Rossi’s stunning penalty record worries Racing, compared with Cambeses | OneFootball

Racing will face the tough challenge of overturning the 1-0 deficit from the first leg of the Copa Libertadores semifinals against Flamengo. To do so, they will need to win by a two-goal margin or, if they win by just one, triumph in the penalty shootout, where a very difficult challenge awaits: Agustín Rossi. The former Boca goalkeeper has saved 28 out of 88 penalty kicks, including both shootouts and those taken during the 90 minutes.

The statistics also show that Rossi has won six out of ten shootouts, five of them with Boca and the other in the second leg of the quarterfinals against Estudiantes, after winning the first leg 2-1 and losing 1-0 in La Plata.

The numbers back him up: of the 28 penalties he has saved in his career, 12 were in shootouts. This confirms his status as a specialist in the field, and this fact can also serve as a psychological factor for the kicker, making them more likely to miss the target.

Moreover, Rossi has saved at least one penalty in nine of the ten shootouts he has participated in. The only time he was unable to stop a shot was with Boca in the 2021 edition of the Copa Libertadores against Atlético Mineiro in the round of 16, in a series that ended 0-0 and left several Boca players very upset with the refereeing in both legs.

Given these facts, Racing will face one of the toughest challenges in recent times and will have to rely on the effectiveness of its forwards, its penalty takers, and Facundo Cambeses, should the match go to a penalty shootout.

In fact, Cambeses also has a good average, and for that reason Gustavo Costas decided to replace Gabriel Arias with him at the end of the second leg against Peñarol, which ultimately was not decided by penalties thanks to Franco Pardo’s last-minute header (who is now absent due to injury).

The former Banfield goalkeeper has faced 32 penalties and saved nine, while two went wide. For Racing, he has only saved one, against Central Córdoba. Cambeses has a save rate of 28%, slightly lower than the 33% that Rossi boasts going into this shootout.

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