Gianluigi Donnarumma, 26-year-old goalkeeper for Paris Saint-Germain and Italy, spoke to Rai Sport after his side’s 3-0 defeat by Norway in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. The captain made no secret of his anger.
Donnarumma “Everyone must do their mea-culpa. We must be more united.”
“I don’t have any explanations. Our fans don’t deserve this kind of match. We have to examine our conscience. It’s an unacceptable defeat. It’s difficult to talk, we just have to work, because we want to go to the World Cup..
We have a lot of quality, strong young players. We need to do a lot more, in terms of aggressiveness and pace. I have confidence in them. Everyone needs to do their mea culpa. We need to be more united”, comments relayed by Le Parisien.
The Italian captain was understandably very unhappy after this terrible start to the qualifying campaign. Especially as Norway have a two-match lead, with 2 wins. This puts the pressure on Italy, who are still going through a difficult period.
They’ll need a real collective reaction to avoid further turmoil. We wish Donnarumma all the best for the future. Especially as he’s still under a certain amount of pressure.
