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Champions League: Samatta sets three records in Genk obliteration

Three records tumbled for Tanzania captain Mbwana Samatta as Genk got spanked 6-2 by Salzburg in Tuesday’s Champions League fixture.

Samatta shook off a knee injury to make ‎Felice Mazzu’s squad for the clash staged at the Wals-Siezenheim stadium.

In the process, he wrote his name in the history books being the first Tanzanian to feature in the Uefa Champions League.

His maiden appearance went sour as Erling Haland’s hat-trick gave the hosts a 5-1 advantage at half-time with Jhon Lucumi getting his club’s lone goal.

However, he got something to cheer about after scoring his side’s second goal of the evening after 52 minutes.