The 20-year-old helped Leeds move into the automatic promotion spots with his sixth Championship goal of the year and seventh overall.

Georginio Rutter broke through the Wednesday defensive in the 58th minute with a cushioned pass to Giovanni, who sprinted through on goal and scored.

While covering the match live for Sky Sports, analyst Andy Hinchcliffe praised the Italian after seeing what he had to offer.

“They’ve opened up Sheff Wed a couple of times tonight, it’s too easy for Gnonto,” he said, as per the Sky Sports website.

“Everyone for Sheff Wed is looking at the ball, no-one is tracking the run. It’s too easy, you cannot allow quality strikers that much time and space on goal.

“Gnonto picked over Dan James tonight. Why? This is why…”

Leeds remain second in Championship table after Ipswich collapse

At the close of halftime, Patrick Bamford had scored his eighth goal in ten league games; Gnonto’s strike helped Leeds extend their lead.

Even better news for Leeds came from the fact that Ipswich Town, who the Whites had leapfrogged on Friday night, was defeated by Cardiff City on Saturday.

It’s not like it was a typical loss either. Before Cardiff scored in the fifth and then the tenth minute of injury time, the Blues were ahead 1-0 well into stoppage time.

The Elland Road team is gaining ground and will be optimistic about their prospects of earning automatic promotion this year.

And it’s great to see Gnonto continue to impress. If everything goes according to plan, he and Leeds will be back in the Premier League and he’ll get the chance to shine on the big stage once again