Gianluigi Donnarumma is not at peace. At the club, the Italian goalkeeper is regularly singled out for his lack of confidence and his few errors. And the former AC Milan knows that he has no room for error with Luis Enrique, since Keylor Navas is still present in the capital. A strong competitor for Gigio who thought he had gotten rid of him last year after his loan to Nottingham Forest. But he will have to deal with him this season, at least until the winter transfer window. Bad news for Donnarumma.
In the national team, the latter retains the confidence of Luciano Spalletti, appointed after the departure of Roberto Mancini. But the PSG goalkeeper is not unanimous on the other side of the Alps, where his errors are systematically singled out. We expect much more from a player announced as the successor to Gianluigi Buffon. Moreover, he was not spared by the Italian media following his performance against North Macedonia (1-1). He conceded a goal from a free kick from Enis Bardhi at the end of the match. A match where he was not really calm about his line.
Its status as number 1 is increasingly contested
There Gazzetta dello Sport as the Corriere dello Sport had also written about him that he was far from being blameless. Despite everything, he was able to count on the support of his new coach. “Donnarumma will start. We will not forgive him for being a prodigy who got ahead of himself. It’s normal to make mistakes, but you have to be careful: prodigies must respect the talent they’ve been given, otherwise it becomes presumption.”explained Spalletti before the match against Ukraine on Tuesday evening.
But his player had a complicated evening despite the 2 to 1 victory, valuable in the context of the Euro 2024 qualifiers. Once again, he did not reassure the Italian press, which is once again questioning its number 1 status. in question. She still gave it a score of 6.5, whether it was the Gazzetta dello Sport where the Corriere dello Sport, who noticed some hazardous outings. But beyond his game, the 24-year-old was greeted by a huge bronca at San Siro. For his third return to Milan since his departure from PSG, he was once again jeered and booed by some of the supporters.
He was booed by part of the public yesterday
Some tried to defend and applaud him. This Wednesday, the Gazzetta dello Sport looks back on this difficult evening. “It was not an easy match for Gigio Donnarumma, between cheers, whistles and a few “real” saves. In what was his stadium until 2021, the number one Azzurro finally celebrated with his teammates the victory over Ukraine, but before and during the match, he was not spared in the stands. This treatment was not to everyone’s taste. Questioned by Sky ItaliaDavide Frattesi did not mince his words.
“The whistles for Donnarumma are something unworthy. I’ve never seen that with the Nazionale. But fortunately Gigio is strong and it doesn’t affect him.” He will have to deal with it during the Champions League match against AC Milan on November 7. The reception promises to be frosty for the former player of the Lombard house, who left free. Which had been experienced as a betrayal. Several years later, the Milanese public has not forgiven him. He had already whistled and booed him in the Nations League against Spain (October 6, 2021) and England (September 23, 2022). Donnarumma and PSG have been warned!
