5 times Gonzalo Higuain cost his team in big matches

#4 Final game of the Serie A 2014-15

Higuain’s miss from the penalty spot would go on to make a difference in millions

Napoli were playing against Lazio with a Champions league place at stake. A win would’ve guaranteed Champions League football to Napoli. And with the scores level at 2-2 Lazio conceded a penalty and up stepped Gonzalo Higuain.

The Argentine, who had until then kept the side the side from Naples in the game was on a hat-trick. However, from the spotkick, he fired his shot high over the crossbar. The miss proved to be costly as the Gil Azzuris crumbles and Lazio capitalised by scoring two goals later on to win the game 4-2 and deny Napoli a spot in Europe’s elite competition the next season.