Croatian national team striker Ante Budimir scored twice in Osasuna’s 3-2 win over Oviedo, exactly seven years after arriving in Spain, which, by his own admission, made him very happy.
Yes, I am very happy. So many things are going through my head. I realized that today marks sseven years since I arrived in Spainmore or less, and my first game was against Osasuna. It’s been seven years so this is a special momentthe 34-year-old forward told DAZN television after the game.
In January 2019, Budimir was transferred from Italian Crotone to Mallorca. From that Spanish island, he went to Osasuna in the summer of 2020, for which he scored 81 goals in 201 games.
On Saturday, he shook the Oviedo net in the 45th and 75th minutes, first for 1-1, and then for 2-2.
Two goals from Budimir in Osasuna’s turnaround
It was a very open game, with a lot of pace, we knew that Oviedo was solid now and it would be difficultnoted the Croatian representative.
Osasuna made it 3-2 in the second minute of stoppage time with a goal by Victor Munoz.
The victory could have belonged to both, and we were lucky that it fell to us. With this, we must strengthen our self-confidence. We have done some things well, so we should continue to do so in the futuresaid the Croatian goalscorer.
He praised the fans at El Sadar stadium in Pamplona.
I have always said that I am very happy with them. I have their unconditional supporthe emphasized.
Readers of sports newspaper AS chose Budimir for the best player of the match in a survey held on the newspaper’s website.
Budi is Budi, I have no other words to describe himsaid Osasuna’s coach Alessio Lisci at the press conference.
He scores goals with ease. And today’s goals were not easy to score from the first kickhe added.
(www.jabuka.tv)
