Italian Serie A, 21st Round: Top 10 Goals Of The Week

Written By Onyeka Daniel

The 21st round of matches in the Italian Serie A got underway over the weekend and despite facing a tough opponent (Atalanta) Napoli still managed to keep their place at the top of the table with an impressive win at the Gewiss Stadium while Juventus finally got a win.

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This was against AC Milan, avenging their Supercoppa Italiana defeat against the Rossoneri whole also climbing into the top five on the Serie A table. For Inter, they continue to keep up the pressure on the Partenopei in the title race.

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And in the coming weeks, we might see a two horse race, that is if Atalanta continue to blow hot and cold. For newly promoted side, Como, they continue to impress with their 4-1 home win over Udinese yesterday. With this report, we will now take a look at some of the best goals scored in this round.

1) Lautaro Martinez (Inter)

The current Capocannoniere is facing a goal drought but he was on hand to produce a moment of magic and set the tone for a win as he got a shot away from the edge of the box and into the top right corner from a Nicolo Barella assist.

2) Adam Obert (Cagliari)

While the game was already won, the defender got the icing on the cake as he was set free in the area by Razvan Marin and made no mistake with a lovely finish into the top left corner.

3) Jens Odgaard (Bologna)

The Rossoblu continued their fine for with another great result and Odgaard definitely got the best goal of the game as he got to the ball and unleashed a strong shot from distance and his effort found its way into the bottom right corner.

4) Stephan El Shaarawy (AS Roma)

Roma seems to have found their rhythm under Ranieri as Paulo Dybala passed the ball to El Shaarawy who unleashed a terrific shot from the edge of the box and it nestled into the bottom right corner.

5) Ademola Lookman (Atalanta)

The Nigerian forward managed to beat a player with a flick and just when it looked like the ball was lost, he pounced on a loose ball inside the box and beats the goalkeeper with a shot inside the right post.

6) Timothy Weah (Juventus)

Juve seem to have overcome their draw fever as they finally got a win and Weah was on hand to ensure the result as he finished his beautiful individual effort with a superb strike from inside the box. Mike Maignan is just a bystander as the ball flies low into the middle of the goal assist from Khephran Thuram

7) Assane Diao (Como)

The youngster continues to impress for the club as he got his second goal in his second start, taking a short pass from Gabriel Strefezza in his stride in the box, jinks inside his man and unleashed an unstoppable shot into the roof of the net.

8) Mateo Retegui (Atalanta)

The current league top scorer makes his return from injury with another goal as he pounced on a loose ball inside the box and beats the goalkeeper with a shot into the top of the net for the opening goal of the game.

9) Moise Kean (Fiorentina)

A great cross from Gudmundsson was met with a superb strike by Colpani and while the initial effort was saved, Kean got to the rebound inside the six-yard box and with his header, managed to put the ball into the top right corner for the opener.

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10) Sebastian Esposito (Empoli)

Liam Henderson slipped a clever pass through to find the young striker, who moved inside the box and sent a precise shot beyond the keeper and into the bottom left corner and he also decided not to celebrate against his former team that he hopes to rejoin in the future.

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