Pedro Rodriguez, a former forward for the English football team Chelsea, was sensational yesterday for Lazio of the Italian Serie A in their home match against FC Midtjlland in the penultimate group stage match of the ongoing UEFA Europa League season. The match took place at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.
The 35-year-old football guru started the match on the sidelines for tactical reasons, but he was substituted in for Matteo Cancellieri early in the second half. He was able to contribute to the team’s improbable comeback victory that put them atop the table.
Pedro Rodriguez made an early impact for the team of former Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri by scoring three minutes after entering the field of play, giving the home team the victory in the hotly contested match.
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Gustav Isaksen of the opposing team scored the game’s first goal in the eighth minute to make it 1-0 visitor before Sergej Milinkovic-Savic of the home team scored the equaliser in the 36th minute to make it 1-1 at the half.
The game’s intensity increased between the two teams in the second half as they both put on more incredible performances, but the home team was able to take the lead thanks to a goal from Pedro Rodriguez in the 58th minute, making it two goals to one, which was also the final score at the end of regulation.
Following the match, the governing body of European football, commonly known as UEFA, responded to this with a tweet from their Europa League verified Twitter account, noting that Pedro Rodriguez’s lone goal of the evening marked his 29th in UEFA club competition. The tweet was accompanied by clap emojis.
Then, as his squad pursues the competition, he will be looking to continue his stellar goal-scoring record for them in their upcoming match.