Lazio goalkeeper Ivan Provedel had an evening to recollect, scoring some of the memorable targets in Champions League historical past with a Ninety fifth-minute equalizer.
Down 1–0 to Atlético Madrid in stoppage time, the Italian shot-stopper turned the fourth goalkeeper to attain a Champions League objective—and solely the second to attain from the run of play (quite than from a penalty).
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With the 4 minutes of stoppage time already up, Lazio made one last-ditch effort off a nook because the 29-year-old keeper was referred to as ahead for what was anticipated to be the ultimate play of the match.
After the preliminary nook was stopped, Luis Alberto whipped a pointy cross into the world that discovered a streaking Provedel, whose glancing header despatched the ball into the again of the web.
🚨 LAZIO GOALKEEPER IVAN PROVEDEL SCORES WITH THE LAST TOUCH OF THE GAME 🚨
Solely the second keeper in Champions League HISTORY to attain a non-penalty. 😱 pic.twitter.com/wMpUhnMwg7
— CBS Sports activities Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) September 19, 2023
Whereas Provedel hardly celebrated the feat, the objective despatched off a raucous celebration in entrance of the house crowd on the Stadio Olimpico as Lazio stole some extent of fAtlético following Pablo Barrios’s Twenty ninth-minute objective.
It was the primary Champions League by a goalkeeper since Vincent Enyeama in 2010. German keeper Hans-Jörg Butt, identified for his penalty-taking talents, holds the Champions League file for targets amongst goalkeepers with three.
