Alessandro Buongiorno takes center stage: after Napoli's penalty shootout victory over Cagliari in the Coppa Italia round of 16, the defender talks about the weight of that spot kick that sealed the match.
Penalties are always tough to deal with, we're happy to have advanced. The ball weighed heavily, I stepped up to the spot confidently, without thinking; I'm happy to have scored., he told Sport Mediaset. His gaze immediately turned to the future and his next opponent, Juventus: “We will try to prepare it as best we can”he adds.
Alongside him was Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, who also played a key role from eleven meters. The goalkeeper dismissed any doubts about his teammate McTominay after conceding a goal in regulation time: “I don’t think it was McTominay’s mistake, it was an unfortunate situation, a rebound can happen.” Then he smiles as he thinks back to the endless series from the penalty spot: “I've never faced so many penalties, it's strange, but I'm happy we got through. My shot? The important thing is that it went in. Me taking the penalty from now on? We already have some good ones.”
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