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Stuani is smiling again and is already the most reliable Primera player from 11 meters

Stuani and goal are synonymous. Today the Uruguayan striker carried the full weight of the team and the fans on him to rescue a very valuable point against Cadiz (1-1) with a penalty goal in the 101st minute. Despite the pressure of the moment, with thousands of looks up and fingers crossed because marquess, the charrúa has had the integrity that was needed to beat Ledesma with a precise and tight shot on the post from eleven meters. And that the goalkeeper has made a great stretch to his left. Stuani is smiling again after suffering benign cardiac arrhythmia. So has Montilivi, thankful to have him because he is the most reliable of all. The evidence is that he has broken the record by becoming the player with the longest streak of penalties scored without fail in the First Division.

“It was a moment of maximum pressure. If he didn’t score the penalty to equalize, we lost the game because we didn’t have more time. I tried to be very focused when throwing it, luckily I have experience. The truth is that he was very calm and convinced that he would score. But it has also been seen that the goalkeepers play great roles and stop many penalties, it was a situation of maximum pressure”, admitted Stuani with a smile from ear to ear after the match. The Uruguayan, in addition, has never missed a maximum penalty in the First Division (yes in the Second Division: last year, for example, he wasted two against Alcorcón) and has already accumulated 17 goals from the eleven meters in the top category “I have it under control. Every time there is a penalty, I aim to beat this record in Primera. Although in the end it’s about trying to do well to help the team. I’m in charge of taking the penalties when I’m on the field and I concentrate as much as possible to materialize them and for the team to get the result”, he said.

Stuani commented that the feeling was a mixture of joy and disappointment for the tie: “We should have won the game at home, but we are also aware that we saved it. Thank goodness we were able to draw. We wanted to win, although considering how it went we have to take the result for granted.” Likewise, he added that “I always like my team and I’m very proud of my teammates because they made a great effort to get the game going against a team that defends itself”.

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