Correspondent of the magazine "Football" and a permanent author of Football. ua Sergei Shevchenko recalls cases when goalkeepers-Italians scored from the game.
The feat of goalkeeper Benevento Alberto Brignoli is far from the only case in Serie A, when the goalkeeper scored the ball into the opponents' goal. Precedents have happened in ancient times. For example, Lucidio Sentimenti (known as Sentimenti IV, since his family had five brothers who became footballers), performing in the 1940s and 1950s, became one of the first goalkeepers in the world to perform 11-meter. His follower was Antonio Rigamonti, goalkeeper Como 1970: on account of this keeper, six goals from the "point", including three - in Serie A.
If we talk about the balls scored by the Italian (Andres Palop and Evgeni Borovik in this category, of course, do not fall) goalkeepers from the game, then we will be transferred immediately in the 1990's.
Michelangelo Rampulla was born on August 10, 1962. He played for Pattase (19 games), Cesena (96), Varese (73), Cremonese (249) and Juventus (49). Now he works as the goalkeeper of the Chinese team, led by Marcello Lippi.
He scored on February 23, 1992 for Cremonese at the gate Atalanta, score - 1: 1 Gol-pioneer and, perhaps, the most spectacular goal of our selection. Рампулла has come on giving a penalty and has hammered in style of the striker: has come off from the defender and in movement has confidently substituted a head under a ball. His team did not help, Cremonese still flew from Serie A, but Rampulla remained in the elite. Goalkeeper-scorer after the end of the season signed Juventus. However, in Turin, Michelangelo did not become the main one, after sitting behind Angelo Peruzzi, having received an enviable set of titles: four Scudetto, a victory in the Champions League. But they remember him, of course, for the same blow.
Massimo Taybi was born on February 18, 1970. He played for Lichata (1 match), Trento (23), Como (34), Piacenza (177), Milan (17), Venice (34), Manchester United (4), Regina (52), Atalanta (131), Torino (49) and Ascoli (47). Now opened a children's football school in his native Palermo.
He scored on April 1, 2001 for Regina at the gates of Udinese, the score is 1: 1. Classics of the genre of "goalkeeper" goals: the last minute, the team concedes to one ball, the keeper connects to the corner, jumps high, shakes his head - and here it is, a miracle! In this case, an interesting biography of the hero. Taibi played for 11 clubs, having time to visit such grandees as Milan and MJ. His English period turned into total collapse. Alex Ferguson tried out the candidates, looking for a replacement for Peter Schmajhel, and the option with the Italian turned out to be the worst: Massimo missed five goals from Chelsea (0: 5), and in the game with Southampton (3: 3) he made one of the most ridiculous goalkeeper blunders in the history of the Premier League. We can say that with a goal at the gates of Udinese, Taibi corrected for that feil.
Francesco Toldo Born on December 2, 1971. He played for Trento (38 games), Ravenna (31), Fiorentina (266) and Inter (148), spent 28 matches for the Italian national team. Now he works in Inter, is engaged in various club projects.
He scored (or did not score) on October 19, 2002 for Inter at the gate Juventus, the score - 1: 1 Well, a very controversial episode. In the end of the next "Derby of Italy" at the corner at the gates of Juventus gathered all who can, including Francesco Toldo (his game biography is so well known that it hardly requires additional explanation). Formed a monstrous dump, after which the ball still jumped into the gate of the guests. Toldo vengeance participated in the episode and even painted something like a blow, only the author of the goal recorded Christian Vieri - he last touched the ball, already lying on the lawn. Another caveat: Buffon is clearly pushed into his own goalkeeper, this goal in the good at all should not be counted.
Marco Amelia Born on April 2, 1982. He played for Livorno (167 matches), Lecce (13), Palermo (34), Genoa (30), Milan (29), Perugia (1), Lupa Castelli Romani (2) and Vicenza (4), spent 9 matches for the national team Italy. Now, like Taibi, she is engaged in her own school.
He scored on November 2, 2006 for Livorno in the gate of Partizan, the score - 1: 1 Not Serie A, but also the Italian goalkeeper. The first and only season of Livorno in European competition, namely in the UEFA Cup, was remembered by such an extraordinary episode. In the game of the second round with Partizan, the guests, conceding 0: 1, besieged the penalty Belgrade, and Amelia, who came on the pitch, dealt a fatal blow, which failed experienced Ivica Kral. By the way, it was not a compensated time, but only the 87th minute. Livorno eventually withdrew from the group, taking third place (KUEFA regulations then provided for groups of five teams), ahead of Auxerre by just one point, Partizan was the last.
Amelia - an example of a goalkeeper who did not open until the end. He scored his ball in the rank of the current world champion (Marco was a backup of Buffon at the World Cup), but after the invitation to Milan, his career went into decline. The drama of Amelia's whole career was that he never made his way to Roma, his dream team, and the rest of the clubs did not always seem to have the motivation.
Alberto Brignoli Born on August 19, 1991. He played for Montichiari (62 games), Lumezzane (31), Ternan (102), Sampdoria (1), Leganes (1) and Perugia (18). Now stands for Benevento (8).
Scored December 3, 2017 for Benevento in the goal of Milan, the score - 2: 2 Hero of the last round. You probably already watched the video, but if not, please. The story of Brignoli's goal was legendary thanks to a unique combination of circumstances: Benevento made his debut in Serie A, lost 14 games in a row, and the first, a historic point brought the goalkeeper who scored Milan, where the debut match at the helm of the team was spent by Gennaro Gattuso. Moreover, Benevento scored twice for the first time, and in our selection this is the only match that ended with the score 2: 2, not 1: 1.
Career Brignoli before this goal was not enough to stand out. His contract belongs to Juventus, but for Signor he did not have a single match. Alberto long played in the lower divisions, and his attempts to gain a foothold in Sampdoria with Leganes turned out to be unsuccessful: 0: 5 from Juventus and 0: 3 from Hispaniola. Who would have thought then that this goalkeeper would gain fame in this way? Brignoli, incidentally, and this season began in reserve Benevento, but the new coach Roberto De Dzerbi decided to change the main goalkeeper. Now the person of Brignoli will always be associated with the goal of Milan and the phrase "Closed eyes and jumped".
Author: Sergey Shevchenko.