Paulo placed the ball on the mark made by the referee with the help of vanishing spray and the players of Bologna F.C. stood in front of him at 10 yards distance and made a defensive wall. Paulo took four steps back and took a stance for the free kick. Paulo was looking at the goal, the goalkeeper was also constantly instructing his teammates.
It was already the 90th minute on the clock and the game was in the last minutes of extra additional minutes, everyone in the stadium was on their feet, some fans started to pray and some fans were also biting their nails. The fans in the stadium were worried and in the stadium's VIP box both Luis Salvatore and Marco Esposito were restless because at the moment the future of their club now depended on this free kick if it ends up inside the net it will secure their position in the Lega d'Italia and if not they will have to play additional thirty minutes in which nobody knew what will happen.
Paulo knew that the faith of the club and the fans now depends on him, he had a lot of pressure at that moment but Paulo remained calm and focused Paulo took a deep breath. The referee blew the whistle, Paulo took his steps forward towards the ball, placed his left foot and took a shot with his right foot. Paulo put all his power into the shot, the ball had gone past the defensive wall and now it was going towards the top right corner of the goal. The Bologna F.C. goalkeeper made a jump on his left side to stop the goal with his left hand. The goalkeeper jumped he almost got his fingertips on the ball, the ball beats the goalkeeper and it ended up inside the net in the top right-hand corner of the goal.
The referee blew the whistle and instructed that the goal goes to Parma C.F. Ale Piola was the first one to celebrate by cheering in joy with Lorenzo on the sideline and after that, the fans in the stadium went wild. The fans in the stand started to celebrate by throwing soft drink cups, bottles and toilet paper in the air Paulo at first was in a moment of shock he couldn't believe that he scored a goal from a direct free kick, his teammates came to him to congratulate and celebrate the goal with him while the goalkeeper lying at the goal line in disappointment along with his teammates lying on the ground in dismay. His teammates gathered around him and started patting his head but Paulo was emotional there were tears in his eyes after scoring the goal and helped his team win the match.
In the VIP box, Luis Salvatore was celebrating like a crazy person but on the other side Marco Esposito was motionless, he was in a moment of disbelief after what he witnessed in front of his eyes, it looked like he was paralyzed. This caught Luis Salvatore's attention, he brought Marco Esposito back to life by jerking his shoulders, Marco Esposito looked at Luis Salvatore and Luis Salvatore said.
"Did saw Marco? Did you remember what I had told you before the game started that this kid is special he is the future of the club."
Marco got his senses back and started nodding his head slowly. Luis Salvatore continued with his celebration and Marco Esposito also started clapping while he tried to recognise the scenario that happened.
This time Paulo couldn't hold back his tears and let allowed his emotion to come out in front of everyone. He came to his knees and started to cry on the ground while his teammates still gathered around him. Cilo Eincho being the captain of the team helped Paulo to get back on his feet, he hugged him and consoled him by saying.
"YOU DID IT! YOU DID IT! I WAS RIGHT THAT WILL SCORE THIS FREE KICK, YOU HAVE KEPT MY WORD."
Paulo also hugged Cilo Eincho and after the hug, Paulo wiped off his tears and started to celebrate with his teammates.
"WHAT FREE KICK! WHAT A FREE KICK ALDO! THIS MIGHT BE ONE OF THE MOST CRUCIAL GOALS OF PARMA C.F."
"YES, GABRIELLE AND WHO SCORED THIS GOAL FROM A DIRECT FREE KICK?"
Both commentators said together.
"Romania!! ROMANI!! PAULO ROMANI!!!"
Every teammate congratulated Paulo and after that, Paulo thanked the fans in the stadium as well by waving his arm at them. The coach of the Bologna F.C. was numb after the comeback made by Parma C.F. in the second half, he never said or instructed his players instead he sat back on the bench and watched the view.
The players got back to their positions to resume the play hence the referee still hasn't blown the final whistle. Bologna F.C. players were still on the ground as they accepted their defeat already but Leonardo never gave up and motivated his teammates by telling them.
"C'MON, GUYS GET UP! THE REFEREE STILL HAVEN'T BLOWN THE FINAL WHISTLE OF THE GAME, WE NEED ONE MORE GOAL TO DRAW THIS GAME AND GO INTO THE EXTRA TIME, C'MON, GET UP BOYS! GET UP!"
After the words of Leonardo the Bologna F.C. players stood up back on their feet and went back to their respective positions to resume the play. Leonardo went to his goalkeeper Goncalo and said.
"Goncalo, give the ball to me when you get it okay?"
Goncalo nodded his head and said yes, Leonardo went to the centre of the pitch to resume the play. Cilo Eincho told his teammates.
"BOYS, WE GOT THIS NOW! WE GOT THIS! WE HAVE TO STAY FOCUSED ALRIGHT, LET THE REFEREE BLOW THE FINAL WHISTLE."
The referee blew the whistle to resume the play, Leonardo passed the back to his teammate and instructed him to pass the ball back to Goncalo while the referee was constantly looking at his wristwatch. The ball came to Goncalo and does exactly what Leonardo asked him to do he again launched a long ball for Leonardo and Leonardo then tried to receive the ball with his head but Francesco came in and headed the ball away from Leonardo before he could get his head on the ball, the ball then fell for Angelo and Angelo kicked the ball away for a throw-in Leonardo commanded his teammate to take the throw-in quickly as possible.
The Bologna F.C. player goes to the sideline picked up the ball for a throw-in, he was about pass the ball to Leonardo but before he could do that the referee blew the final whistle and the match was finally over. Scoreline 3-2 Parma C.F.
After hearing the final whistle the players of Parma C.F. started to celebrate the victory and Bologna F.C. players were disappointed after the loss. Leonardo came to his knees in disappointment gasping for breath, a dejected Leonardo was looking at Parma C.F. players celebrating their win together, Fabio lifted Paulo on his shoulders and started to celebrate along with his teammates and fans in the stadium also started to clap and cheer for Paulo.
In the VIP box, Luis Salvatore was emotional after the match he was wiping off his tears Marco Esposito consoled him and said.
"You were right President! You were right this guy is the future of this club!"
After that, Luis Salvatore and Marco Esposito share a hug.