Some are calling it goal of the season. Some are saying it is one of the great goals in La Liga history. Osasuna right-back Jesus Areso bagged the winner on Sunday against Getafe in a 3-2 victory with just 10 minutes to go, but it’s a game that will be remembered for his goal.
It’s hard enough to score from a corner, but doing so on the run with a defender in your face is an added level of difficulty that lends it a special place in history.
📺 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗲-𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄!
It's the only show you would want to watch on repeat. #LetsGoRojillos | #OsasunaGetafe | #LaLigaHighlights | @LaLigaEN pic.twitter.com/rvDXe0Rxzt
— C. A. OSASUNA (@osasuna_en) January 23, 2024
Areso spoke to Osasuna’s club media after the game, admitting that he had already seen the replay a thousand times, and that it kept getting better with each watch.
AN INSANE GOAL! 🤯🤯🤯
Jesús Areso gives Osasuna the lead with a strike from beside the corner flag 🤩 pic.twitter.com/cIH6mhsrz5
— Viaplay Sports UK (@ViaplaySportsUK) January 21, 2024
😰 No me salen las palabras para describir el gol de Areso.
El mejor gol del año. Qué locura.
— C. A. OSASUNA (@Osasuna) January 21, 2024
Areso #Puskás https://t.co/S9MlOmcQ21 pic.twitter.com/W1yeGMhW5n
— Adam🇸🇴🇸🇳 (@cubans6767) January 21, 2024
Immediately it recalled another special goal in La Liga history, Roberto Carlos‘ physics-defying strike against Tenerife for Real Madrid in 1998. The great Brazilian doffed his cap from one full-back to another.
“Congratulations friend, it looks a lot like mine in Tenerife. I wish you the best always, a big hug. Yours wasn’t bad either, idol,” he wrote on social media below the goal.
Nadie:
Literalmente Jesús Areso: pic.twitter.com/a4WjbAztUN— Unai ⚡ (@Untt_) January 21, 2024
One thing is for certain, whatever the 24-year-old Areso does for the rest of his career, he will always have his place in the minds of El Sadar.
