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Juventus goalkeeper Szczesny on penalty save: I almost messed it up!

Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny was full of pride with his penalty save in their 4-3 win against Roma.

With Juve leading 4-3, the 31-year-old Polish goalkeeper saved Roma midfielder Lorenzo Pellegrini's penalty in the 81st minute to secure the three points.

Szczesny later said: "It's a great feeling to save a penalty at such an important moment in the game. I did everything I could not to save it though, because when I did the fake I did it too early, but I was lucky because Pellegrini shot it at me. But it was a good feeling.

“Yes, I was lucky rather than good. Pellegrini shoots two kinds of penalties, I did the feint on the run-up and I was out of time, I was a bit off balance."

He added: “We're getting there but we still lack a bit of personality, the Juve DNA. We have players who have important qualities, but we need to give them time to get used to playing under pressure."

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