Luca Toni couldn’t describe his feelings after a “magical night” as he retired with a Panenka penalty and win over Juventus.
The striker turns 39 later this month and played his final match in Verona’s shock 2-1 win at the Bentegodi.
“It’s hard to say what I am feeling right now,” he told Mediaset Premium.
“I can only say thank you to everyone who allowed me to have this magical night.
Luca Toni couldn’t describe his feelings after a “magical night” as he retired with a Panenka penalty and win over Juventus.
The striker turns 39 later this month and played his final match in Verona’s shock 2-1 win at the Bentegodi.
“It’s hard to say what I am feeling right now,” he told Mediaset Premium.
“I can only say thank you to everyone who allowed me to have this magical night.
“It was wonderful to be applauded by the opposition fans too. It’s an evening I will remember forever. It’s my last, but it was only right that this moment had to come eventually.”
Did Toni plan to take his final penalty with a Panenka-style chip?
“No, I’m just not normal in the head! I didn’t know whether to go to the right or the left, so I decided for the chip instead.
“This goodbye is both one of the most wonderful and saddest moments of my life, because leaving football is not easy.”