Destiny, at times, does not intersperse: it consecutively and neatly combines all the good or all the bad, leading the individual to think that he is lucky, or that a dark specter is attached to his existence. Franco Armani He seems to be associating himself with the penalties in this way: in Mendoza it was proven that he is being persecuted.
This kind of uncomfortable relationship did not end at the Gambarte. Quite the opposite: the archer of River He was exposed to a failure by Javier Pinola to control Ojeda, who did not step forward to force the offside nor did he shrink. When attempting to choke the player Godoy Cruz, Franco ended up knocking him down. Ariel Penel took a foul and admonished Pulpo, who failed to cover the 1-0 shot.
The play could be considered an x, common situation, one more than a football game, if it had not been embedded in a context. And is that Armani comes from a difficult week when it comes to penalties As a result of his interventions – as captain and as a goalkeeper, later – in Wednesday’s superclassic, for the Argentine Cup.
The casildense fell on social networks for having chosen to start cutting short in the definition against Boca given the hypothesis that it is always preferable to kick first to condition the opponent. A determination that, according to those close to the goalkeeper, was linked to the confidence that was had to cover rival shots, generating the same negative effect on opponents as a successful shot. As a result, the criticism did not stop.
Even that very night it was Ubaldo Matildo Fillol who in dialogue with AM 910 judged the performance of Armani on penalties through a comparison with Emiliano Martínez, the goalkeeper who won the place over Octopus in the National Team: “For something, without detracting anyone ,dra is the starting goalkeeper of the Argentine National Team. He saves well because he showed it and saves penalties because he showed it.”
Armani’s statistics on penalties
The moment of the lack of Armani to Ojeda (Capture TV).
Pato’s phrase, certainly out of context considering that the climate in Núñez was sensitive due to the elimination, had a statistical argument: Armani is not a specialist in penalties. With last night’s they executed 125 in his career, he saved 22 (four in River), they converted 93 (25 in Núñez) and 11 were diverted. Although yes, the Pulpo, knew how to establish itself in decisive matches such as -for example- in the finals against Boca (Super Cup and Libertadores 18). It is clear that he is going through a special situation: the penalties are after him.
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