Roma and Milan played out a 0-0 draw on Saturday and yet the match still included a wonderful goal. Jeremy Menez was ruled offside as he chased down a ball that appeared to be heading over the endline during the first half, but he decided to contort his body to get off a shot from the ridiculous angle anyway. And he only went and pulled it off.
It’s times like this when officials should just say, “You know what — that was awesome. The goal stands.”
When two of his own players tackled each other to set up a scoring chance for the opposing team, the coach of Italian fourth division club Jesina felt compelled to act. So, he booted a second ball towards his goalkeeper just as the Amiternina player was about to get his shot off.
Earlier this year, Sampdoria were bought by a man named Massimo Ferrero. He is a film producer and he is wonderfully odd. Every time the TV cameras cut to him during a match it looks as if he’s high on PCP and has no idea where he is.
The wrath of Zlatan is not something you want to mess with, but sometimes there’s a hitch in its giddyup that produces unintended results.
