Rome and wrong penalties: the precedents of Lazio and Tunisia

Beccalossi, an amateur. The Becca will forgive us the joke, on the other hand it was an interista like the comedian Paolo Rossi in his theatrical play “It is soon to say Pirla” to pass on the posterity and the eternity of the ball the double mistake from the spot – in eight minutes – of the Nerazzurri on that 15th September 1982 in a match of the sixteenth of the UEFA cup at San Siro against the Slovan Bratislava, then won 2-0. Amateur, in fact, would be the comment not only of Dovbyk and Soulé, incredibly capable of failing three times the same penalty in the Europa League match against the lilac at the Olimpico. But above all by Mohammed Jedidi, player of the Tunisian Olympic national team.

pull and collect …

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Poor Mohammed will never forget that August 17, 2004. The Olympic games are held in Athens, the North African team challenges Serbia in the football tournament. At 83 ‘the score is 1-1 but the Tunisians have the great opportunity to take the lead thanks to the penalty assigned by the Tahitian referee Charles Ariiotima. In front, the goalkeeper Nikola Milojević. Run -up and goals. But the oceanic whistle (and perhaps oceanic has multiple value, not only geographical, in this case) notes the invasion before the shot of some players from Tunisia. Penalty to be repeated. Another tour, another gift, to Serbia. Goal but a new invasion, this time reported by the Guardalinee. We move on to the third execution. Jedidi is of ice, beats Milojević but – since there is no two without the three -, the flag of the assistant rises again. Another invasion, this time complete with a warning of a Tunisian. Mentally exhausted, this time Jedidi makes the execution parry. At that point – obviously – all eyes turn to referee and clock. You want to see that … and of course! The goalkeeper moved before. There is no four without five. Milojević also compares the fifth penalty but it can’t end like this. And he does nothing if Jedidi’s rejected had put 2-1. Sixth penalty. And he always pulls him, the heroic Jedidi. Ball in the bag and referee who starts towards the midfield. Equally incredibly, 4 minutes later the draw of Serbia will arrive, which however lasts only 120 “, because in 89 ‘Tunisia with Zitouni will abuse the 3-2 final. A game that will also prove to be useless for both, eliminated from the tournament in the first phase. As well as the referee of Tahiti, not physically eh … only sent home.

Giordano and D’Amico

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Also in Serie A there is a precedent similar to that of the Olimpico between Rome and Lilla. The same stadium, but this time on the pitch there is Lazio, who sees it with Napoli on Saturday 21 April 1984 in the twenty -seventeenth day of the Serie A championship A. Biancocelesti immediately ahead after 30 “with Bruno Giordano. Then follows a free kick from D’Amico, with the referee Agnolin who sees the hands of Celestini in the area. Penalty. Tira Giordano, Para Castellini, resumes, Area.

So Giordano like Dobyk and D’Amico like Soulé? Not really, because Lazio won 3-2 with Lazio with Laudrup’s brace. The history of football history books are full of failed penalties. From Baggio and Baresi in the world final with the Brazil of USA ’94 in Trezeguet in that of Champions between Juve and Milan in 2003. But if to errre Humanum Est, persevere Autem Diabolicum … PS: do not tell him out loud if you find yourself in the company of Dovbyk, Soulé or Giordano. And the Becca? Don’t worry, there is now used to it.