Lazio Goalkeeper Ivan Provedel Scores an Incredible 95th-Minute Equalizer against Atletico Madrid
- 7 months ago
Ivan Provedel became just the fourth goalkeeper ever to score in the Champions League proper with a 95th-minute equalizer for Lazio against Atletico Madrid.
The 29-year-old rescued the hosts a point with the last touch of the game as he nodded in Luis Alberto's cross to mark his Champions League debut in style.
Blue smoke rose from a flare flung onto the pitch as the Stadio Olimpico roared in ecstasy to celebrate the sensational moment.
Not since 2009 when Vincent Enyeama thudded home a penalty for Hapoel Tel-Aviv against Lyon has a goalkeeper scored in Europe's premier competition.
And it was a well-earned point for Lazio, who had 19 shots to Atletico Madrid's nine and had gone close numerous times in the steaming Champions League affair.
Pablo Barrios had given Diego Simeone's traveling party a 1-0 lead in the first half on his first start in the competition.
In typical fashion, they looked to have ground out a win until Provedel charged through the box and knocked in Alberto's inswinging cross.
Simeone's hands gesticulated in the hope his team would have time to make amends, Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak shook his head, and players knelt in disbelief.
It has not been an easy time for Lazio, who sit 15th in Serie A with one win and three defeats. This, however, will go down in the club's history.
Only Enyeama, Bolat, and Hans-Jorg Butt have scored as goalkeepers before him - Butt on a remarkable three occasions, all against Juventus, as he was a regular penalty-taker.
The 29-year-old rescued the hosts a point with the last touch of the game as he nodded in Luis Alberto's cross to mark his Champions League debut in style.
Blue smoke rose from a flare flung onto the pitch as the Stadio Olimpico roared in ecstasy to celebrate the sensational moment.
Not since 2009 when Vincent Enyeama thudded home a penalty for Hapoel Tel-Aviv against Lyon has a goalkeeper scored in Europe's premier competition.
And it was a well-earned point for Lazio, who had 19 shots to Atletico Madrid's nine and had gone close numerous times in the steaming Champions League affair.
Pablo Barrios had given Diego Simeone's traveling party a 1-0 lead in the first half on his first start in the competition.
In typical fashion, they looked to have ground out a win until Provedel charged through the box and knocked in Alberto's inswinging cross.
Simeone's hands gesticulated in the hope his team would have time to make amends, Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak shook his head, and players knelt in disbelief.
It has not been an easy time for Lazio, who sit 15th in Serie A with one win and three defeats. This, however, will go down in the club's history.
Only Enyeama, Bolat, and Hans-Jorg Butt have scored as goalkeepers before him - Butt on a remarkable three occasions, all against Juventus, as he was a regular penalty-taker.