The Juventus teenager wrote himself into the Serie A history books when he made it four games in a row in which he has scored
Moise Kean became the youngest player to score in four consecutive Serie A games in the era of three points for a win, surpassing Mario Balotelli’s record on Saturday.
With 6 Serie A goals at 19-years old, Moise Kean has just broken Alessandro Del Piero's record: a total of 5 Serie A goals at 19 years old, during the 1993-94 season. A Juventus star is being born. ⚫⚪ pic.twitter.com/oc6JZzdRsv
— Tarek Khatib (@ADP1113) April 13, 2019
Juventus star Kean is often compared to Balotelli, who netted in three straight games in 2009, and he extended his fine run of form with the opening goal away to SPAL.
Having netted against Empoli, Cagliari and AC Milan, Kean opened the scoring 30 minutes into Saturday’s encounter. A shot from Joao Cancelo looked to be on target but Kean was alert and clever enough to divert the ball away from the dive of goalkeeper Emiliano Viviano.
Moise #Kean is the third youngest player in history to score more than six goals in Serie A in the Juventus shirt (after Bruno Nicolè and Felice Borel). pic.twitter.com/LniIlSbxNV
— Juvefc.com (@juvefcdotcom) April 13, 2019
Kean’s emergence has helped Juve’s sprint towards the finish line, with star forward Cristiano Ronaldo having recently missed games due to injury.
The Portugal captain was rested against SPAL but, as he did with a late winner against AC Milan last week, Kean has filled in admirably.
Moise Kean's week:
— Football Tweet (@Football__Tweet) April 6, 2019
Tuesday:
😡 Gets racially abused by Cagliari fans
⚽ Scores against Cagliari
Saturday:
👉 Comes off the bench
⚽ Scores against AC Milan
What a guy. 👏 pic.twitter.com/V4EV52UdrZ
Kean was the subject of alleged racist abuse during a Serie A game at Cagliari, in which he scored, with Juve defender Leonardo Bonucci criticised for suggesting the striker was partly for blame.
The 19-year-old has also broken into the Italy team this year, scoring in back-to-back Euro 2020 qualifiers during March’s international break.
Moise Kean just can’t stop 💪 pic.twitter.com/zIgV2UjlF6
— B/R Football (@brfootball) April 13, 2019
Kean’s latest record will only enhance the hype around the teenager, who broke onto the scene by becoming the first player born in the 21st century to find the net in one of Europe’s top five leagues last month.
Juventus have made tying the striker, who now has seven goals from 11 games this season, to a new contract a top priority before his current one expires at the end of the season.
He was recently fined €2,000 for diving during a win over Cagliari, while an investigation has been opened after he was subjected to alleged racist abuse when he scored in the 85th minute.
Juventus are losing their games on purpose so that they can lift the title in the blessed grass of San Siro, aren’t they? pic.twitter.com/zJVXkRC4Ys
— 👑🐉Perisnitch (@snajaths) April 13, 2019