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Video: Did Tonali mean to score amazing goal of the season contender?

April 3, 2025

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Video: Did Tonali mean to score amazing goal of the season contender?

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND – APRIL 02: Sandro Tonali of Newcastle United applauds the fans after the Premier League match between Newcastle United FC and Brentford FC at St James’ Park on April 02, 2025 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images)

Italy international Sandro Tonali went viral for scoring a goal of the season contender for Newcastle United, netting practically from the corner flag. But did he mean it?

The midfielder looked as if he was shaping up the cross down the right, but smashed it right-footed between the Brentford goalkeeper and the near post, surprising everyone.

The debate online and in television studios was all the same, did Tonali mean to go for goal, or was it a mistaken cross?

Either way, it proved to be the winner, as Newcastle beat Brentford 2-1 at St. James’ Park in the Premier League this evening.

epa11976764 Italy’s midfielder Sandro Tonali (R) celebrates after scoring the 1-0 goal during the UEFA Nations League quarterfinals first leg soccer match between Italy and Germany at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan, Italy, 20 March 2025. EPA-EFE/Daniel Dal Zennaro

Tonali stunner in Newcastle 2-1 Brentford

Kann man mal so machen!

Sandro Tonali trifft aus einem schier unmöglichen Winkel zum 2:1 für Newcastle und damit zum Sieg! #SkyPL #NEWBRE #Tonali #Goal #PremierLeague pic.twitter.com/yKEm3MjsXD

— Sky Sport (@SkySportDE) April 2, 2025

with a goal of the season contender pic.twitter.com/gXHBzfj1na

— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) April 2, 2025

It is not the first time he has found himself in this situation, as he later confessed his debut Serie A goal for Brescia against Genoa was meant to be a cross that ended up looping under the crossbar.

That was a free kick in Brescia’s 3-1 defeat at Marassi in October 2019.