Gianluigi Donnarumma thenumbersgame
“psychologicallypressured”tostayput,
hadthe SanSiroterracesaflame.So
muchsothatduringanItalianCup
matchversusVeronainDecember
2017 , Milan supportersunfurleda
bannerattackingtheDonnarumma
brothers.
Thewordson theplacardbristled
withhate:“Psychologicalviolenceby
givingyou€6 milliona seasonand
signingyourparasitebrother?It’stime
toleave.Ourpatiencewithyouisover.”
LittlewonderGianluigiwasreducedto
tears.Suchisthelifeof thesportsman
inthe publiceye:oneday a hero,the
nexta villain.
Now,Gianluigihasfinally left
theRossoneri, andcananyone
trulyblamehimforwantinga new
challengeelsewhere?TheEuropean
Championshipwasthefirsttrophy he
hasliftedsincethe 2 01 6 ItalianSuper
Cup–anotherfinalin whichhewas
thepenaltyshootouthero.Remarkably,
Donnarummahasnotevenplayed
inthe ChampionsLeagueyet.The
switchtoPSGgiveshimthe chance
tofillthatgapingholeinhisCV.
2015 –1 6 2016 –1 7 2017 –1 8 2018 –1 9 2019 –2 0 20 20–2 1605550454035302520151056055504540353025201510531415339 394811 122115 14 15GAMES (Statisticscorrectasof 01 / 09 / 21 )MILANMILAN’SYOUNGESTPLAYERSOctober 2015
GIANLUIGIDONNARUMMA
16 / 8 / 0July 1912
LUIGI BARBESINO18 / 2 / 0December 1979
SERGIO BATTISTINI
16 / 6 / 28May 1910
RENZODEVECCHI16 / 3 / 23January 1 985
PAOLO MALDINI16 / 6 / 25April 1911
RODOLFOGAVINELLI16 / 3 / 8October 1942
GIUSEPPE SACCHI
16 / 7 / 17September 2016
GIANLUIGIDONNARUMMA17 / 6 / 7ITALY’SYOUNGESTPLAYERSYears/Months/DaysIndividualTeamITALIAN
SUPER CUP
2016EUROPEAN
HAMPIONSHI
2020AITEC SAMEROFIEA
TH 20 E Y 19 EA-2 0 RSEGORIALE AKEBEEPERST
2020 -2 1UROSOFPLTHAYEE
OURN 20 AM 20 ENEUROOFS TTHEAEM
OURN 20 AM 20 ENHONOURSCLEAN
SHEETS18
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ITALYEuro 2020 victory parade...Donnarumma(left)withItaly
team-matesLorenzo Insigne (centre)andJorginho(right)