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Valencia coach pays price for exuberant goal celebration

FILE PHOTO: West Ham United's Simone Zaza in action with Everton's Idrissa Gueye Reuters / Phil Noble

MADRID, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Simone Zaza’s 85th-minute winner in Valencia’s 3-2 victory over Real Sociedad was bittersweet for coach Marcelino.

The 52-year-old appeared to pull his hamstring as he celebrated the goal which took his unbeaten side up to fourth in La Liga before limping gingerly back to the dugout in obvious pain.

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