08/05/2021 12:34 PM
Clarín.com
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Updated 08/05/2021 13:04
"I have something of back to be able to think".
World champion with Argentina and glory of the River bow, Ubaldo Matildo Fillol is a more than authorized word when it comes to talking about the position.
And when referring to the low efficiency of Franco Armani when it comes to saving penalties, as happened against Boca, for the round of 16 of the Argentine Cup,
Pato chose to make a particular comparison.
"For something, without detracting anyone ,dra Martínez is the starting goalkeeper of the Argentina National Team. He
saves well because he showed it and saves penalties because he showed it," Fillol said in his participation in
Here there is good football
(AM 910).
Then, with great confidence, he added: "With three games ,dra showed that he is a great goalkeeper, which was what Scaloni was looking for, and when he had to save penalties, he saved them."
The sadness of Armani and the rest of the River squad after the defeat.
REUTERS.
And as if that were not enough, one of the heroes of the world title won in Argentina 1978, threw flowers at the Boca goalkeeper:
"I highlight Rossi's game."
The combination was catastrophic for River: Boca was pure efficiency from the 12 steps and, to top it all, Agustín Rossi covered Julián Alvarez that first shot that usually sets the definition trend.
It is true that Braian Romero was not fine either and that the only one who managed to convert was David Martínez, but the fans of Núñez's club were not entirely satisfied with Armani's performance.
He even drew criticism for his choice to have Xeneize kick first in the definition.
Armani's great performance in the penalty shootout against Cruzeiro.
AP.
Bad track record
The statistics show that Armani
starred in four series of penalties with River
, of which he
only won one and only covered three penalties of the 19 that were kicked
in all definitions.
How was each one?
In 2018, for the semis of the Argentine Cup, Gimnasia de La Plata won 5-4: Lobo kicked six and Armani held off Víctor Ayala's shot.
A few days later, at the Club World Cup, River was eliminated in the same instance against Al Ain, who made the five shots he took (5-4).
His best work was in 2019, against Cruzeiro, in Brazil.
The round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores was defined from the penalty spot and River managed to win 4-2 thanks to Armani dressing up as a hero and winning the duels against Henrique and David.
Finally, after missing the previous series against Boca for the League Cup by Covid, it did not contain any of the four that Russo's team kicked in the Ciudad de La Plata, although he guessed the majority.
Fillol's disappointment with Armani
A few months ago, Duck avoided talking about Armani and gave his explanation: "I felt very touched by everything that happened in the middle of last year. I sent him a WhatsApp message, he read it and he did not answer me. So after 10 days I said: 'Franco, did you read the message?', he read it and did not answer me. It hurt. "
And he added: "I honestly do not want to talk about him. May he enjoy the moment he has in River, that he enjoys that he is going to be a father, that I read the news that he is going to be a father. But step, I do not talk about Armani, as I did not speak With what happened to him against Palmeiras, I did not talk about what happened to him against Independiente. Forgive me, but I'm not going to talk about Franco. "
Look also
Boca celebrated again against River: for penalties it is also worth winning and losing hurts a little less
This is how the table of the Argentine Cup remained after Boca's triumph over River
