Rasmus Hojlund continued his outstanding run of form in Serie A, scoring twice to inspire Napoli to a vital victory over Cremonese and lift the Partenopei into second place in the Italian top flight.

The forward was the decisive figure in the match, delivering both goals that secured all three points for Napoli. His clinical finishing once again highlighted why he has become such an important attacking weapon as the season gathers momentum.

Interestingly, both goals followed a similar pattern. On each occasion, defensive mistakes from Cremonese opened the door, and Hojlund showed no mercy — calmly converting from close range and punishing the hosts’ lack of concentration.

2025-26, Italy - Serie A

Cremonese - Napoli 0:2 (0:2)
Goals: Höjlund R., 13 (0:1); Höjlund R., 45 (0:2)

Cremonese: Audero; Pezzella; Barbieri (Johnsen D., 60); Baschirotto; Bianchetti (Floriani Mussolini, 82); Terracciano F.; Payero; Grassi (Bondo, 77); Zerbin (Bonazzoli F., 77); Vardy; Sanabria (Moumbagna, 60)
Substitution: Johnsen D. (from 60); Moumbagna (from 60); Bondo (from 77); Bonazzoli F. (from 77); Floriani Mussolini (from 82)
Bench: Silvestri; Nava; Faye M.; Folino; Valoti; F. Vazquez; Lordkipanidze; Sarmiento J.; Vandeputte
Yellow Cards: Barbieri 58; Bonazzoli F. 84

Napoli: Milinkovic-Savic V.; Juan Jesus; Rrahmani Am.; Di Lorenzo; McTominay; Politano (Mazzocchi, 89); Spinazzola (Gutiérrez M., 46); Lobotka; Elmas (Lang N., 51); Neres (Buongiorno, 73); Höjlund R. (Lucca L., 89)
Substitution: Gutiérrez M. (from 46); Lang N. (from 51); Buongiorno (from 73); Mazzocchi (from 89); Lucca L. (from 89)
Bench: Contini N.; Ferrante; Marianucci; Vergara A.; Ambrosino
Yellow Cards: Juan Jesus 34; McTominay 45