Pisa awardred fastest penalty in Serie A history after just five seconds

Nzola slots it home
Nzola slots it homeALESSANDRO SABATTINI / GETTY IMAGES EUROPE / GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP

Against Sassuolo on Monday evening, Idrissa Toure went down just 5 seconds into the match: never before in the top flight had a penalty been given so quickly. M'bala Nzola then converted from the spot.

M'Bala Nzola has made Serie A history: the penalty scored by the Angolan in the 4th minute of Sassuolo vs Pisa is the fastest penalty ever awarded in the history of the Italian top division.

The Tuscan club was awarded the spot kick after a challenge just 5 seconds into the game that involved Idrissa Toure and Fali Cande, with the latter fouling Toure right on the edge of the box.

The incident forced the referee to go to VAR for a review. That's why, in the end, the penalty was actually taken in the 4th minute.

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