His team might have lost the match 4-2 at the hands of the Nigerians in the U-17 World Cup but Diego Cortes scored a goal that will always shine bright in his curriculum vitae.
It seems that Mexico has the next great in young Diego, as Cortes’ goal had an uncanny resemblance to a goal by another Diego (Maradona) against England, in the 1986 World Cup.
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Cortes dribbled past five defenders and slotted the ball past a rushing goalkeeper, to level the scores at 2-2 for his country. There is a stark resemblance to the famous Maradona goal in which the Argentine great dribbled past four England defenders to score the ‘Goal of the Century’.
Watch Cortes’ amazing goal in the video below.
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