These are the kind of small pleasures that community managers appreciate.
After the missile sent in the goal of Benoît Costil at the very end of the game by the defender of Lyon Léo Dubois on Friday, January 29 against Bordeaux (2-1), the hosts of the social networks of Olympique Lyonnais had called NASA for him point out the trajectory of their international.
“Hello NASA, we thought we should warn you that Leo Dubois launched a rocket!
»Jokes the club's Twitter account in English.
pic.twitter.com/eU6DfhdwCW
- NASA (@NASA) January 29, 2021
And as often on these networks where interaction is essential, the American space agency responded with a Gif (animated image) of an astronaut, stunned, saluting the performance of the player.
"A magnificent goal"
It must be said that the mouse hole through which the right side passed to mystify the Bordeaux porter impresses and defies the laws of physics.
The part of luck is undeniable, but Dubois had the merit of insisting on seizing his chance at a time when the Gones stumbled against the Girondins rearguard to score his fourth goal in 157 Ligue 1 games. goal that inevitably aroused a ton of comments and admiration among his teammates including his defense buddy, Marcelo.
"I think he did it on purpose huh?"
A Roberto Carlos strike?
Cafu!
Everyone calls him Cafu now!
It was a magnificent goal and which gives us the victory on top of that.
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The affiliation with the former Brazilian defender and left-hander Roberto Carlos is essential but some summon more distant memories like the Dutch striker of Ajax then of AC Milan Marco van Basten.