Evergreen striker Luca Toni admitted his delight after hitting his 300th career goal in a 2-1 win over Udinese that helped the former World Cup winner shade Antonio Di Natale in a 'battle of the veterans' on Sunday. Toni scored his fifth goal of the campaign when he levelled Di Natale's powerful 31st-minute header just before half-time after muscling his way past the Udinese defence to fire into Orestis Karnezis's top corner.
Lazaros Christodoulopoulos scored the winner for Verona seconds after the restart to end an eight-game winless streak and move Andrea Mandorlini's men up to 13th in Serie A.
But all the post-match plaudits went to 37-year-old Toni, who indicated he may not be quite ready to hang up his boots just yet.
"I'm super-happy, it's been the perfect day," Toni told Sky Sport. "Not only has this goal helped me reach the 300-goal mark, it has also helped us secure the win we've been chasing for a long time."
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