Italian media have come to a verdict on Jamie Vardy after the striker’s performance for Cremonese against Juventus.
Vardy netted his second goal in his last three matches as Cremonese fell to a narrow 2-1 defeat against Luciano Spalletti’s Juventus on Saturday.
The former England international, who joined the Serie A side this summer after netting 200 goals in 500 appearances at Leicester City, is now his side’s joint second-highest goalscorer after Federico Bonazzoli (4).
And Vardy’s performances are beginning to catch the eye in the Italian press.
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Football Italia ranked the 38-year-old as Cremonese’s best player against Juventus, adding: "The experienced English forward picks up his second goal of the season, with a fine finish after a counter attack to give the hosts a glimmer of hope late on.
“Worked hard tonight and showed the hunger to pick up his goal."
Elsewhere, Juventus fanzine Black and White and Read All Over said: “Jamie Vardy scoring against Juventus in the year 2025? Really now?
“But Vardy is Vardy and will forever be Vardy as long as he’s playing. He’s scored so many damn goals like the one he did against Juventus during his time in England.
“He’s out here counting how many seconds Michele Di Gregorio had the ball in his hands while also standing right next to him and barely giving him any room to actually kick the ball upfield.
“That’s just Vardy being Vardy, folks. He is an agent of chaos if there ever was one in this game.”
Moreover, Corriere della Sera rated Vardy’s performance at 6.5, a middling score but the highest of the Cremonese players.
The publication said: “Vardy, encouraged by his small tribe (wife Becky and four children), was squeezed by the Juventus vice, and failed to make an impact.
“Then, with 7 minutes to go, he burns [Federico] Gatti [for pace] and sends the stadium into a frenzy.”
Topics: Jamie Vardy, Juventus, Serie A, Football, Leicester City
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