Volpato scores from long range in Sassuolo's winning match
Cristian Volpato scored with a long-range strike in the Italian championship match in which Sassuolo defeated Torino 2:1. The Australian footballer's goal helped the team secure its first win of the current Serie A season, ABC News Australia reports.
Volpato's goal on the counterattack
During the first 30 minutes of the match, neither team opened the scoring. In the 32nd minute, Sassuolo launched a counterattack from its own half, after which the ball reached Volpato.
The footballer struck from outside the penalty area. The low curling shot beat Torino goalkeeper Diego Mascardi and opened the scoring in the match.
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At the end of the first half, Torino equalised. Sassuolo's winning goal was scored by Domenico Berardi in the 78th minute.
Other matches involving Australians
In the English Championship, Mohamed Toure scored twice in Norwich City's 4:1 win over Burnley. Since making his league debut in February, he has scored 11 goals in 14 Championship matches.
Another Australian footballer, 20-year-old Paul Okon-Engstler, made his debut in Germany's top division for Cologne. He spent 65 minutes on the pitch in the first-round Bundesliga match against Hoffenheim, which Cologne won 3:2.
