Bizarre! Carlos Vinícius misses 3 pens; ex-Benfica stunned (Video) | OneFootball

Grêmio drew 0-0 with Palestino in Chile in the third round of the Copa Sudamericana, a match marked by the disastrous display of forward Carlos Vinícius, who had three chances to score from the penalty spot but failed.

Sebastián Pérez, the Chilean side’s goalkeeper, ended up being the standout player of the match after saving all three efforts from the former Benfica striker. On the first two, the keeper benefited from being further off his line than allowed, but on the third attempt he shone again between the posts with another save, to the delight of his teammates and all the fans in the stands.

Frustrated by the misses, Carlos Vinícius did not hide his dissatisfaction immediately after the final whistle. However, the former Clube da Luz striker - who heard the LaLiga president 'calling' for Mourinho - refused to throw in the towel after an unfortunate match, keeping his focus on the next commitment.

"What a night! It’s difficult… deep down, we’re frustrated because we go onto the pitch to help, especially when these things happen. It’s risky to say, but we don’t usually see this in every game, do we? Especially me, because I had been doing very well with penalties, but well, it’s part of it," the Brazilian forward began by lamenting, in comments to 'ESPN'.

In closing, Carlos Vinícius is already thinking only about the next objective: "We’re still in it and we know that anything can happen in football. Just because it went badly today doesn’t mean I’m going to lower my head. We already have to prepare for the next game; as I always say, here in Brazil the competitions come one right after another. Now we have to take what was good and prepare for the next Brasileirão match."

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