Ivan Provedel becomes one of the few goalkeepers to score in Champions League history with an equalizer against Atletico Madrid.
Ivan Provedel went up for a late corner and glanced a fine header into the net from Luis Alberto’s cross with just seconds remaining in the match.
The goal brought massive celebrations in the stadium as well as from his teammates who rallied around him in excitement.
Atletico took the lead in the first half of the game after Pablo Barrios’ deflected strike found the back of the net.
Ivan Provedel becomes the fourth goalkeeper to score in the Champions League after Jorg Butt (three between 2000 and 2009 – all penalties), Sinan Bolat (December 2009) and Vincent Enyeama (September 2010).
The feat also saw him become the second ever to score from an open play Bolat, who also scored a 95th-minute equaliser, with his coming for Standard Liege against AZ Alkmaar.
This feat was nothing new for Provedel because he had also found the net in Serie B when securing a 2-2 draw between Ascoli and Juve Stabia in February 2020.
Ivan Provedel
Ivan Provedel is an Italian professional footballer who was born on 17th March, 1994 and plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Lazio.
Provedel is the youngest of six siblings, and was born in Pordenone to an Italian father and a Russian mother.
In 2016, his father Venanzio, a furniture sector entrepreneur, passed away.
Ivan Provedel joined Chievo Verona in 2012 from Udinese and in the 2013–14 season, he played on loan for Pisa in Lega Pro Prima Divisione.
The following season, Provedel played on loan for Perugia in Serie B and he made his Serie B debut on 29 August 2014 against Bologna in a 2–1 home win.
He later on completed a transfer to Empoli for €1.2 million in the summer of 2017, and on 22 January 2020, Provedel joined Juve Stabia on loan.
On 7 February 2020, he scored a late equalizer in a 2–2 draw with Ascoli, and on 5 October 2020, Provedel signed a two-year contract with Spezia.
Provedel moved to Lazio in August 2022 and on 19 September 2023, broke a record after scoring Lazio’s equalizing goal against Atlético Madrid in the Champions League group stage.
