Sergio Ramos has been stunned by the bizarre penalty antics of a keeper – who saw his spot – kick delayed more than a minute.
The former Real Madrid star moved to the Mexican club Monterrey in January.
Ramos, 39, made the shock switch to the Liga MX after more than six months as a free agent.
And he enjoyed an eventful few months, culminating in a bizarre distance in Sunday's game with Tigres.
Monterrey received a penalty early in the second half, with Diego Lainez red in front of the hosts.
Ramos stepped up to take it – only for Tigres keeper Nahuel Guzman to turn his back on the World Cup winner.
Guzman refused to turn around for almost 30 seconds and looked over his shoulder while Ramos looked confused at Ref Marco Ortiz.
Ortiz would not blow the whistle in front of the penalty until red -baring Lainez had left the field, where the striker slowly ran away at the opposite end of the field.
When the whistle was finally blown up, Guzman jumped around to Ramos, who had already started his run -up.
But the bizarre antics did not work for the Tigres keeper, who could not get close to the powerful penalty while flew in the right corner.
A bewildered fan wrote on X: “Did he really want to intimidate the biggest defender in history?”
Another said, “He almost made it. If he had made it, everyone would be quiet.”
While a third laughed: “Is this a real competition?”
Although Ramos wake the opener, it was a night to forget for Monterrey.
The visitors were just a few minutes from the victory in the Estadio Universitario, only to give two goals in a stop time.
The loss leaves Monterrey 9th in the Liga MX, with only 6 wins from 15 games.
It has been a turbulent few weeks for Ramos, who resulted in three consecutive games for a bizarre red card against Unam.
The Spaniard got a right red for starting an opponent in the buttocks.
Ramos drew a one -year -old deal with Monterrey, who should compete in the upcoming Club World Cup.
The Mexicans are pulled against Inter Milan, river plate and the red diamonds of Urawa.
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