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”. Photo via GettyImages
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.