Italian Serie A
Bologna 1 – 3 Cremonese FT
Jamie Vardy scored 200 objectives for Leicester Metropolis and helped them win the Premier League and FA Cup [Getty Images]
Jamie Vardy scored his first double in Serie A to assist Cremonese beat high-flying Bologna.
The previous England and Leicester Metropolis ahead’s objectives inflicted a primary residence defeat of the season on the hosts, who would have moved one level behind joint leaders AC Milan and Napoli with victory.
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After Martin Payero’s Thirty first-minute opener, 38-year-old Vardy’s well-timed run acquired him in behind the Bologna defence to fit previous goalkeeper Federico Ravaglia to double Cremonese’s benefit 4 minutes later.
Although Riccardo Orsolini’s penalty diminished the deficit for the hosts, Vardy struck once more 5 minutes into the second half at a moist Stadio Renato Dall’Ara to finish his facet’s three-match shedding streak.
“I feel we had been simply lacking a little bit of rain – it is a typical midweek within the UK,” Vardy mentioned after the win.
“An important factor was getting the three factors and preserving that progress going. It is one other step in the fitting course.
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“It is all about dedication and wanting what’s finest for the membership. Everybody’s on that very same web page and everybody’s pushing ahead to ensure that come the tip of the season it is going to have been a profitable yr.”
Vardy has now scored 4 objectives in 9 matches for the promoted facet, who’re in eleventh place with 17 factors from 13 matches.
“Nice gamers are simple to deal with as they know what they’re alleged to do – and so they know how you can do it,” Cremonese supervisor Davide Nicola mentioned.
“They set themselves aside for his or her qualities as gamers, but in addition for his or her spirit and the way they behave.
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“That is how he’s – he is comfy with who he’s, good humoured. He got here right here with the mentality of constructing himself obtainable for the crew.”
Vardy on a free switch, signing a one-year contract with an additional yr on supply ought to the membership keep away from relegation.
He scored 200 objectives in 500 video games for Leicester, guiding them to the Premier League title in 2015-16 and the FA Cup in 2021, whereas he additionally scored seven objectives in 26 England appearances.