De Gea surprised with Antony

David de Gea was surprised by Antony's ability when Fiorentina lost 1-2 to Real Betis in the first leg of the Conference League semi-final on the morning of May 2.

De Gea doesn't believe Antony scored a masterpiece with his right foot.

In the 64th minute at Benito Villamarin, Antony created a masterpiece with his weaker foot. The former Ajax star dribbled the ball to the edge of the penalty area, fired a left-footed shot that was blocked by a defender, and the ball bounced right into range for a second shot. This time, he had no choice but to shoot with his right foot.

The ball went straight into the top corner of De Gea's goal, making it 2-0 for Betis. It was a beautiful goal, but what surprised everyone the most was that it was scored with his weaker foot. This is rare for Antony.

Even De Gea, Antony's former teammate at Manchester United, admitted frankly after the match: "I trained with him a thousand times, and I have never seen Antony score with his right foot."

Antony's second goal in two consecutive games, combined with Abde Ezzalzouli's accurate close-range finish in the sixth minute, gave Betis the advantage in the first leg of their Conference League semi-final against Fiorentina.

On the other side of the front line, all the visitors could do was score a goal to reduce the score by Luca Ranieri in the 73rd minute. In the second leg in Italy next week, the La Liga representative only needs a draw to win a ticket to play in the first European Cup final in history.

Antony was a blockbuster signing for the "Red Devils" with a fee of 81 million pounds from Ajax, but could not meet expectations under Erik ten Hag, then Ruben Amorim.

But when he moved to Spain, the player shone, contributing to 10 goals in 19 appearances. At Betis, he showed the confidence and sharpness that he had previously been unable to reproduce at Old Trafford.

Source: https://znews.vn/de-gea-ngo-ngang-voi-antony-post1550499.html