Lecce, Falcone: Camarda shouldn’t take Champions League penalties | OneFootball

In the midst of the international break, Lecce’s goalkeeper, Wladimiro Falcone, revisited the episode in which the young Giallorossi striker, Francesco Camarda, missed a penalty against Napoli.

Lecce, Falcone on Camarda: “He shouldn’t be the one taking penalties, it could be counterproductive”

These were the statements from the Giallorossi’s number one to CalcioLecce: “At the time, it seemed like a clear penalty to me. Then when I saw the referee called to the VAR, I started to have some doubts. In the locker room, Ramadani was shouting that it was a clear penalty, and honestly, it could have gone either way. It wasn’t a clear mistake, the on-field decision could have stood according to the protocol. Focusing on this isn’t right, it’s not like we drew just because of this, but it could have helped us. Let’s move on, with Fiorentina the VAR went in our favor, now against us. Things have evened out. The penalty taker? That’s something I’ve fought for.”

“I saw Sottil had picked up the ball, Tete Morente is the first assigned to take it but he was off the field, so I went to Berisha, the next in line. I asked him, ‘Are you sure you want to take it?’ He said yes, but Sottil wanted to take it too. I told Riccardo to avoid any arguments, saying, ‘If Berisha feels up to it, it’s his turn.’ Berisha would have taken it; if he hadn’t felt up to it, it would have been Sottil’s turn. Camarda? There’s a risk it could be counterproductive, we talked to the boy, these are locker room matters. He’s mature enough to understand it wasn’t his responsibility to take it. If it had been, there would be nothing to say. It’s not the right time for him to be taking penalties.”

Vincenzo Schiavo

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