Grinning, Vincenzo Grifo turned to celebrate and put his hand to his right ear. There was something? Like his compatriot Luca Toni for FC Bayern, the 29-year-old from SC Freiburg celebrated his goal in the 2-0 (0-0) win over Werder Bremen on Saturday. Not without reason - because thanks to the spectacularly converted penalty, Grifo put himself at the top of the most successful Bundesliga goalscorers with Italian roots. in front of Tony.
"The salute was to him and I would like to apologize to him for overtaking him," said Grifo after the game against the promoted team, which in Freiburg was the correct answer to the 0-5 defeat against Bayern. He has played six games for the Italian national team so far, he was born and grew up in Pforzheim. The great Luca Toni played 47 games for the Squadra Azzurra during his career.
Grifo was successful against Werder keeper Pavlenka with the so-called Panenka penalty. This takes its name from former Czechoslovak international Antonin Panenka, who gently lobbed the ball into the goal in the 1976 European Championship final.
With Grifo's remarkable penalty (80th) and Kübler's goal to make it 1-0 (56th), the Breisgau team are back on track. The third home win of the season was favored by an early red card against Werder captain Marco Friedl (14th), who only knew how to help himself with an emergency brake against Michael Gregoritsch.
"They were one man down and it's not easy to play in Freiburg at the moment either," said Grifo. "We were very dominant and played very well. It's important that we were able to give an answer after the game against Bayern."
Freiburg are therefore still in a great position before the next English week - on Thursday they will receive Olympiacos Piraeus (9 p.m.) in the Europa League. In the DFB Cup, last season's finalists are in the round of the top 16 teams after beating FC St. Pauli 2-1 after extra time. Wintering at European level can no longer be taken away from them either, and the sports club is in third place in the Bundesliga.
Coach Christian Streich remains true to himself and warns: "We now have 21 points and I know how many points you need. Our current situation gives us peace of mind, because nobody can take these 21 points from us." The Freiburg players can now rest for two days. Means: Grifo can enjoy his record before the focus is placed on Piraeus and the direct entry into the round of 16 should be made perfect.
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