You don hear am? Dis na wetin happen for the Roma match wey no go fit forget quick quick! Dem young striker wey dem call Antonio Arena, him no just enter pitch, him come use first touch burst net! Na him make everybody dey yan for di Coppa Italia match on Tuesday night.
See eh, na round of 16 dem dey play o, and Roma don chop knock-out as Che Adams and Emirhan Ilkhan don scatter their hopes for Stadio Olimpico. As dem wan enter quarter final against Inter next month, na so dem dey waka come home like say dem no get anything to show.
Di match no be small wahala, e dey like say e dey run for ground as both teams dey jost for ball. E get one point wey one substitute, Mairo Hermoso, come change di game matter just 30 seconds after him enter dey bring equaliser. Na im be say, everybody dey ginger, but wetin we no expect na wetin young Arena come give us!
As dem find am for middle of di pitch, dis boy dey ready! He leap up high like say dem no fit stop am and bam, with one perfect header, he don land that ball for net! Na him first touch for professional football o! E clear say dis boy get talent for him body, and the crowd go just dey shout because na fairytale moment wey dem wan talk about for ages!
“His first touch in professional football for Roma!” dem dey shout for social media everywhere. Dis kind moment fit change whole career for young Arena and e go make am dey shine like star for football world. Everybody dey look am, and no be small jolly dey follow am as him start this journey!
But no forget say, Roma no gree make di night end well because dem don carry some sadness come home — knock-out no be small thing. Wetin go happen next for dem? Na wetin we go dey watch as dem prepare for di next match and how dem wan take regroup after dis wahala.
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