An interesting event occurred during yesterday’s penalty shootout.
Quick thinking is essential in matches like this.
Details: Notable Italian journalist Tancredi Palmeri reported a humorous incident during the penalty shootout in the 2026 World Cup playoff between Bosnia and Italy.
After both teams took their initial penalties, Bosnia’s goalkeeper Nikola Vasilj cleverly took Gianluigi Donnarumma’s cheat sheet, which contained the names of Bosnia’s penalty takers and their preferred shooting directions—carefully prepared by the Italian coaching staff.
When Donnarumma noticed his cheat sheet was gone, he confronted Vasilj, leading to a heated argument between the two goalkeepers.
However, the Bosnian team has a different account. They claim it was Donnarumma who took and ripped up Vasilj’s note, which listed Italy’s penalty takers and their likely shooting directions.
Regardless of the truth, luck was on the home side’s side, as Nikola Vasilj won the duel against Donnarumma.
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