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VIDEO: Pablo Escobar's Panenka fail costs The Strongest dear

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He can look at the pitch all he wants, but the Patron of Goals' normally iron nerve failed him to send Santos through in the Libertadores

There is a time and a place for a good Panenka penalty - and Pablo Escobar's scuffed effort for The Strongest was neither!

Santos were holding onto a vital 1-1 draw in the altitude of La Paz in the final minutes when the Brazilians gave away a clear spot-kick.

If Escobar had converted The Strongest would have all but sealed qualification for the Copa Libertadores last-16, but instead he scooped the ball over the bar to send Santos through to the next round.