Portuguese footballer Nuno Santos, with a goal for Sporting against Boavista in the 2022/23 season, is among the three finalists for the FIFA Puskas Prize, the organization announced on Thursday.
In the 24th round of the I Liga last season, in Alvalade, the Lions left-footer opened the scoring against Boavista (3-0) with a stunning shot from the penalty area, with the ball still hitting the post before reaching the boundary . .
“The ball reached Nuno Santos close to the penalty spot, while four opposing defenders blocked the way to the goal. The Portuguese winger of Sporting was not fooled and did not let the defenders and the goalkeeper know what to do with his left foot doing.”FIFA wrote about the Sporting player’s goal.
Nuno Santos will compete for the trophy, which will be presented on January 15, 2024 at the FIFA Gala, with Paraguayan Julio Enciso, for a shot from outside the Brighton area against Manchester City, and Brazilian Guilherme Madruga, from Botafogo, for a bicycle kick from outside the area to Novorizontino.
Of the initial list of eleven goals, announced on September 22, eight were scored, by the Argentinian Álvaro Barreal, the Colombian Linda Caicedo, the South Korean Seong-jin Kang, the Australian Sam Kerr, the Uruguayan Brian Lozano, the Spaniard Ivan Morante, the Kazakh Askhat Tagy Mountains and the Brazilian Beatriz Zaneratto.
Source: DN
