Tag: Sassuolo

Juventus defender shows even pros forget how to play soccer sometimes

Juventus ended a day to forget with a memorable own goal

Federico Gatti ended a day to forget for Juventus with a memorable own goal.

The Bianconeri endured a rough afternoon on Saturday against Sassuolo, going down a goal on two different occasions before tying the game up. But Andrea Pinamonti’s 82nd-minute goal gave the home side a lead that it would not relinquish.

Up 3-2, Sassuolo went in search of an insurance goal, which arrived in stoppage time in sensational fashion.

Searching for a late equalizer, Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny took a quick free kick from near the touchline. This left his goal very notably wide open.

Despite being on the receiving end of Szczęsny’s pass, Gatti seemed to forget that very notable fact of his goal being unattended.

The result? Let’s go to the video.

The pros: they’re just like us sometimes!

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How is Khvicha Kvaratskhelia real?

Napoli is having its best moment since Maradona thanks in part to Kvaradona

Napoli is running away with the Serie A title race, and one of the biggest reasons is a previously unknown player from Georgia who has quickly become one of Europe’s biggest stars.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia was signed last summer from Georgian side Dinamo Batumi for a reported fee of €10-12 million. It already looks like one of the biggest bargains in recent transfer history.

The 22-year-old has taken Serie A by storm this season and on Friday, he had perhaps his finest moment in a campaign full of them.

The man they call “Kvaradona” scored a stunning individual goal against Sassuolo, showing his full array of talents in just in one play. Kvaratskhelia picked up the ball near midfield and cleverly evaded one challenge, then turned on the speed to get past another. 

From there, he showed his devastating close control, patience and then finishing skills to score one of the goals of the season in Serie A.

With Kvaratskhelia and Victor Osimhen in amazing form this season, Napoli is closing in on its first Scudetto since Diego Maradona led the club to the 1989–90 title.

The Partenopei are also looking like sleeper candidates to go on a real run in the Champions League, as they get set to face Eintracht Frankfurt next week in the last-16 first leg.

The glory days of Maradona seem to be returning at Napoli, and Kvaradona is a major reason why the club has returned to the top of the Italian game.

Watch Kvaratskhelia’s solo stunner

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