Moments of fear (and ten stitches) for Gigio Donnarumma. The goalkeeper of the Italian national team and Paris Saint Germain suffered a serious wound to his face after a violent foul suffered by Monaco player Wilfred Singo.
Singo’s killer foul: 10 points for Donnarumma
The episode occurred in the 17th minute between PSG and the Monegasques. The goalkeeper goes low on the former Torino winger, who tries to avoid Donnarumma in his jump, but ends up hitting the Italian player’s face with his right shoe. A very violent impact, with the cleats “scratching” the right side of the 25-year-old’s face, who was then forced to make the forced change. Singo, already booked, incredibly did not receive the second yellow card which would have caused the expulsion. The former Ivorian full-back’s killer entry was considered imprudent but not deliberately dangerous.
“I don’t know if the referee couldn’t see but the VAR has to intervene, we have to protect the players – said the PSG captain, Marquinhos -. Not giving the red light for a situation like this is really a big mistake”. French newspapers then published images of Donnarumma with deep cuts on his face and 10 stitches applied by doctors to close the wounds. The Ligue 1 match then ended with a 4-2 victory for Luis Enrique’s team, unbeaten in France for 31 matches.
