Argentine defender Santiago Montiel scored an incredible overhead kick winner for Club Atlético Independiente against Independiente Rivadavia which could be an early contender for the Puskas goal of the year

Argentine defender Santiago Montiel scored an incredible overhead kick winner for Club Atlético Independiente against Independiente Rivadavia which could be an early contender for the Puskas goal of the year

Watch as Argentine defender Santiago Montiel scored an incredible overhead kick winner for Club Atlético Independiente against Independiente Rivadavia

Bicycle kick from 25 yards out becomes automatic Puskás award

Start reserving him a seat at the award ceremony, FIFA. Argentine full back Santiago Montiel has lit up the football world with a jaw-dropping bicycle kick goal that many fans are already touting as a top contender for FIFA’s Puskás Award.  Pegaste nuevo fondo de pantalla #TodoRojo pic.twitter.com/gVnhatHYuK — C. A. Independiente (@Independiente) May 12, 2025

Looks like a scene from Captain Tsubasa, but actually happened in the game between Independiente and CS Independiente Rivadavia. Stage free for Santioago Montiel and the goal of his life, a perfect fall retreat from 20 meters.

For the eighth round of the Opening Tournament, Independiente won 1-0 to Independiente Rivadavia de Mendoza with a goal of Santiago Montiel. In the first time the clearest was for Alfredo Berti’s team, when Fabrizio Sartori crashed the ball against Rodrigo Rey’s stick after a finish outside the area. Then, the Red had much of the control but did not represent him in many clear situations facing the arch that Ezekiel Centurion defended. In the co…

The striker Santiago Montiel had a great afternoon in the Libertadores stadium of America – Ricardo Enrique Bochini, since he converted the goal of the victory of Independiente against Independiente Rivadavia, and gave the classification to “Red” to quarterfinals. On the next instance, in which Independiente will face Boca, Montiel left some striking statements, highlighting that the Bombonera is a “mythical” court and outlined the hierarchy of …

With a golazo of Santiago Montiel, the Red will have to visit Boca next weekend