Carnesecchi reassures Pinamonti after double penalty save

Marco Carnesecchi tries to reassure his former teammate Andrea Pinamonti after saving two of the Sassuolo striker’s penalties for Atalanta this night.

“It was pure intuition, penalties are all the time a lottery,” Carnesecchi advised Sky Sport Italia after the 3-0 win.

“Pinamonti is a good striker, a fantastic man, and I ship him an enormous hug. I understand how troublesome this second should really feel for him.”

The sport was within the stability on the Gewiss Stadium this night when Mario Pasalic had opened the scoring and the Neroverdi obtained a penalty on the stroke of half-time.

With Domenico Berardi injured, having transformed all 5 of their penalties this season, Pinamonti stepped up and noticed the hassle saved by Carnesecchi.

VAR warned it needed to be retaken because of encroachment from an Atalanta defender who cleared the rebound, so Pinamonti modified angle and that too was parried.

“I’ve recognized Pinamonti for a few years, we performed collectively for the Italy Below-20 and Below-21 groups, so we all know one another very effectively,” defined the goalkeeper.

“I do know he tends to go for the close to nook, but additionally that he is aware of I do know that, so would attempt to shock me going the opposite method.

“When that’s what occurred and I saved the primary one, I figured he would go for the extra dependable model and I went the other method.”

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Remarkably, contemplating that he saved two in a row this night, saving a penalty was a brand new expertise for Carnesecchi.

“I had by no means saved a penalty in Serie A earlier than, so I used to be glad to get that off my chest.”

The 23-year-old is one among a number of Italian shot-stoppers who dream of representing the Azzurri, however is behind the likes of Gianluigi Donnarumma, Ivan Provedel and Guglielmo Vicario within the pecking order.

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