Rarely in a football match has there been such a notorious penalty fail as the one that occurred on Tuesday, September 26, when Galatasaray faced Istanbulspor in the Superliga of Turkey, after a shot in which Mauro Icardi took part. The forward had tried to carry out a previously rehearsed maneuver with his teammate Kerem Aktürkoğlu, in the style of the duo formed by Luis Messi and Luis Suárez at FC Barcelona, but the result was a performance that could be a contender for blooper of the year.
Minute 36 passed and the score remained goalless when the Argentine team had the opportunity to take the lead through a penalty. At that moment, Kerem positioned himself in front of the ball, ready to take the shot, but surprisingly, instead of kicking, he chose to move the ball to the side, towards Mauro.