Krzysztof Piatek is currently the sensation of the series A. Who? Yes, I know you are thinking the same like I did.

A 23-year old Pole from modest Genoa, who surprises Serie A and the rest of Europe with 8 goals in 6 matches.

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If you type "Piatek" on YouTube in the search bar, you get nowadays about ten compilation videos of a young man who easily scores in the Genoa shirt and celebrates his goals by depicting two guns with his hands.

That was completely different until two months ago. Piatek was at that time a noble unknown, but due to video images that Enrico Preziosi saw, according to his own words, he discovered Piatek.

"I went after him after seeing some of his videos," says the Genoa president in Corriere dello Sport.

"Did anyone see him playing live for his transfer?" "No, one day after seeing those videos, I completed his transfer, and I was afraid someone else would pluck him away."

Genoa paid 4.5 million euros at Cracovia Krakow in early July to bring Piatek to Italy. Much less compared to the 117 million that Juventus paid for Cristiano Ronaldo a few days later.

"I would like to be like Inzaghi"

No one who immediately expected something from this 'unknown' striker of 23 years, but now there is no one in Italy anymore who does not know him. The statistics with which he started the season are very impressive: in 6 league matches, Piatek scored 8 times for Genoa.

With that he is the top scorer of Serie A and also in the five major European competitions. First pursuer in Italy is Lorenzo Insigne with 5 goals, but Piatek needed a match less for his goals. Genoa is the only team from the top 9 who played only 6 matches. The rest is 7.

Genoa is in an unexpected 6th place in Serie A. Thanks to Piatek. His goals were already good for 7 points this season. Last weekend he was decisive with 2 goals in the 1-2 victory at Frosinone.

His style is sober, but efficient. "On the field I constantly think about my position: in Italy there was once an attacker who seemed to attract the ball: Pippo Inzaghi, I would like to be like him", says Piatek in an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport.

The counter of the Pool is actually already 12 goals this season, as in the 3rd round of the Italian Cup he also scored 4 times against Serie B-club Lecce in mid-August. 12 goals this season, that is four times more than Ronaldo for the time being. Not bad for a player who was 26 times less expensive. ;o)