Napoli goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic was the hero of the Coppa Italia penalty shoot-out towards Cagliari, saving one and scoring one too. ‘It was a bit unusual.’
, the place Sebastiano Esposito cancelled out the opening Lorenzo Lucca header.
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At this stage of the event, there is no such thing as a additional time, so with the groups all sq. after 90 minutes plus stoppages, they went straight right into a penalty shoot-out.
It was a dramatic slog, as Mattia Felici hit the woodwork and David Neres noticed his try saved by Elia Caprile, so it went to sudden loss of life.
Solely after 9 transformed penalties did Napoli lastly win, following Milinkovic-Savic’s save on Zito Luvumbo.
Milinkovic-Savic loved new Napoli expertise
LECCE, ITALY – OCTOBER 28: Vanja Milinkovic-Savic of SSC Napoli warms up prior the Serie A match between US Lecce and SSC Napoli at Stadio By way of del Mare on October 28, 2025 in Lecce, Italy. (Photograph by Maurizio Lagana/Getty Photographs)
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“I’d by no means skilled a shoot-out with 10 penalties earlier than, it was an enormous unusual,”
“The vital factor is that we bought by means of to the subsequent spherical.”
The Partenopei will face both Como or Fiorentina within the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia.
With so many spot-kicks taken, Milinkovic-Savic stepped up and transformed one himself, hitting a ferocious strike into the roof of the web with experiences it was clocked at 130km/h.
NAPLES, ITALY – DECEMBER 03: Alessandro Buongiorno and teammates of SSC Napoli rejoice their victory within the penalty shoot out in the course of the Coppa Italia spherical of 16 match between SCC Napoli and Cagliari Calcio at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on December 03, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Photograph by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Photographs)
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It isn’t a brand new factor for the previous Torino shot-stopper, who has over time taken penalties and even early on in his profession loved stepping up totally free kicks.
“It was a greater penalty than his,” laughed Milinkovic-Savic with a gesture to teammate Buongiorno.
“I solely practice to save lots of penalties, not take them. We’ve bought some good gamers from the spot, but when I’m wanted, then I’ve no drawback taking them too.”