Victim of a violent involuntary kick from Wilfried Singo, Gianluigi Donnarumma had his face cut open during Monaco-PSG on Wednesday. The Italian goalkeeper had to be urgently stitched up by the club doctor, using staples on the pitch to stop the bleeding. A somewhat crude process which did not fail to provoke a reaction on social networks.
It is undoubtedly the image of the evening. The swollen, lacerated face of Gianluigi Donnarumma, victim of WIlfried Singo’s crampons during Monaco-PSG (2-4) on Wednesday.
After the match, impressive images of the goalkeeper’s injury were published on social networks. If the extent of the damage did not fail to provoke a reaction, Internet users were also shocked by the medical intervention on the face of the Italian, who was treated urgently on the ground.
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“What is this stupid job?” wonders an Internet user, who even thinks of a “fake”. “It’s not a doctor who did this, it’s not possible! It’s not even on the wounds!”
“Why did they screw up these Golmons”
“Isn’t there a doctor here who can give us an analysis on the installation of these staples please????”, laughs one, supported by another: “Why did they screw up these Golmon (Mongols) staples? , editor’s note)”.
In the 17th minute of the match against ASM, Wilfried Singo did not control his gesture and pressed his crampons on the Parisian goalkeeper. A gesture “obviously not voluntary”, apologized the Ivorian defender, victim of racist insults on social networks after his gesture.
The fact remains that the Italian’s cheek was completely opened and staples had to be placed by the PSG doctor on the field. “The image is scary,” described Marquinhos, adding that referee François Letexier told him that the gesture “was in the continuity of the action” justifying the fact that there was no foul.
Victim of “facial trauma with multiple wounds”, Gianluigi Donnarumma will return to Paris on Sunday evening with the team, explains the club in a press release. The Italian will undergo “medical examinations on Thursday and will have to remain inactive for several days”, detailed PSG.
Romain Daveau Journalist RMC Sport
