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Penaltier is a footballer very able to score on penalty kicks.

Term
Term comes from mass media language, not existing a real list of players for penalties scored (number or percentage). For instance, Javier Zanetti (former Internazionale and Argentina captain) had scored the only penalty (a shoot-out) of his career, having - therefore - a percentage of 100 %. An other example is about Mario Balotelli who, until 22 September 2013, had himself a full percentage having scored all 21 penalties tried.

Goals and saves on penalties

 * Francesco Totti has the record of penalties scored in Serie A: 71, from 10 May 1998 to 25 September 2016. Former Roma captain has scored them playing for giallorossi, beating a further record.
 * Gianluca Pagliuca is the goalkeeper that has saved highest number of penalties, 24.
 * On October 6, 1929 Giovanni Vecchina - playing for Padova - scored against Modena the first penalty of modern Serie A.

Penalties for and against

 * Juventus is the club with most penalties for, 506 (368 of which scored, 73 out of 100 in percentage). Lazio is, instead, the side with highest number of penalties against: 363, 258 of which scored (71 out of 100 in percentage).
 * Only clubs to have score all penalties for are Frosinone (3 shoots), Ternana (5) and Treviso (1). Pistoiese has - instead - the record of penalty goals against, 7. They also have failed only penalty for: these numbers are related to 1980–81 season, the only in A for arancioni.
 * Best difference (between numbers) owns - again - to Juventus, with 230 penalties for more than against. Worst deficit is of Palermo, −59.

Matches

 * Matches of Serie A with most penalties conceded are Atalanta-Livorno (6 January 1949) and Internazionale-Genoa (1 April 2012), 4 in each. In first match (ended 4–2) teams scored one penalty for each while the other (5–3 final) saw every penalty being realized.
 * Highest number of penalties awarded in a matchday has been recorded twice, in 1950–51 (matchday 13) and 2013–14 seasons (matchday 8), with 9 goals in both cases.

UEFA competitions

 * Liverpool has won 2 European titles - of 5 overall - beating Italian teams, Roma in 1984 and Milan in 2005. Sevilla has done the same in Europa League. Overall, in 106 finals (counting both cups, 61 and 45 respectively) shootout has been decisive for 17 times (11 and 6).
 * In CWC shootout has decided a single final, between Valencia and Arsenal in 1979–80, ended with Spanish win. European Super Cup retains the same record with only 2013 final ended at shootout, with Bayern München's win over Chelsea, the same opponent who - in previous year - had stolen European title to German side, always from penalty spot.

International competitions

 * Only World Cup finals ended on shootout have seen Italy competing for title, losing against Brazil (in 1994) and winning over France (in 2006).
 * The only European title for national teams awarded by shootout is of 1976, when Czechoslovakia has beaten West Germany. Match is well known for Panenka's lob.

Perfect penalty
Searches would have shown the formule of perfect penalty, unstoppable for goalkeepers. Procedure would be as follows :


 * Speed of shoot has to be at least 105 km/h;
 * Take a run-up of 5-6 steps, starting to 16.50 metres toward the ball;
 * Hit the ball in a corner of 20-30°;
 * Aim to half-meter under postbar and half-meter toward the inner of goal.

Left-foot players would be have a slight advantage of score, 4 %.