Genoa striker Mattia Destro produced a moment of magic on Saturday night when he scored a wonderful goal against Hellas Verona while holding a water bottle in his left hand.
The 30-year-old, who scored his side's first goal of the game in a dramatic 3-3 draw at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris, swept past defender Koray Günter in the 85th minute before netting his second with a perfectly weighted chip over goalkeeper Lorenzo Montipò.
It was a magnificent finish made even more impressive by the fact he was casually holding a water bottle throughout the passage of play.
The Italian forward's unusual finish in the dying embers of the Serie A clash wasn't enough for Davide Ballardini's side to grab all three points as former Blackburn striker Nikola Kalinic scored a late equaliser for Verona.
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Away from the result, it was the water bottle incident that grabbed the headlines on social media. So why did he do it?
"At the end of the match I was so tired, I was cramping up," Destro explained at the full-time whistle.
"I was drinking water and didn't know where to throw the bottle so I decided to just keep it."
It has been a month to remember for Hellas Verona, who condemned Jose Mourinho to his first defeat as Roma manager last weekend when Davide Faraoni's ridiculous second-half volley sealed a memorable 3-2 win.
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The 29-year-old Verona captain received the ball on the edge of the box and flicked it up with his first touch.
Faraoni had plenty of time to position himself and fired a rocket of a strike in off the underside of the bar. Check out that finish below.
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