When there is a penalty shootout, there always has to be a fall guy and that was Gonzalo Higuain after Argentina lost the Copa America final to Chile on spot-kicks.
The hosts won 4-1 on penalties, after a goalless draw, with Higuain and Ever Banega missing their efforts from the spot.
It was a bad night for second-half substitute Higuain who also missed a glorious chance with the final kick of normal time.
The penalty from the Napoli striker was high, wide and not very handsome. Predictably there were some less than sensitive replies.
He was unable to turn home Ezequiel Lavezzi's cross at the end of normal time, and there were some quick to remember that Higuain missed a great chance in the 2014 World Cup final.
Of course if he had taken those chances the legacy of team-mate Lionel Messi may have been altered.
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