What was the reaction from Italy to Shomurodov's missed penalty?

The Uzbek national team is fighting to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, which will be co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Timur Kapadze, who took over from Srechko Katanets, made his debut as head coach in the seventh round of the third stage of the World Cup regional qualifying tournament.

The Uzbek national team hosted the Kyrgyz Republic at the Milliy Stadium and won thanks to the only goal scored by Hodzhiakbar Alijanov. In fact, the score could have been higher. However, the efforts of the team captain Eldor Shomurodov were ineffective.

The Italian press, which also follows the international career of the Roma striker, commented on the Uzbek legionnaire's performance in the national team as follows.

LAROMA24.IT website:

In the seventh round of the 2026 World Cup qualifying tournament, the Uzbekistan national team, led by Eldor Shomurodov, faced Kyrgyzstan at the “Milliy” stadium in Tashkent.

The hosts won the match thanks to Alijanov’s only goal.

In the middle of the first half, the Kyrgyz were one man short on the field. The referee showed Said Datsiev a red card and awarded a penalty kick to the opponent’s goal. Eldor Shomurodov came close to the spot. His shot was saved by the goalkeeper.

The Roma center forward played his full game despite the setback.

VOCEGIALLOROSSA.IT website:

The next match of the qualifying tournament for the right to participate in the Asian region for the 2026 World Cup was between the national teams of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.

Eldor Shomurodov, a representative of the Roma club, played 90 minutes on the field. However, the experienced striker missed a penalty in the 26th minute.

After this victory, Uzbekistan increased its points tally to 16, taking second place in its group after Iran.

SIAMOLAROMA.IT website:

Eldor Shomurodov, who has been successfully working for Roma, received a call-up from his country's national team.

The World Cup qualifying match between Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan ended with a narrow victory for the Uzbeks.

The striker of the Roma club was one of the main heroes of the match. However, he failed to score a goal from the penalty spot in the 26th minute. Fortunately for the Uzbeks, Eldor's mistake did not cost the national team much.

It is worth noting that although Eldor Shomurodov was unable to accurately execute his penalty, he still scored in the second half of the match. However, Eldor's goal was disallowed because Abbasbek Fayzullaev, who was involved in the goal-scoring attack, was offside.

Now, the Uzbekistan national team will play their next match on March 25 against the strongest opponent in the group - Iran. Follow “Zamin” news on “Telegram”