Nicko Sensoli is playing semi-professional soccer in Italy’s fourth-tier league and on Thursday became a national hero in San Marino.
In the 53rd minute of San Marino’s game against Liechtenstein in the UEFA Nations League, Sensoli scored what turned out to be the decisive goal. It wasn’t just big in the context of this one particular game, it was historic: the 1-0 victory is San Marino’s first ever in a competitive setting.
In fact, the country’s national team has left the pitch victoriously only once before. In 2004, 14 months before Sensoli was born, San Marino beat — you guessed it — Liechtenstein 1-0 in a friendly match.
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