Fabregas reassuring to distraught Nico Paz: ‘Messi and Terry missed penalties too’

Cesc Fabregas tried to reassure a distraught Nico Paz, who was in tears after his last-gasp penalty was saved in a 0-0 with 10-man Atalanta. ‘I missed penalties, so did Lionel Messi and John Terry.’

The incident was the dramatic finale to a strange match, as Atalanta were reduced to 10 men in just the eighth minute when Honest Ahanor was sent off for a reaction foul, responding to Maximo Perrone’s provocation.

Giorgio Scalvini’s handling offence was spotted by VAR and a penalty awarded deep into stoppages...