Hernán Barcos and Pablo Lavandeira Penal
A few months ago, Hernán Barcos and Pablo Lavandeira mesmerized the whole world with a spectacular penalty kick, as the 'Pirate' decided to pass the ball to the Uruguayan midfielder, who ended up sending it into the net. However, not everyone can emulate this work of art, as demonstrated by Argentine Mauro Icardi, who missed a penalty kick in a similar fashion with Galatasaray and became a trending topic.
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As you read, during his team's match against Istanbulspor in the 6th round of the Turkish Super League, the Argentine forward had the brilliant idea of receiving a pass from his teammate from the penalty spot, but when he approached to finish in front of the goal, he sent the ball completely unbelievably out of bounds. Immediately, Mauro Icardi grabbed his head, unable to believe what had happened.
However, so that the Argentine doesn't regret it too much, Icardi scored the only goal of the match five minutes later, giving Galatasaray the victory and maintaining their position as the absolute leader of the Turkish league with 16 points. The former Inter Milan player has amazed everyone by scoring 33 goals in 37 games played in Turkey.
Barcos and Lavandeira Penalty
Despite this, in Peru, many fans immediately remembered the penalty goal scored by Hernán Barcos and Pablo Lavandeira in Alianza Lima's 6-1 victory over Deportivo Binacional at Matute, where they successfully imitated Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez when they played together at Barcelona.
Alianza Atlético Missed Penalty imitating Messi and Suárez
On the other hand, several people also remembered what Alianza Atlético did in 2016, when Colombians Juan Vélez and Robinson Aponzá tried to imitate that same penalty kick while playing against Sport Huancayo, but ended up missing it. Their team couldn't go beyond a goalless draw in that match, so it also made headlines around the world.
Undoubtedly, it is clear that very few footballers have the audacity to attempt this play and succeed, as otherwise, they will have wasted a penalty kick that could be crucial.