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Donnarumma admits San Siro return ‘wasn’t easy’
Italy no.1 Gianluigi Donnarumma has admitted that ‘it wasn’t simple’ returning to San Siro when his Paris Saint-Germain facet confronted his former membership Milan at San Siro within the Champions League final week.
Donnarumma had left the Rossoneri on a free switch to affix PSG in the summertime of 2021, a lot to the anger of Milan and their supporters, who had proven loads of religion in him since making his debut as a 16-year-old.
Since transferring to Paris, Donnarumma has returned to San Siro as soon as beforehand, with the Italy nationwide workforce for the Nations League semi-final towards Spain in October 2021.
Nevertheless, final Tuesday’s encounter with PSG was the primary time Donnarumma returned to the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in entrance of a full Milan crowd.
He was greeted by a hostile reception, with fixed whistles and chants all through the sport. He was additionally showered with faux money earlier than kick-off, having been dubbed ‘Dollarumma’ since his PSG transfer.
Talking at a Corridor of Fame ceremony at Coverciano on Monday, Donnarumma mentioned: “It wasn’t simple in October 2021 and it wasn’t simple now both.
“You attempt to not get distracted on the pitch and provides the whole lot to assist your workforce. After the sport you are inclined to really feel it extra and let your feelings go, however on the pitch you attempt to not let it have an effect on you. I’ve grown rather a lot in that respect.”
#PSG, #Donnarumma torna sull’accoglienza di San Siro: “In campo cerchi di dare il massimo, non è stato facile. Dopo la partita…”
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