The Roma striker reflects on the sensational incident: “I should have taken the third penalty against Lille too, I’m sure of it.”

He regrets it, yes, but more for not taking the third penalty than for missing the first two. Artem Dovbyk has spoken again about that event, which is more unique than rare in soccer. Against Lille, the Ukrainian missed two penalties in one, as the referee had him retake the shot from 11 meters. Then, on the third attempt (again granted by the referee), Soulè missed, resulting in the Giallorossi’s defeat in the Europa League. “My biggest regret, however, is not trying to take the third,” Dovbyk said surprisingly from the Ukrainian national team’s training camp.
“The match against Lille was a really unpleasant moment in my career,” added the striker. “The first one at this level for me. On the contrary, the team supported everyone, and the next day there was no talk of the fact that we didn’t score three penalties. The overall performance of the game was analyzed in more detail. Since the game was difficult, we played in a way that was not suited to our level. Then I analyzed it on my own and thought about the reason for the two mistakes.“ Yes, but how? ”I have to draw conclusions. I will do so. The only thing I regret is not taking the third one. Really, I’m not joking. It’s something I’m very sorry about.“ Ukrainian journalists ask him if he is convinced that, in the end, he would have scored on the third attempt (missed by Soulé): ”I don’t know if I would have scored, but that’s the way it is, there’s no point in talking about it now. I only know that I had to take the third penalty too, I’m sure of that.“ The case of Roma’s three missed penalties made headlines around the world, even ending up in the New York Times and generating a social media storm of memes and mockery. Even Gasperini admitted: ”I’ve never seen anything like it in my career.”