Hakan Calhanoglu had a irritating outing as Inter slipped to a 1-0 defeat to AC Milan in Sunday’s Serie A derby.
In keeping with La Repubblica by way of , the 31-year-old was Inter’s ‘worst’ participant on the pitch.
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has earned the status as a ‘spot-kick’ specialist throughout his prolonged profession in Serie A.
Certainly, he has been Inter’s designated penalty taker for years.
Moreover, his conversion price has been nothing wanting distinctive, with final night time’s miss marking solely his second wasted penalty in Italian soccer.
Hakan Calhanoglu Flops in Inter 0-1 AC Milan Loss
MONZA, ITALY – JANUARY 13: Hakan Calhanoglu of FC Internazionale celebrates scoring his group’s third aim in the course of the Serie A TIM match between AC Monza and FC Internazionale – Serie A TIM at U-Energy Stadium on January 13, 2024 in Monza, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Pictures)
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Along with seeing his stop-kick effort saved by , Calhanoglu made one other fateful mistake.
His poor giveaway close to the midway line initiated Milan’s fast counter-attack, which resulted in Christian Pulisic slotting dwelling the one aim of the match.
Regardless of his formidable type initially of the season, the Turkish midfielder produced a uncommon off-day.
In the meantime, Yann Sommer flopped in one other high-profile conflict and, consequently, may lose his beginning berth in Wednesday’s sport towards Atletico Madrid.