🎥 Racing score outrageous overhead kick for stoppage-time Copa Lib winner
Racing striker Adrián Martínez pulled off an unbelievable overhead kick in the fourth minute of stoppage-time against Fortaleza, sending El Cilindro into a frenzy.
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The final Group E match looked all but set to finish scoreless, but the 32-year-old striker had other ideas.
Martínez pulled off this late winner in some style.
A night to remember in Avellaneda!
📸 JUAN MABROMATA - AFP or licensors
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