What Leo Scienza thought of Southampton FC's away fans at Fulham - only two words needed | OneFootball

Over 4,800 Saints fans made the trip to Craven Cottage on Sunday

Southampton FC's dramatic 1-0 FA Cup win at Fulham has extended their unbeaten run across all competitions to ten games.

Said victory means that the Saints are now into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, having gone toe-to-toe with 10th-placed Premier League opposition - finding a way to edge through with Ross Stewart’s late penalty.

Over 4,800 Southampton fans packed into the away end at Craven Cottage, turning a tricky lunchtime tie in the capital into something that felt like a home game.

The Championship club's Brazilian winger, Leo Scienza, shared two very positive messages after the game which will surely leave Saints fans buzzing!

What Leo Scienza made of Southampton's away fans at Fulham

As mentioned earlier, it was substitute Stewart who ultimately grabbed the headlines with a 91st-minute penalty, but the scenes that followed showed the connection between this squad and the travelling Southampton support.

Scienza reposted the above reel of the post-penalty celebrations on his Instagram story and summed up the noise from the away end with a simple caption, "Unbelievable support" accompanied by a love-heart face emoji.

However, that was not the only message from the attacker as he reflected on a game that demanded both character and quality from Tonda Eckert’s side. The German head coach said post-match in regard to the near 5,000+ away fans, "You feel that in those moments, we feel the responsibility to go all in, and we did," via the Southern Daily Echo.

The 26-year-old ex FC Heidenheim star also shared another Instagram story in which he wrote, "Great fight, Proud of the Team, we keep going" before adding at the bottom, "I know I had to score that goal, will keep working hard and improving," a nod to the chance he dragged wide after bursting clear from Ryan Sessegnon on the halfway line.

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Scienza’s aforementioned reaction is in keeping with the way he has embraced life at Southampton since arriving from Heidenheim for a reported ‘significant’, but undisclosed fee last September.

Whilst in Germany's top-flight with FCH, he managed nine goals across 40 appearances, and the versatile forward has quickly become a fans’ favourite at St Mary’s, notching up six goals and eight assists in the league so far this season.

His willingness to take responsibility in the final third after missing a chance on Sunday shows just how humble Scienza is, and fans must appreciate the honesty even more.

For Southampton, the combination of strong away followings and players, like Leo, who are so quick to acknowledge them could be invaluable as they juggle a promotion push with a deep run in the FA Cup.