Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnaruma suffered a severe blow to the face and multiple injuries during a dangerous move by Monaco defender Wilfried Singo in a French Ligue 1 showdown on Wednesday. Singo apologized after the game.
On the day of the match, PSG visited Monaco and finally won 4-2. However, in the 17th minute of the game, an unexpected situation occurred on the field. At that time, the Italian international Donnarumma flew to save and successfully blocked Singo’s shot. As a result of the blocked shot, Singo tried to jump over the sliding Donnarumma in the moment of landing, how to shoe nails accidentally across the other side of the face, resulting in Donnarumma immediately facial blood.
Singo quickly posted an apology on social media in French and Italian, writing: “My actions were not intentional at all. Later I realized how badly his face was hurt. I wish him a speedy recovery.”
Donnarumma lay on the grass for a long time after the injury and received emergency medical attention. After the injury had stabilized, he slowly got up and was replaced by teammate Matvi Safonov. Photos from the scene clearly showed a clear wound under Donnaruma’s right eye. It is worth mentioning that Singo has been wearing a yellow card warning before the
foul, this time to make such a dangerous action, fortunately escaped the red card penalty.
PSG officials said Donnaruma “suffered facial trauma with several wounds”. According to medical arrangements, he is scheduled to undergo a thorough medical examination on Thursday, in view of the injury, it is expected that the next Donnarumma will be sidelined for several days, peace of mind.
After the game, PSG’s lead at the top of the Ligue 1 table was further extended to 10 points, continuing to sit at the top. Monaco remained in third place, level on points with second-placed Marseille, who have played a game less. The unexpected episode of this match undoubtedly added a different twist to the fierce Ligue 1 championship situation.
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