Jamie Vardy, great excitement for his debut in the A team shirt of Cremonese

The moment came in the thirteenth minute of the second half in Hellas Verona: Jamie Vardy, the 38-year-old striker who wrote Premier League history by winning the historic title with Leicester in the 2015-2016 season as a protagonist, made his Serie A debut, wearing the number 10 shirt of Cremonese. For him, visibly excited at his entrance, just over half an hour on the field, in the match at the Bentegodi that ended 0-0.

The Sheffield native, nine goals scored in the last Premiership before leaving Leicester as his contract expired, did not, however, have great opportunities to show off, in a match in which Cremonese strenuously defended the point without creating major scoring chances, unlike the host Hellas, which instead came close several times to the goal of Emil Audero, who was always ready to repel the yellow-blue assaults.

The goal was always close to the goal of Emil Audero, who was always ready to repel the yellow-blue assaults.

There will be time for Vardy to fit more effectively into the schemes of Cremonese coach Davide Nicola. The next match, against Parma on Sunday, Sept. 21, will be played among other things at the Zini, the home of the grigiorossi, whose fans will reserve another ovation for the English striker after the one they gave him on his arrival in Italy.

The Gioblu will be the first team to play Vardy in the next match.

In the meantime, Vardy has also chosen the place where he will spend his Italian year: as reported by the ‘Giornale di Brescia’, the grigiorosso footballer has found a home on the shores of Lake Garda, in Salò. A choice, this, dictated by the’need to live in a relaxed atmosphere while remaining relatively close to Cremonese’s sports center, about an hour’s drive from the Garda resort.