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Vincent Enyeama's record in the UEFA Champions League was finally broken by Lazio's Ivan Provedel after 13 years
Lazio goalkeeper Ivan Provedel announced himself to the UEFA Champions League after scoring a last-minute goal to secure a point for his side in their opening match of the campaign against Atletico Madrid.
Provedel rescues Lazio in UEFA Champions League opener
The Italian goalkeeper had conceded a goal in the first half from a deflected Pablo Barrios effort but was determined to get at least a point for his side, eventually popping up at the other end of the pitch to score a 95th-minute equaliser.
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‘More goals than Mudryk’ - Fans react to Lazio goalkeeper’s last-minute equaliser against Atletico Madrid
Lazio goalkeeper Ivan Provedel surpassed Mykhaylo Mudryk's goal tally for Chelsea after netting the Biancocelesti's equaliser against Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Champions League
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Ex-Super Eagles star Vincent Enyeama keeps his record after Kennedy Mweene’s retirement
Enyeama has been inactive since 2018, but his long-standing African record remains intact following Mweene’s retirement.
The 29-year-old waited in the box after a corner in the last minute of the game and was on the end of a cross from Luis Alberto to beat his opposite number, Jan Oblak, and rescue a point for Lazio.
Provedel’s heroics have propelled him into stardom and into UEFA Champions League history, even though this has come at the expense of a Super Eagles legend.
Provedel breaks Enyeama’s record
Provedel’s strike in extra time to salvage a draw for Lazio against their Spanish rivals also meant that he had become the first goalkeeper to score in the UEFA Champions League since Nigeria’s Vincent Enyeama, who last struck for Hapoel Tel Aviv in 2010.
No other goalkeeper in Europe’s top tournament had been able to find the back of the net since Enyeama converted a penalty in the 2010/11 season against Lyon for Hapoel Tel Aviv until Provedel popped up as Lazio’s saviour.
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THROWBACK VIDEO: When God-inspired Vincent Enyeama frustrated Lionel Messi at the World Cup
Then-Super Eagles custodian, Enyeama, denied Lionel Messi with a plethora of saves at the global showpiece in 2010.
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SUPER EAGLES Enyeama named by IFFHS as the Best African Goalkeeper Of All Time
Enyeama was on three occasions been named by CAF in the African Team of the Year, and in 2021, IFFHS listed him in Africa's Team of the Decade.
That season, Enyeama also scored in the UCL qualifying playoffs for Hapoel Tel Aviv against Red Bull Salzburg, finishing the campaign with two European goals.
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The last goalkeeper to score from open play in the UCL was Sinan Bolat, who also scored in the 95th minute for Standard Liege to rescue a draw against AZ Alkmaar.
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