Nahuel Guzman is used to saving Tigres UANL. Just not like this.
The veteran goalkeeper scored the decisive goal at the death of his club's Concacaf Champions League opening-round series vs. Salvadoran upstart Alianza, sending the Mexican power through on a 5-4 aggregate.
Alianza was primed to spring the upset after the sides went to the final seconds level 4-4 on aggregate, courtesy of its away-goal edge. That is, until Guzman raced to join the attack on a free kick. The 34-year-old Argentine connected for a perfect header, sparking wild celebrations at the Estadio Universitario.
Tigres surprisingly dropped the first leg, 2-1, and appeared to be coasting to the quarterfinals after racing out to a 3-0 lead 23 minutes into the second leg thanks to a goal from Enner Valencia and two from Andre-Pierre Gignac.