Newcastle Y Manchester United will star this afternoon in a match corresponding to Boxing Day, a post-Christmas event scheduled by the Premier League. On this collation, which has a long history, there is a chapter in which a Peruvian left his name carved. Is about Nolberto Solano, who, at that time, with a monumental goal caused hysteria in St James’ Park.
The ‘Maes’, who began his professional career at Sporting Cristal, had made the leap in 1998 from Boca Juniors to the English team. The midfielder’s good footing had not only allowed him to be chosen as the second best South American player in the Argentine tournament, but also put him on the radar of teams on the other side of the Atlantic.
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It did not take Solano long to establish himself as one of the figures of the Newcastle. One of his virtues was the stopped ball. This was demonstrated, for example, in a match against Manchester United for the 1998/99 Premier League. From almost 25 meters he scored a goal from a free kick. In the goal, at that time, there was one of the best international archers: the Danish Peter Schmeichel.
Unfortunately for the interests of the magpies, the outcome of the match was not as expected. After the goal scored by ‘Ñol’ in the 16th minute at St James’ Park, forward Andrew Cole hit the ball into the net twice (25, 51) and turned the scoreboard, a result that did not change until the final whistle.
The statistics of Nolberto Solano they are 431 games played and 63 goals scored in English football. He is currently Ricardo Gareca’s technical assistant in the Peruvian national team.
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