By Alan Duffy
A player who once cost Valencia €25million back in 2006, winger Joaquin never quite lived up to that big-money move from Real Betis.
Now plying his trade in Serie A with Fiorentina, the 33-year-old still shows glimpses of the pace and power which made him such a coveted player.
Against Milan at a rainy Stadio Artemio Franchi on Monday night, Joaquin produced a superb, match-winning cameo performance.
Firstly, the wideman provided a magnificent cross for the Viola’s equaliser (netted by Gonzalo Rodriguez), which cancelled out Mattia Destro’s fortuitous opener. Then, with the game heading towards a draw, the former Spain international powered home a bullet header to give his side a vital victory in the race for a Champions League berth.
The Florence club are now just a point behind fourth-placed Napoli while Fillip Inzaghi’s struggling Rossoneri are 10th. But it’s the superb performance from Joaquin which deserves the spotlight here! FAst forward to 1:33 for the first goal with Joaquin’s assist and then to 2:03 for his winner…
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