According to Kinnamos, Cremona, Pavia, and a number of other "Ligurian" cities went over to Manuel; his relations were also particularly favourable in regard to Genoa and Pisa, but not to Venice.
Ifølge Kinnamos gik Cremona, Pavia og en række andre liguriske byer over til Manuel, og hans forhold var specielt godt overfor Genova og Pisa, men ikke overfor Venedig.