His coach took him off the field, he went to buy a beer and the fans cheered him: the surreal scene in Italy’s Serie B

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The Finn Joel Pohjanpalo went to the bar of the Venezia stadium after being replaced and entered the field of play with a glass of beer in his hand

In Italy’s Serie B, an unusual and surreal situation happened that quickly became important. finnish striker Joel Pohjanpaloof the Venezia FCleft the field of play after 81 minutes replaced by Andrija Novakovich when his team was leading 2-1 against Spal in the stadium Pier Luigi Penzo and minutes later appeared with a glass of beer in the hand.

The scene surprised the local fans, who once they saw the blonde attacker of their team, cheered for him. In the images that went viral, it can be seen that the soccer player could not even take a sip of the refreshing drink because supporters insisted that he take some photos with them.

Pohjanpalo’s performance was crucial for Venezia’s victory, as he provided assists for goals from Tanner Tessmann (12 minutes) and Nicholas Pierini (34). When he had to leave the pitch by order of the technical director, Paolo Vanoli, the striker who represents the Finland team went to the stadium bar and ordered a beer to recover the energy lost in the match.

Pohjanpalo, 28, has 9 goals and 6 assists in 23 games played in the Italian squad, which he joined in August 2022 from Bayer Leverkusen. But he is not only remembered for this unique episode. At Euro 2020 he scored first goal for Finland in said international tournament in the resumption of the duel against Denmark, which had been suspended after the heart attack that suffered Christian Eriksen on the playing field.

Joel Pohjanpalo with the Finland team shirt, where he was one of the figures in the Eurocup (REUTERS)
Joel Pohjanpalo with the Finland team shirt, where he was one of the figures in the Eurocup (REUTERS)

The team of the City of Canals, who knew how to play in the highest division of Italian football for 23 seasons, is thirteenth in the Serie B standings with 27 points and has two consecutive victories after 24 games. The absolute leader is Frosinone (54), followed by Genoa (42) and Bari (39).

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