Mancini out of the Asian Cup, leaves the pitch before the decisive penalty: “I thought it was over”

Saudi Arabia’s Roberto Mancini they were eliminated from the Asian Cup, losing to South Korea on penalties. A daring match that saw Klinsmann’s team equalize in the 99th minute and then prevail on penalties, qualifying for the quarter-finals of the competition. In the last few hours, however, the coach’s gesture has been causing a lot of discussion Mancini who left the field right before the decisive penalty.

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It was time for South Korea’s penalty, the fourth and last which sealed the final victory.

Before the serve, Mancini left the pitch and in the post-match conference he explained his gesture as follows: «I thought the match was over, I apologize for leaving the field before the end».

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