<figure id="attachment_3225143" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3225143" style="width: 1600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-3225143 size-full" src="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1e97a614-afp__20251101__82qn7g8__v1__midres__fblitaserieacremonesejuventus_cropped_1-1.webp" alt="" width="1600" height="1000" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-3225143" class="wp-caption-text">British forward Jamie Vardy (centre) joined Cremonese on a one-year deal with an option for another season should they manage to stay in the top flight. (AFP pic)</figcaption></figure>
MILAN: Jamie Vardy struck his first brace in Serie A on Monday as Cremonese claimed a stunning 3-1 win at Bologna and the veteran forward continued his late-career adventure in Italy.
Former Leicester City and England frontman Vardy rolled back the years with two classic striker&#8217;s goals either side of half-time as promoted Cremonese, in 11th on 17 points, inflicted a first home defeat of the season on their high-flying opponents.
Bologna would have gone a point behind the division&#8217;s leading pair AC Milan and Napoli with a win but it was 38-year-old Vardy who took the glory at a wet Stadio Renato Dall&#8217;Ara.
Cremonese were already leading through Martin Payero&#8217;s 31st minute effort when Vardy struck five minutes later with a near identical goal.
Vardy was sent clean through by Federico Bonazzoli and he coolly rolled his finish through Federico Ravaglia&#8217;s legs.
Bologna thought they were back in the game when Riccardo Orsolini confidently scored a penalty deep in stoppage time at the end of the first half.
But Vardy pounced four minutes after half-time, nipping ahead of Ravaglia to meet Tomasso Barbieri&#8217;s first-time pass and take his goal tally for Cremonese to four in nine matches.
Vardy joined Cremonese in September on a one-year deal with an option for another season should they manage to stay in the top flight.
He has been open about his intention to have a new experience in a football culture he admires with Cremonese, who are backed by local billionaire steel magnate Giovanni Arvedi.

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