Cardona had a terrible night in the Libertadores: he missed two penalties against San Pablo de Crespo and complicated things for Atlético Nacional.
Edwin Cardona had a night of terror in the Copa Libertadores . The talented Colombian midfielder missed two penalties for Atlético Nacional against San Pablo, coached by Argentine Hernán Crespo , in a 0-0 draw in the first leg of the round of 16.
During the first half, the Medellín team had the opportunity to break the tie on the scoreboard to take the lead on penalties, but a mistake by Cardona condemned them.
NOOO, EDWIN: Cardona missed the penalty for Atlético Nacional against San Pablo in the first leg of the CONMEBOL #Libertadores round of 16.
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The Colombian was tasked with taking the shot, but he sent it wide. Although it came close to going in, the ball grazed the post and bailed out the goalkeeper, who had dived correctly and would have prevented the goal anyway.
Already in the second half (when everything seemed to indicate the bad patch was over), the Greens had a second chance, also from the penalty spot. The midfielder took charge of the shot again and missed his shot again , a situation that drew ridicule from several of his opponents.
UNBELIEVABLE, EDWIN: Cardona, who had already missed a penalty in the first half, took charge of a penalty in the second half, only for Rafael to save it. The score remains 0-0 between Atlético Nacional and São Paulo.
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This time, although he chose the same post, Cardona's shot was deflected by the San Pablo goalkeeper to the corner.
According to statistician MisterChip , the last time a player missed two penalties in a row in a single Copa Libertadores match was on March 6, 2012, when Vasco da Gama 's Alecsandro Barbosa missed against Alianza Lima .
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