Some are calling it goal of the season. Some are saying it is one of the great goals in La Liga history. Osasuna right-back Jesus Areso bagged the winner on Sunday against Getafe in a 3-2 victory with just 10 minutes to go, but it’s a game that will be remembered for his goal.
It’s hard enough to score from a corner, but doing so on the run with a defender in your face is an added level of difficulty that lends it a special place in history.
Areso spoke to Osasuna’s club media after the game, admitting that he had already seen the replay a thousand times, and that it kept getting better with each watch.
Immediately it recalled another special goal in La Liga history, Roberto Carlos ‘ physics-defying strike against Tenerife for Real Madrid in 1998. The great Brazilian doffed his cap from one full-back to another.
“Congratulations friend, it looks a lot like mine in Tenerife. I wish you the best always, a big hug. Yours wasn’t bad either, idol,” he wrote on social media below the goal.
One thing is for certain, whatever the 24-year-old Areso does for the rest of his career, he will always have his place in the minds of El Sadar.
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