CELTIC WINGER Jota has revealed that he was “so happy” for Argentine left-back Alexandro Bernabei after he got on the scoresheet for the first time while wearing the green and white hoops.
The summer signing has struggled for consistent minutes this season, with Greg Taylor excelling again in the position, again.
At 22 years old, there are high hopes for Bernabei in Glasgow, who cost Celtic over £4 million nearly a year ago and has shown some positive signs so far. He’s got the typical South American flare and looks good on the front foot, but he can be slack at times, and a decent attacker can expose his defensive weaknesses.
It was a cracker of a goal he scored on Sunday, late into injury time, and it sealed the three points for the Hoops, as they kept their nine-point lead heading into the derby.
Jota told The Herald:
“It was his first one?” the winger smiled. “Alexandro is a very nice guy. He just moved from a totally different background.
“Football in Argentina is completely different from the football here. I think he deserved his first goal for a long time. Yeah, I was just so happy for him.
“This shows how good our group of players is and how ready they are to deliver our performances.
“We always train very hard at Lennoxtown and any time there is an opportunity we are ready for it.
“That is why when there is a sub or whatever they always deliver. They have good numbers as well. As long as the level stays the same for the 90 minutes I think we will do very good.”
