Wild scenes as GK scores last-gasp equaliser; England star saves Newcastle in CL return: Wrap
Lazio goalkeeper Ivan Provedel saved his side with an incredible stoppage-time equaliser to rescue a point against Atletico Madrid.
The Spanish side took the lead in the 29th minute through Pablo Barrios and looked to be leaving Rome with all three points.
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However, Provedel produced a true striker’s finish to ensure Lazio would not begin their Champions League campaign with a defeat.
Atletico failed to properly clear the ball from a Lazio corner, before the ball found its way to Lazio’s Luis Alberto on the edge of the box.
As Alberto prepared to whip in the cross, the unmarked Provedel darted through Atletico’s defensive lines and timed his run to perfection to nod home past Jan Oblak, sparking wild scenes at the Stadio Olimpico.
Provedel’s 95th-minute strike also made him just the fourth different goalkeeper to score in a Champions League fixture and the first to do so since 2010.
Elsewhere across Europe, Newcastle secured a point in their first Champions League match since March 2003 as they held AC Milan to a scoreless draw in Italy.
Eddie Howe’s side had goalkeeper Nick Pope to thank for the clean sheet as the England international made a whopping eight saves to keep Milan at bay.
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