Paul Rouget, Media365: published on Thursday December 19, 2024 at 8:34 a.m.
Victim of a sole from Wilfried Singo which lacerated his face during PSG’s victory in Monaco (4-2), Gianluigi Donnarumma and his Parisian teammates demanded accountability from the referee, who did not even warn the Ivorian defender.
In search of a victory in the Principality for almost five years, PSG returned to success with their bête noire Monaco on Wednesday evening, winning 4-2 in the advanced match of the 16th day of Ligue 1 to take 10 points ahead at the top of the ranking.
“We must protect the players”
A match that Gianluigi Donnarumma did not finish. Just before the Parisians opened the score (24th), thanks to a new goal from Désiré Doué who was definitely in great form, the Italian goalkeeper was forced to give up his place to his Russian teammate Matfey Safonov (22nd). And this because his right cheek was completely lacerated after a violent collision with Wilfried Singo, who wiped the crampons on his face.
Already warned shortly before the quarter-hour mark, the Ivorian defender quite inexplicably escaped the sanction. François Letexier, the referee of this clash, who had nevertheless expelled Amine Harit for a sole on the chest of Marquinhos during the last “Classique”, this time did not flinch. To the great astonishment of the Parisians and Donnarumma, who went to demand accountability from the official at the break after having ten staples placed on his cheek. Like their captain, the PSG players then expressed their incomprehension.
“We’ve all seen his face.”
“If the VAR is there, we have to tell him (the referee, editor’s note). We have to protect the players, I don’t even know if he will be able to play again quickly,” said Marquinhos, before his teammate Gonçalo Ramos, scorer of the third goal a few moments after his entry at the end of the match, did not outbid himself. “We all saw his face. I don’t know how it’s not a red card. They need to protect us and tonight, Donnarumma was not protected. They came to see us at the start of the season to tell us that they were going to protect us It wasn’t true this evening”, lamented the Portuguese striker while Luis Enrique did not want to argue on the subject. Singo apologized to the transalpine goalkeeper on social networks, assuring that his gesture “was obviously not voluntary”.
