The only one to save himself in a bad, complicated evening, in which nothing seems to go right. “San Gigio stops Embolo. The start of another day of passion. Freuler’s goal, yes, at the short post, but sudden. A hoist would have been needed for the 2-0”, we read on the Corriere dello Sport. Of the same opinion The Corriere della Sera: “Italy is calm only when the ball is in his hands. He hypnotizes Embolo, is betrayed by Mancini’s deflection, makes up for it brilliantly on Rieder, even comes close to Vargas’ shot. The only one who lives up to his reputation, from the first to the last match. A solitary captain”.
Difficult afternoon against Switzerland too, Donnarumma was the last to collapse among the Azzurri’s ranks: “In all the matches of this European Championship he was Italy’s best, even if in all the matches Italy conceded at least one goal It’s the reflection of the lack of strength shown by the Azzurri in this competition: his interventions prevented us from going home after the group stage and tonight we were out anyway and deservedly so.”
Donnarumma’s report cards
TMW: 6.5
Sports Gazette: 8
Sports Courier: 7
Allsport: 7
Corriere della Sera: 7
The Republic: 7