Shakhtar Donetsk striker Luiz Adriano is a talented young striker being sought by several top clubs for his goal-scoring ability, but on Tuesday he did something that could overshadow his past accomplishments in a very negative way.
During Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League match between Nordsjaelland and Shakhtar, a stoppage in play due to injury gave Shakhtar the ball back, and when Shakhtar playmaker Willian booted the ball into Nordsjaelland’s defensive third it appeared to be a bit of good sportsmanship.
At least until Adriano ran onto the long pass while Nordsjaelland’s defenders stood around and proceeded to deposit a shot into the net.
Needless to say, it didn’t go over too well.
Here is the incident:
What do you think? Give him the benefit of the doubt that he was oblivious to what was going on, or do you think he knew exactly what he was doing?
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