Toronto FC coach John Herdman is thinking about giving Federico Bernardeschi a break from taking penalties after the Italian star’s third straight miss from the penalty spot in Wednesday’s 2-1 loss to visiting Nashville SC.

Bernardeschi has been Toronto’s best player this season. But after converting all six penalty attempts in league play for Toronto before this season, he has missed all three spot kicks in 2024.

Toronto FC coach John Herdman is thinking about giving Federico Bernardeschi a break from taking penalties after the Italian star’s third straight miss from the pen…{ai:summary}<p>Toronto FC's coach considers giving Bernardeschi a break from penalty duties after 3 misses in a row. Despite being a top player, his recent struggles with penalties are a cause for concern. #sports</p>

Coach John Herdman reviewing Toronto FC's penalty-taker among other changes

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