Vitinha power 4. The Portuguese midfielder allowed Paris Saint-Germain to lead on the Mosson pitch at the end of the 26th day of Ligue 1. Following a corner played between two players between Kang-in Lee and Kylian Mbappé, the captain Parisian found Vitinha, left alone by Savanier thirty meters away.
The Portuguese had plenty of time to control the ball to get back on his right foot and curled his shot on the right side to deceive Bertaud (14th).
With this goal, Vitinha brings his number of goals this season to six for Parisian colors.
But above all, he now has four goals scored from outside the area.
An extraordinary statistic in the literal sense this season.
No player has scored more goals from outside the box this season in the big five leagues.
Only Serhou Guirassy, with Stuttgart, and Jan-Niklas Beste, who plays for promoted Heidenheim in the Bundesliga, are doing as well.
“We are very demanding of him and we think he can still improve, score more goals,” Luis Enrique declared at a press conference before the draw against Reims (2-2).
Vitinha therefore respected the wishes of his trainer.
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Last season, his first in the capital, the Portuguese midfielder scored only two goals in all competitions, including one from outside the area.
This figure, which has quadrupled in one season, shows that the 24-year-old is more confident.
This season, Vitinha has truly established himself in the Parisian environment as an essential player, since the departure of Marco Verratti, who had scored eleven times in eleven seasons with Paris.
With Vitinha, PSG have found their versatile midfielder who likes to shoot and knows how to score.