A ‘Messi-style’ free kick from Matías Soulé gives victory to Frosinone, who moves away from the red zone of the Italian Serie A

When he made his debut with the Under 20 national team at the 2023 World Cup, Matías Soulé -perhaps hastily- they pointed him out as successor to Angelo Di Maria. At the time he was still playing for Juventus, but at the beginning of this 23/24 season he made a decision which, in light of the results, was correct. He went to Frosinone looking for many minutes and many great goals, like the one on Sunday converted to give them a vital win against Cagliarithough in this case He looked more like Lionel Messi than Fideo with his definition.

The fact is that the native of Mar del Plata, who emigrated at just 15 years of age under his father’s authority from Vélez in Europe, designed a spectacular left-footed curve in the final minutes, overturning the result in favor of Frosinone, who returned from Cagliari (3 -1) to move away from the relegation zone of the Italian Serie A.

There were 7 consecutive matches in Serie A that Frosinone had accumulated without a win and one elimination from the Italian Cup against Juventus. Bad series of consecutive victories for the team led by the Italian Di Francesco, who Turati saved between the posts with two saving hands in injury time and Soulé with yet another quality display with his left footconfirming that it is a real option for Lionel Scaloni in the Major, after having ratified it several times his desire to play with the Albicelestebeyond Italy’s multiple attempts to have him among its ranks.

On loan from ‘Juve’ until this month of June, Soulé is one of the revelations of the Italian championship. Despite his young age, it is not surprising that in a Frosinone team with the lowest average age in the entire championship, he has taken on the responsibilities of a veteran.

He has freedom all over the pitch, he comes down to create play, he appears close to the flank and between the lines to make the last pass. His lineage of commitment, a role he played early on, allows him to have a range of options. And he also has a goal, it already adds up 9 points in the current Serie A season, which places him as the sixth top scorer tied with big names like Lukaku, Vlahovic OR Calhanoglu.

Against Cagliari he was the material architect of the comeback, because the Sardinian team coached by Caludio Ranieri, fighting not to be relegated, took the lead in the scoreboard with Sulemana’s goal. An encouraging goal for a team that seems to have regained its competitive level and entered the duel with three consecutive games.

But in the second half Frosinone reacts and turns the result around. First with Mazzitelli’s tie; and then, 15 minutes from the end, with Soulé’s delicate left-footed shot, which avoids the barrier and the crossbar with a perfect shot to make it 2-1.

With Cagliari already busy in attack, one step away from the equalizer denied by Turati under the posts, another player owned by ‘Juve’ emerged, the Brazilian Kaio Jorgeto condemn the duel to a counter-move.

Frosinone escapes dangerous positions, while Cagliari remains fully in the fight for the bottom zone.