Italy international Tonali ‘magnificent in every way’ after first EPL goal of 2024-25 | OneFootball

Newcastle coach Eddie Howe said that Italy international Sandro Tonali was ‘magnificent in every way’ after netting his first Premier League goal of the 2024-25 season in his team’s 3-1 win over Southampton on Saturday.

The Azzurri midfielder scored Newcastle’s third of the game after playing an excellent exchange with Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon, before slotting a very composed finish past Alex McCarthy in the Saints net.

It was Tonali’s first Premier League goal of the 2024-25 season, and his first in the league since the opening game of the 2023-24 campaign. He has scored twice in the EFL cup this term as well.

Sandro Tonali of Newcastle United scores his team’s third goal during the Premier League match between Southampton FC and Newcastle United FC at St Mary’s Stadium on January 25, 2025 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Eddie Keogh/Getty Images)

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“He was magnificent in every way really,” Newcastle coach Howe said during his post-match talk with the press, reported via The Independent.

He continued: ““His ball-wining ability is second to none, his understanding of how we wanted him to play is first class.

“He scored a goal which will take the headlines, it was a great goal to score, showed his athleticism, his speed, his coolness. He’s become such an important player for us in a very quick time. I can’t praise him enough after today.”