France: Donnarumma's cash announcement on Mbappé's absence

Tomorrow evening, Italy will host the France team for the sixth day of the Nations League. Present at a press conference today, Gianluigi Donnarumma did not fail to speak about the absence of Kylian Mbappé: “I don't know the reason for the other teams' choices and I don't know what happened with him. Kylian's absence is significant and if he had been there, it would have bothered us a lot. But yet, France still has quality: Kolo Muani, Barcola…We want to have a great match with France and bring home the result. We know they have absences, but France has an excellent squad and did not win in the last match against Israel. They will want to redeem themselves: I know that their attackers have running and depth and we will have to be very careful.“

He then spoke about the good Italian form of the moment with strong words: “Tomorrow will be a special match with great support and it will be exciting to play in front of so many fans. Our goal will be to play good football, suffering when necessary for the love we have for this special jersey. The difference is made by the group, in addition to what the coach does: he has found the right balance to allow Italy to become Italy again. We needed a change after the Euros and now our goal is to continue the performances, improve and entertain people. The group is in good health and I see again the spirit of the Euro that we won in 2021: everyone wants to wear this jersey and everyone gives 300%. Matches can be won or lost, but the important thing is to sweat and give your all for the jersey.“

The absence of Mbappé is important for Donnarumma but…

Finally, he concluded: “Coming back to San Siro is special for me because it is my old home, where I had wonderful fans who made me feel their warmth. At San Siro you feel a different atmosphere than other stadiums. Tomorrow there will be 68,000 people… If there is this atmosphere, it is also thanks to us: it means that we have brought out emotions in all Italians. We have to get on the pitch and make them even more excited. Now we have fun because there are young people who give enthusiasm, but before we were a little divided, perhaps because the results were not coming. There's something special about this group now“. The Blues have been warned!

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