The goalkeeper of River and the Argentina national team does not stand out when they finish him from twelve steps.
Penalty kicks can make all the difference in a tournament like the Copa Libertadores, the Copa Argentina or the Copa América. Franco Armani He has good numbers in this area when looking at his statistics at Deportivo Merlo and Atlético Nacional, although with River and the Argentina national team the records are unremarkable. Excluding penalty shootouts, here are their numbers:
According to information from to elect, to the casildense he conceded 63 penalties in his career in regular time: 34 with Atlético Nacional, 5 with Deportivo Merlo (B Metropolitana is excluded), 4 with the Argentina national team and 20 with River. He saved 12 in total. The last one was against Jonathan Galván, for the last day of the League Tournament 2022. With this stop, Racing failed to beat Boca in the table and Xeneize won.
As for penalties, the Casilda native faced 13 in his career, nine with Atlético Nacional and four with River. from everyone, celebrated in seven, two of them in the final (against Junior in Apertura 2014 and Finalización 2015). Goods 70 shots in total, 14 of which he blocked.
Total, As River’s goalkeeper, he was kicked 20 times: one against Flamengo (group stage of the Copa Libertadores), another against Sarmiento de Resistencia (quarter-finals of the 2018 Copa Argentina), six against Gimnasia (penalties in the semi-finals of the Copa Argentina), five in the final against Al Ain (Club World Cup semi-final), one against Unión (Superliga), another against Vélez (Superliga) and four against Cruzeiro for the round of 16 second leg. Shortcut four: one in the shootout against Lobo, though River eventually lost 5-4, in Liniers and two in Belo Horizonte in the final to qualify for the quarter-finals.
Finally, Armani kicked a penalty in the penalty shootout against Boyacá Chico in the semifinals of the 2011 Copa Colombia and threw it wide.
Source: Goal