Nicolae Stanciu, sabotaged?! The incredible moment that was not seen on TV, right before the missed penalty against AC Milan

A moment that was not seen on TV caught the attention of supporters online. Before executing the penalty, Strahinja Pavlovic, the Milanese's left back, damaged the turf in the penalty area from 11 meters.

VIDEO. Was Nicolae Stanciu sabotaged?

Nicoale Stanciu was in the center of attention at the match between AC Milan and Genoa. In the 90th + 9th minute of the game at San Siro, with the score 1-1, the “griffins” benefited from a penalty kick. It was the Romanian midfielder who took the ball to execute, but a moment that was not seen on TV caught the attention of supporters on social media.

Before Stanciu took the penalty, Strahinja Pavlovic, the left defender of the Milanese, spoiled the turf in the area of ​​the point from 11 meters. In a video posted on social networks, one can see how the Serb repeatedly steps on the point with lime, something that very likely made Stanciu's execution more difficult. The Romanian midfielder shot over the goal, and the match ended in a tie, 1-1.

• This was the third consecutive penalty missed by Stanciu, after the one from the national team against Kosovo (2-0) on 12.09.2022, in the Euro 2024 preliminaries and the one in the match with Sigma Olomouc (1-0) from 4.12.2021, when he was playing for Sparta Prague

• Stanciu has missed 11 penalties out of 27 executed in his career. The last converted penalty came in September 2021 in the Czech Cup, Slovan Velvary – Slavia Prague 2-4

The “griffins” opened the scoring in the 28th minute, thanks to the goal scored by Lorenzo Colombo, a player on loan from AC Milan, and the hosts equalized in the 90th+2nd minute, after the success of Rafael Leao.

Following this result, Genoa is in 17th place, with 16 points obtained in 19 games.

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