The successful kick went down in the history of Argentine football.
A fantastic goal was scored in the Argentinian league match between Atletico Tucuman and Barracas Central.
23-year-old attacking midfielder the home team's Mateo Coronel hit the guests' goal from 70 meters.
After the free kick, the players of “Atletico” intercepted the ball, it bounced to Mateo and he without thinking sent a round projectile clearly behind the goalkeeper's collar.
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😮 LONG-RANGE GOLAZO 😮
Could Mateo Coronel's 77-yard goal be a contender for our #Puskas list? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/IAGvMIaWAZ
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“It's crazy, I'm so happy. I can't believe it, I tried to do it several times before, but I had no idea that I would succeed,” commented the goal player.
The match itself ended with a score of 4:0 in favor of “Atletico Tucuman”, and this goal became the longest goal in the history of Argentine football.
Coronel by 50 cm beat the previous achievement, which belonged to Miguel Angel Garavano and was set in 1940.
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