It's January 18, 1970, on "Tutto il calcio minuti per minuti" the unmistakable hoarse voice of Sandro Ciotti intervenes from Romeo Menti in Vicenza to report that Cagliari have doubled their lead with a "fabulous" goal by Gigi Riva .

Other times, other football: those who aren't at the stadium have to wait until the evening to see that goal, when Domenica Sportiva is on TV.

It's worth it, because it's the best goal of Gigi Riva's career, one of the best ever in the history of football . We are at the 70th minute, Cagliari is ahead 1-0 thanks to a goal, needless to say, by Rombo di Tuono.

Domenghini reaches the bottom from the left, his cross reaches Gori at the far post, headed by Riva, who defies the laws of physics with an extraordinary feat . Even if you wanted to do an overhead kick (an athletic gesture that was in the repertoire of a select few at that time) , it would be natural to hit it with your right foot. Not for Rombo di Tuono who, as Manlio Scopigno said, uses his right foot "only to get on the tram". Riva twists wonderfully between two opposing defenders and with a left-handed overhead kick beats the Venetian goalkeeper for the second goal. The entire stadium, including Vicenza fans, stands up to applaud a technical and athletic gesture of rare beauty .

The match will end 1-2 for Cagliari, increasingly heading towards the only scudetto in their history.

" I think the best goal was the one in Vicenza, a very difficult overhead kick in the penalty area because the ball came from the opposite side ," Rombo di Tuono said.

(Unioneonline/L)

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