Friendly fire led the Turkish team Galatasaray to a 1-0 victory over its Italian guest, Lazio, on Thursday, at the start of the two teams’ matches in the fifth group of the European Football Championship.
Albanian Tomas Strakosha, Lazio goalkeeper, made a grave mistake when he failed to deal perfectly with a lobing ball in the 67th minute.
Instead of catching the ball or keeping it outside the goal, the Lazio goalkeeper dropped the ball into the goal amid the confusion of his companions in the Italian club, and the joy of the Galatasaray players.
⚽️😃 A funny shot of Lazio goalkeeper #UEFA #UEL pic.twitter.com/4QHfZiPj4J
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) September 16, 2021
The fifth group also witnessed, Lokomotiv Moscow drew 1-1 with its guest Olympique Marseille of France.
Galatasaray leads the group with 3 points, two points ahead of its closest rivals, Marseille and Lokomotiv, while Lazio is at the bottom of the standings without points.