Chris Smalling scored the only goal of the game in front of over 60,000 in the Italian capital, deciding the game just as it threatened to become a somewhat nervy affair.

Italy - Serie A Table & Standings

2022-23, Italy - Serie A

AS Roma - Cremonese 1:0 (0:0)
Goals: Smalling, 65 (1:0)

AS Roma: Rui Patricio; Smalling; Mancini G.; Ibañez R.; Zaniolo (El Shaarawy, 45); Spinazzola (Zalewski, 73); Pellegrini Lo.; Cristante; Karsdorp (Çelik, 86); Abraham T.; Dybala (Matic, 73)
Bench: Boer P.; Svilar; Kumbulla; Viña; Bove E.; Tripi; Shomurodov; Afena-Gyan

Cremonese: Radu A.; Aiwu (Bianchetti, 57); Chiriches; Lochoschvili (Ciofani D., 85); Valeri; Ghiglione (Báez J., 56); Pickel; Ascacibar; Okereke (Tsadjout, 79); Zanimacchia (Buonaiuto, 56); Dessers
Bench: Saro; Sarr M.F.; Vasquez J-n; Quagliata; Ndiaye M.; Sernicola; Milanese Tommaso; Acella; Di Carmine
Yellow Cards: Aiwu 24; Zanimacchia 50; Lochoschvili 80