Half-blind star's wonder goal tipped for Puskas award

The goal came in a Paraguayan Cup game between Cristóbal Colón and Cerro Porteño as Mario Ricardo pulled an ace out from up his sleeve in spectacular fashion.

Ricardo is without doubt the man of the moment in Paraguayan football, not least because he can only see out of one eye.

A childhood car accident robbed him of his sight in his other eye, but it hasn't stopped him from becoming one of the best players in his country, as Cerro Perteño discovered.

Receiving the ball some 40 yards out, Ricardo dinked the ball over the head of his opponent before unleashing a speculative volley with his right foot which arced high into the air and ultimately, the back of the net.

 

July 25, 2018