**Hellas are humming in pre-season, and Cremonese are still finding their rhythm** — this friendly shapes up as a proper test for both as they gear up for the real thing. 🔥

Verona look sharp with four wins in their last five, while Cremonese have been more patchy (two wins, two draws). The hosts will fancy extending their hot streak, but a side that's mixed results and draws suggests they won't roll over.

Key storylines:

- **Hellas' attacking form** has been ruthless — three straight wins with a clean sheet and consecutive multi-goal performances
- **Cremonese's draw tendency** shows defensive solidity but also suggests they're grinding rather than flowing offensively
- Pre-season positioning: Verona look sharper heading into the campaign, which could be the deciding edge

Expected lineups:

- **Hellas Verona**: Montipò, Dawidowicz, Coppola, Faraoni, Suslov, Dani Silva, Sohm, Livramento, Lazovic, Tengstedt, Sarr
- **Cremonese**: Fulignati, Lochoshvili, Chukwueze, Zortea, Pickel, De Luca, Buonaiuto, Collocolo, Tsadjout, Bonazzoli, Johnsen

Prediction:

**Hellas Verona 2–0 Cremonese**

Verona's momentum and sharper finishing edge them in a fairly controlled afternoon. 👌