after a strong start to the 2025-26 season. Inter dominated today, which was to be expected, but other than the occasional counter attack through Zerbin and Vardy, there didn’t seem to be much of a plan to stop or hurt the Nerazzurri. 

Inter: Sommer 6; Bisseck 6, Akanji 6, Bastoni 6.5; L.Henrique 6 (Darmiain 6), Frattesi 6 (Mkhitaryan 5.5), Zielinski 7, Sucic 6.5 (Diouf 6); Dimarco 7; Lautaro 7 (Bonny 6), Esposito 6 (Thuram 6).

Best Inter player: Zielinski 7 – It was a strong performance from the Poland international, even before he rifled Inter into a 2-0 lead with a beauty from outside the area – Audero still should have done better. Zielinski dictated the game from the base of the Inter midfield, was slick in his passing, knew when to carry it out and will surely give Cristian Chivu something to think about once Calhanoglu returns from injury. 

Coach: Cristian Chivu 7 – Domination from the Nerazzurri, who finished tonight’s game with 69% of the possession and 15 shots on goal. Chivu will be particularly pleased with his side’s first-half performance: Going in for the interval leading 2-0 away from home meant that it was effectively an exercise in keeping a clean sheet for the second 45. 11 matches unbeaten in Serie A, and 10 victories earned over that period. 28 points from their last 10 games.