From the bench onto the pitch in the blink of an eye, Tătăruşanu was ready just like that. Like so many of those who were once in his shoes, as second-string keeper, he was called up without warning to start between the sticks. In addition to this was the unspoken task of needing to put on a good performance and exceed expectation, something which he did, with that save from Lautaro's penalty in the derby della Madonnina.