Darío Benedetto was pointed out by the Boca fans after the elimination of the team in the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores, in which Corinthians, from Brazil, left him out in shots from the penalty spot.
That day, Benedetto missed a penalty in the 90s, crashing it into the crossbar, and then, in the tiebreaker, sent the ball into the stands.
What Benedetto said about the penalties he missed
“In the first penalty I got bitter and said we have to think about what’s next. In the shootout I asked for the penalty and he gave me a fight, but we were alive and for that, well, we had to trust. I felt very guilty, hence the tears. I know how the fan thought and that’s why it hurts. I noticed that Sebastián began to write down names and I told him not to take me off the list, that he wanted to kick one of the five. On Tuesday I fell asleep at 7 in the morning, I had a lot of anger, I uncovered, I was cold. I couldn’t believe her. It hurt me to be left out like this because I had the chance to qualify twice and I couldn’t,” Benedetto told ESPN on Thursday remembering that moment.
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The elimination cost Sebastián Battaglia, Boca’s coach, his job. And Benedetto said that he was willing to kick again if there was a penalty in favor of his team.
Benedetto failed again, this time against Talleres
This Saturday the situation arose: Boca faced Talleres in the Argentine League and the referee sanctioned a penalty for a handball by Colombian Rafael Pérez.
(In other news: Tour de France, on alert: Police car catches fire near the finish line)As promised, Benedetto stood in front of the ball and kicked: the ball crashed into the crossbar, in the same arc where he missed against Corinthians…
The game is still going at this time, with a scoreless draw.
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