A goal from Marco Verratti is already an event.
A double is historic.
The Italian international midfielder from PSG opened the scoring on Sunday, during the victory over Reims (4-0), at the end of the 22nd day.
Sergio Ramos then doubled the lead and Danilo Pereira completed the Parisian success.
Between the two, Verratti had pushed the Reims rearguard to the fault for the third goal of the players of Mauricio Pochettino, and in this case Wout Faes, credited with an own goal.
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He is no longer.
“
After studying the images, the LFP Competitions Commission granted this achievement to Marco Verratti, his shot being initially on target before the successive deviations of Rémois Andreaw Gravillon and Wout Faes
”, we learn this Monday, in a press release from the League.
Verratti, first!
Verratti, 29, therefore brings his total of goals to 11 in the colors of Paris, he who joined the banks of the Seine in 2012 (363 matches).
He had not scored since 2019, and even 2017 if we are only talking about Ligue 1. Scorer three times in the colors of the Italian national team (48 selections), the native of Pescara had never scored a doubled so far in his career, whether in club or selection.
“
It's good that he scored, like all players who are not used to it.
It's good that he can add that to his game
, ”said Mauricio Pochettino, the coach of the leaders in the L1 classification, on Sunday.
Rather twice than once.
