Disfigured by Wilfried Singo’s sole against AS Monaco, Gianluigi Donnarumma will not be able to participate in the trip to Lens in the Coupe de France. At La Voix du Nord, we wonder if this is really good news.
The debate over the goalkeeper hierarchy at Paris Saint-Germain has raged since the start of the season. Luis Enrique cannot completely choose, he who is not closed to the idea of creating a rotation between his goalkeepers to always bring the best into play. If Gianluigi Donnarumma holds the rope for the moment, he is sometimes replaced by Matvey Safonov for purely sporting reasons.
This Wednesday, December 18 in the evening, it was the Italian who held his place on the AS Monaco pitch. But a dangerous and uncontrolled sole from Wilfried Singo completely disfigured the right part of his face. Announced to be rested for the coming days, he should not participate in the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France in Lens. La Voix du Nord also boasts a funny question, the northern media wondering whether Donnarumma’s absence is good news or not for Racing.
Gianluigi Donnarumma absent, hard blow for Lens?
La Voix du Nord is not so categorical about the absence of Gianluigi Donnarumma. Before declaring victory too quickly, the Hauts de France daily explains that his replacement for the match against Lens, Matvey Safonov, also has very good arguments in his favor. Some statistics given by the media show that the Russian does not deserve his few matches played this season. Established 6 times by Luis Enrique, he has a significantly higher save percentage than Gianluigi Donnarumma (85.7% compared to 70.2%). The former Krasnodar player even has the luxury of averaging more saves per match than his Italian counterpart (2.35 versus 2.11).
In the air, Matvey Safonov is therefore a strong candidate to replace Gianluigi Donnarumma since he does better. However, we cannot forget the fact that the Italian played 16 matches, almost three times as many as the Russian. La Voix du Nord also argues about the quality of the game at each player’s feet and this time, it’s “Gigio” who wins. In short, since the start of the season, the two goalkeepers have both had solid arguments to make. The only certainty is that the former Krasnodar player now has his chance to shine at the end of the year.
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