The Italian Leonardo Bonucci, defender of Juventus and the Italian national team, stated this Thursday that “booing a player when he represents Italy” is stupid. in connection with the return of his compatriot Gianluigi Donnarumma to the San Siro which was his home before leaving Milan and signing for PSG, a decision that has always been criticized by his former fans.
Donnarumma’s return to San Siro, the stadium where he played for six seasons (from 2015-16 to 2020-21) with a Milan shirt, is in the spotlight in the transalpine country. The last time he set foot on the green of the ‘Rossonero’ stadium, in the semifinals of the last edition of the Nations League against Spain (1-2 for Red), He was booed by a crowd that did not forgive his departure, which was considered a betrayal.
next friday, Italy will face England in the Nations League at the San Siroand Bonucci, captain of the ‘azzurra’ team, came out in defense of the goalkeeper and was candid about a possible whistle on the 23-year-old goalkeeper.
“I think booing a player when he’s wearing the Italy jersey is nonsense,” Bonucci said. from Coverciano (Florence), where the team is based, at the press conference before the match against the English team.
“A fan can have all the disagreement and frustration he wants, but whistling the players representing his country at the time felt like beating himself up as well. Unfortunately, I’m afraid Gigio (Donnarumma) won’t be the last. We need cultural growth,” Bonucci added.
Italy, which is not classified for the next World Cup in Qatar 2022, will face the English before traveling to Budapest to close the selection window against Hungary, the revelation of the group, in search of first place, the only possibility to access the final stage of this continental competition.
“I hope tomorrow the public will support us from start to finish in a very important game, which will make us understand where we are on the new path. I am sad and disappointed to know that we are not going to the World Cupbut in football you always have to hope and we have to start again with the aim of rebuilding what we think we built with strength during the European Championship”, he sentence.
Group 3 of the Nations League is led by Hungary with seven points, ahead of Germany (6), Italy (5) and England (2).
Source: La Verdad
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