Atalantaโ€™s Marco Carnesecchi on Matteo Reteguiโ€™s missed penalty v Arsenal: โ€œMust not affect himโ€

Atalanta goalkeeper Marco Carnesecchi has spoken about the game after the goalless draw against Arsenal, saying that Matteo Reteguiโ€™s epantly miss should not affect him mentally.

The biggest chance of a rather cagey and cautious game fell to Retegui, who took a penalty in the second half. But David Raya saved the spot-kick and also brilliantly denied him on the rebound, making sure that the Gunners kept the scoreline at 0-0 and that is how it ended as well.

Carnesecchi had a decent game but was left largely untroubled and he spoke to Sky Italia (via TMW) about the game, saying:ย 

โ€œToday we played a great match, we saw an excellent defensive phase. We found our physical form and we all play football for these nights.โ€

He also spoke about Retegui and his missed pantly, saying: โ€œWe are close to Retegui, he is strong and a really good guy. A missed penalty must not affect himโ€.

Carnesecchi did make an important save in the first-half, denying Bukayo Saka from a free-kick and also putting the rebound behind for a corner.

He spoke about it, saying: โ€œIt was important, but I want to compliment my teammates for the defensive phase. I reviewed last yearโ€™s defensive phase, it is a really important point for us.

โ€œThese nights I dream about as a child, I come from a very humble family and I dedicate this debut to them and to my teammates. I am very happy. This result will allow us to face Como in the best possible conditionโ€.

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Kaustubh Pandey I GIFN

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