Juan Cuadrado scored directly from the corner flag, but the Juventus full-back confessed to Genoa goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu that it was a mistake. ‘I was aiming for the near post!’
The Colombia international opened the scoring in the 2-0 victory in Turin by whipping a corner straight into the far top corner, catching Sirigu by surprise.
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However, DAZN showed footage captured in the tunnel during the half-time break, when Sirigu and Cuadrado crossed paths and the Juve man started giggling.
“I didn’t mean to do that!” he confessed to the goalkeeper. “I was aiming for the near post and it went really high!”
Sirigu’s sighed and jokingly told Cuadrado where to stick that information.
JUAN CUADRADO SCORES DIRECTLY FROM A CORNER! 😳
What. A. Goal! 💫 pic.twitter.com/BwWIR3gKdT
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) December 5, 2021
Goal of the year.
Let’s also give Cuadrado a prize for self-effacing modesty.
This is the problem with Cuadrado. He himself does not know where the ball will go. He is very bad with corners and crosses. It is a hit or miss.