The penalty miss in the World Cup qualifiers will chase Georginio for life
After Qatar's exit from the World Cup qualifiers, there has been a lot of talk and criticism about Italy. Some of Georginio's penalty misses are also coming up in the selection. The Chelsea midfielder himself is burning with regret over those failures. He says with regret, you will never forget those misses.
Italy, who became European champions just six months ago, have surprisingly dropped out of the World Cup qualifiers. North Macedonia surprised them by saying goodbye to the semi-finals of the play-offs. They won Thursday’s match 1-0.
Italy were awarded a penalty in the added time of the 1-1 draw. But Georginio failed to catch the ball from the spot kick. His shot goes far beyond the top of the post.
Speaking to Rai Sport after the match against North Macedonia, Giorgione said he was overwhelmed by the guilt of not being able to score from the penalty spot.
“It hurts me when I think about (missed penalties), because I still think about it and the subject will haunt me for the rest of my life.”
“It’s a matter of not being able to help the team and the country even after getting two (two penalty) chances, which I always have to carry and it is pressing on me. People say we have to move forward with our heads held high, but that is difficult. ”
Italy, far ahead of North Macedonia in terms of weight and power, has been attacking one after another, showing exclusive dominance throughout the match. North Macedonia was busy managing the house throughout the two halves. Attempts to attack in that way were not seen in the team.
But to get the result you need to score goals. Italy failed here. Throughout the match, Macedonia managed to manage the wave of Italy’s attack and did their best in the last minute.
Giorgione thinks they have had to pay a heavy price for minor mistakes in their last few selections and play-offs.
