As Andrea Pirlo demonstrated when he out-witted Joe Hart at Euro 2012, a panenka penalty looks majestic when it comes off.

But Alexandre Pato might never try one again. The injury-prone former AC Milan forward has been at Corinthians since he left Serie A and although he has been back in the Brazil squad yesterday, he has not recaptured past glories.

And his attempt at a penalty against former Milan team-mate Dida (now of Gremio) in a shootout in the Brazilian Cup quarter-finals was truly awful. Really, really awful. That cannot be emphasized enough...

Gremio advanced to the semis after a 3- 2 shootout victory.