Olivier Giroud’s acrobatic volley for Milan to beat Spezia brought back some not so good memories for Stefano Pioli, who said it immediately reminded him of a strike Francesco Totti scored for Roma against his Lazio.
The France international flew at the back post to acrobatically meet a Sandro Tonali cross and fire in from close range to win it 2-1 at San Siro this evening.
The goal was compared to one scored by Erling Braut Haaland for Manchester City this season, but the Serie A moment it brought to mind was back in the 2014-15 season.
Pioli’s Lazio were 2-0 up in the Derby della Capitale when Totti completed a brace with a similar leap at the far post to volley in.