Jorginho 'Haunted' By Penalty Misses That Crashed Italy Out Of World Cup Qualifiers

By Seyi Olowe25 March 20221 min read

The Chelsea midfielder and his nation paid the price for two unsuccessful spot-kicks against Switzerland that proved crucial

Italy star Jorginho cut a dejected figure at the end of his side's shock defeat to North Macedonia on Thursday, admitting that he is tortured by two costly penalty misses during the World Cup qualifying campaign.

The Euro 2020 champions went down to a late defeat in Palermo to bow out of the running for Qatar.

It is the second consecutive World Cup finals the Azzurri will miss, the first time in their history that has occurred.

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