Vardy’s first Serie A brace delivers win

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.

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Former Leicester City and England frontman Vardy rolled back the years with two classic striker’s goals either side of halftime 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'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’Ara.

“I think we were just missing a bit of rain, this is a typical midweek in the UK,’ joked Vardy after Cremonese ended a three-match losing streak.