Milan’s Robinho makes up for penalty miss in shootout win over Juventus

By Chris Donald Robinho missed a penalty in normal time as Milan went on to beat Juventus in a penalty shootout in the opening Trofeo TIM match. The 13th edition of the Trofeo TIM involves Juventus, Milan and Serie A newcomers Sassuolo, who play each other in three 45-minute matches. It is hosted at Sassuolo’s […]
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2013-07-24 00:17:00

By Chris Donald

Robinho missed a penalty in normal time as Milan went on to beat Juventus in a penalty shootout in the opening Trofeo TIM match.

The 13th edition of the Trofeo TIM involves Juventus, Milan and Serie A newcomers Sassuolo, who play each other in three 45-minute matches. It is hosted at Sassuolo’s Mapei Stadium in Reggio Emilia.

The match finished 0-0 after the 45 minutes with Robinho having a penalty saved.

The 29-year-old was on penalty duty in the absence of Mario Balotelli and was called upon when Kevin Prince Boateng was brought down in the box, only for Juve ‘keeper Marco Storari to save well.

The match went to penalties where Robinho made amends on a personal level by scoring the opening penalty.

With the score at 6-6 in the sudden-death stage of the shootout Zaccardo put Milan ahead before Padoin saw his attempt saved, handing Milan the victory.

Milan boss Massimiliano Allegri said after the game: “We did fairly well, though it’s normal we don’t have the pace of future games. I am relatively satisfied when facing Juventus as, even if it’s a friendly, it is still a tough test.

“Regardless of the victory, which is still important, the lads played pretty well, though we need to improve in physical and tactical terms. The transfer market is still long, Adriano Galliani knows what can be done, but the important thing will be for me to focus on the players at my disposal.”

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