{"id":7506,"date":"2025-03-06T11:22:53","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T11:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betwealthsuretips.com\/blog\/italian-media-defend-donnarumma-despite-shocking-gap-with-alisson\/"},"modified":"2025-03-06T11:22:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T11:22:54","slug":"italian-media-defend-donnarumma-despite-shocking-gap-with-alisson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betwealthsuretips.com\/blog\/italian-media-defend-donnarumma-despite-shocking-gap-with-alisson\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian media defend Donnarumma despite shocking gap with Alisson"},"content":{"rendered":"
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epa11942886 PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma warms up before the UEFA Champions League Round of 16, 1st leg soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool FC, in Paris, France, 05 March 2025. EPA-EFE\/YOAN VALAT<\/p>\n

French pundits blamed Gigio Donnarumma for Liverpool\u2019s winner against PSG last night, but Italian media argue Gigio wasn\u2019t at fault for the Reds\u2019 late goal.<\/p>\n

Ligue 1 giants PSG dominated possession and had the best chances against Liverpool last night, but the Reds secured a key 1-0 win in the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16 with a late Harvey Elliott goal.<\/p>\n

It was a close-range shot, but French pundit Bertrand Latour on Canal+ still blamed Donnarumma, saying that a PSG goalkeeper \u201ccannot concede a goal like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Italian media defend Donnarumma after Liverpool win in Paris<\/h3>\n
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Virgil van Dijk, Thijs Dallinga and Alisson Becker in Liverpool-Bologna (Photo by Carl Recine\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Italian media surely have a different view, given that Donnarumma received positive ratings from the main sports papers.<\/p>\n

Gigio was rated 6\/10 by Gazzetta, Corriere dello Sport and Tuttosport.<\/p>\n

The Turin-based paper wrote that Gigio \u201cobserved his teammates until minute 87, and it\u2019s hard to find him at fault for the Reds\u2019 goal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Of course, there was a big gap with his opponent Alisson, as the Liverpool keeper was the undisputed man of the match and was rated 7.5 by Gazzetta, 8.5 by Corriere dello Sport, and 8 by Tuttosport, but the Brazilian\u2019s excellent performance surely isn\u2019t Gigio\u2019s fault.<\/p>\n

Donnarumma has played in 19 Ligue 1 matches during the 2024-25 season, conceding 19 goals and keeping four clean sheets. He also conceded nine goals in nine Champions League matches but didn\u2019t concede in three European matches.<\/p>\n

The Italy captain has 70 international appearances under his belt.<\/p>\n