Jamie Vardy bagged the primary Serie A brace of his profession to provide Cremonese a shock victory away to on kind Bologna, stopping the Rossoblu from going into second place.
Vincenzo Italiano’s males have been unbeaten in 12 aggressive matches and coming off three consecutive wins over Napoli, Udinese . Different outcomes meant with Inter and Roma, one level off leaders AC Milan and Napoli.
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Lukasz Skorupski, Remo Freuler, Martin Vitik and Ciro Motionless have been out of motion, however Jonathan Rowe and Nicolò Cambiaghi . Cremonese suffered three defeats in a row, lacking Michele Collocolo, Mikayil Faye and Faris Moumbagna.
BOLOGNA, ITALY – DECEMBER 01: A basic view as referee Feliciani di Teramo leads the groups out previous to the Serie A match between Bologna FC 1909 and US Cremonese at Renato Dall’Ara Stadium on December 01, 2025 in Bologna, Italy. (Picture by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Photos)
There was an enormous probability for the hosts within the third minute, as Riccardo Orsolini’s roller bounced off the bottom of the far put up and Benjamin Dominguez was offside on the rebound.
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Dominguez went for objective himself from outdoors the world with a ferocious roller that Emil Audero palmed away, whereas Santiago Castro was maybe offside when volleying at full stretch to pressure one other save.
Jamie Vardy pounced on a Nicolò Casale error to go clear on objective, however Federico Ravaglia did simply sufficient to steer him broad.
Audero was alert to disclaim Tommaso Pobega from point-blank vary after a mad scramble, after which Giuseppe Pezzella risked an personal objective clearing Casale’s header on a nook.
Ravaglia was once more decisive on the different finish, utilizing his leg to parry the Vardy cushioned volley on the again put up on Federico Bonazzoli’s cross.
The warning indicators have been there, and Cremonese broke the impasse. An extended objective kick was knocked down, Martin Payero was stored onside by Casale with a Matteo Bianchetti ball excessive, the midfielder stored his cool to brush previous Ravaglia with the within of the best boot.
BOLOGNA, ITALY – DECEMBER 01: Martin Payero of Cremonese celebrates scoring his crew’s first objective throughout the Serie A match between Bologna FC 1909 and US Cremonese at Renato Dall’Ara Stadium on December 01, 2025 in Bologna, Italy. (Picture by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Photos)
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The second objective moments later was virtually an identical, as this time Vardy sprung the offside entice on the Bonazzoli by ball and nutmegged the goalkeeper with the best foot.
Bologna acquired a penalty when Castro flicked it onto Bianchetti’s arm, and his response was instinctive, however nonetheless visibly in the direction of the ball. Orsolini transformed after a stuttering run-up, regardless of Audero going the best manner.
BOLOGNA, ITALY – DECEMBER 01: Jamie Vardy of Cremonese scores his crew’s second objective towards Federico Ravaglia of Bologna throughout the Serie A match between Bologna FC 1909 and US Cremonese at Renato Dall’Ara Stadium on December 01, 2025 in Bologna, Italy. (Picture by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Photos)
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Bologna have been caught napping after the restart, as Tommaso Barbieri volleyed the help throughout from the best and Vardy reacted faster than anybody else to bundle it over the road from six yards.
It remained broad open, as Pobega’s strike was charged down by Bianchetti, then Ravaglia palmed a looping Payero header over the bar.
BOLOGNA, ITALY – DECEMBER 01: Santiago Castro of Bologna reacts while holding the objective netting throughout the Serie A match between Bologna FC 1909 and US Cremonese at Renato Dall’Ara Stadium on December 01, 2025 in Bologna, Italy. (Picture by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Photos)
Cremonese thumped the woodwork with Payero’s cheeky flick on the close to put up from a nook, with the help of one other Ravaglia fingertip save.
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Bologna have been nonetheless pushing too, as Jens Odgaard couldn’t fairly get to the Pobega flick on on the again put up, whereas the acrobatic Orsolini volley was deflected into the grateful arms of Audero.
The hosts additionally rattled the body of the objective from a nook, as Federico Baschirotto risked an personal objective together with his deflection from a few yards.
BOLOGNA, ITALY – DECEMBER 01: Jamie Vardy of Cremonese scores his crew’s third objective throughout the Serie A match between Bologna FC 1909 and US Cremonese at Renato Dall’Ara Stadium on December 01, 2025 in Bologna, Italy. (Picture by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Photos)
Filippo Terracciano additionally ran an enormous danger together with his sliding sort out on Orsolini within the field, however Terracciano then made an unimaginable error on the different finish when prodding over the empty web from a few yards as a nook ricocheted into his path.
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Audero was as soon as extra decisive with a response save on Castro from six yards, then caught up an arm to parry the deflected Thijs Dallinga try on the close to put up.
There have been penalty appeals from Bologna late on, however VAR opted to not intervene after evaluating a possible Francesco Folino dealing with offence.
Payero 31 (C), Vardy 35, 50 (C), Orsolini pen 45+3 (B)