Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, the Georgian winger of the Italian club Napoli, has been awarded the Goal of the Season award in Serie A after scoring a solo goal in a match against Atalanta in March, the Italian top league announced on Friday.
The Serie A said the goal was the most voted by fans of the official social media channels of the league, “Khvicha Kvaratskhelia's wonderful series of dribbles, which ended with a shot under the crossbar, allowed him to overtake all the other goals awarded Goal Of The Month during the season”.
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— Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) June 23, 2023
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In the 60th minute of the match, Kvaratskhelia effectively passed the seven defenders of Bergamo and scored an accurate shot. Napoli defeated Atalanta 2:0 in the match.
In the 2022-2023 season, Napoli claimed their first Serie A title in 33 years, with Kvaratskhelia scoring 12 goals and contributing 10 assists for the club.
The Georgian winger was named the best player of the Serie A and the Champions League Young Player of the Season.
He also received three Player of the Month awards by EA Sports, a division of Electronic Arts that develops and publishes sports video games, in the same season, setting a new all-time record in the history of the championship.