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Chelsea target Carlos Bacca escapes manager's wrath after cheeky rabona goal
CARLOS BACCA has evaded the wrath of AC Milan manager Sinisa Mihajlovic after scoring a rabona goal in the Coppa Italia last night.
Carlos Bacca celebrates scoring his outrageous rabona last night
Bacca, 29, is a January transfer target of Chelsea's and has been reprimanded before for attempting outrageous shots on goal.
The Colombia international rounded Carpi's goalkeeper and wrapped one foot behind the other to flick the ball into the net.
He also earned an assist as Milan won 2-1 to advance to the Coppa Italia semi-finals.
Carlos Bacca's rabona goal. #MilanCarpi pic.twitter.com/jSAzUbAxOv
— The Milan View (@TheMilanView) January 13, 2016
Mihajlovic was furious earlier in the season when he tried the same trick and missed the target.
But the under-fire manager was all praise for his striker after yesterday's performance.
"Bacca scored with a rabona tonight and he got it spot on," Mihajlovic said.
"It's a risky move but one that he has in his blood.
"When he pulls it off and scores, that's great."
As for Bacca, the striker explained after the game he is determined to land a trophy in his first season at the San Siro.
“It was a fine performance, Milan played great football against an impressive Carpi, above all in the first half, and we are very happy to be in the semi-final,” Bacca told Rai Sport.
“One of our objectives is to win the Coppa Italia and we will try to bring home this trophy. It is an important victory for the team.”
Bacca may have scored last night but it's not the first time he's tried the rabona in front of goal…
Uno con el exterior, otro de cabeza y un intento de rabona. Bacca en su último encuentro. #SevillaFC https://t.co/C340UUTzfm
— Fútbol_Nervión (@Futbol_Nervion) September 20, 2015
???? ?? rabona ???????? ?? ??????? ? ??????????? ???? ??? Milan Bacca ???? ??????? ????? ??? ??????? ???. https://t.co/KHMPrCpv92
— palloneGR (@palloneGR) September 9, 2015