VAR Penalty and Sanabria Header Lift Cremonese Past Lecce to Ninth in Serie A

A settled XI with Vardy’s seamless fit underpins an unexpected surge for the newly promoted club.

Overview

Federico Bonazzoli converted a VAR-awarded penalty in the 52nd minute to break the deadlock at the Stadio Giovanni Zini.
Antonio Sanabria headed in Alessio Zerbin’s cross on 78 minutes, ending a 14‑month Serie A scoring drought.
Jamie Vardy started alongside Bonazzoli and initiated the move for the second goal with a layoff to Zerbin.
Davide Nicola made one tweak from the Bologna win by starting Romano Floriani Mussolini for Giuseppe Pezzella, while Lecce kept an unchanged XI led by Nikola Stulic.
The result put Cremonese on 20 points from 14 matches in ninth place, with Lecce seven points back in 14th.