VIDEO: Worst penalty in history? Icardi wanted to emulate Cruyff and Messi, but his epic shortcut has the whole internet laughing!

Mauro Icardi had a moment that will surely become the highlight of the year in yesterday’s Turkish Super Lig 3rd round match. Unfortunately, his fumble drew widespread ridicule and immediately went viral on social media.

Cruyff’s invention was copied by Messi and Suárez

Football sometimes delivers memorable moments that are forever etched in the hearts of football fans. When it’s a moment that ends in a goal, it can change a player’s life. Worse, though, is when it doesn’t.

The greatest geniuses in football history didn’t just win world titles with their clubs. But they also entertained their fans with football stunts that still take their breath away years later.

These “Gods” turned seemingly ordinary football moments into unprecedented ones. The legendary Johann Cruyff did just that in 1982 for Ajax Amsterdam, turning a routine matter like a penalty kick into a highlight that is still remembered today.

Instead of leaning on the ball and sending it straight into the net, he decided to move the ball just a little to the side. There, teammate Jesper Olsen ran in and returned the ball to Cruyff, who sent it into the empty net. A beautiful moment of football.

Thirty-four years later, history repeated itself when two more football magicians emulated Cruyff’s invention. Lionel Messi’s stellar penalty kick against Celta Vigo was also similar, but this time Luis Suárez sent the ball straight into the net.

Icardi was inspired by the football gods, but he became a laughing stock

As it happens in the football world, these moments inspire more and more athletes in the industry. Just like in yesterday’s Turkish Super League Round 3 match. In it, league leaders Galatasaray traveled to the Istanbulspor ground to continue their streak of four consecutive winning games.

The match was decided by the only goal of the match by one of the biggest stars of the visiting team Mauro Icardi. He is showing tremendous form in the new league season, scoring his seventh goal in six games.

However, in yesterday’s game he provided the moment that made him the laughing stock of social media. Kerem Akturkoglu took the penalty kick, following the example of Cruyff and Messi, but Icardi missed the opponent’s goal with a penalty.

In the often cruel world of football, where even the simplest moments can take on a life of their own, Icardi’s epic fumble will surely be remembered as one of the most comical moments in history. But even such moments make this beautiful sport even more entertaining.

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