"Let's not talk about it": Italy's goalkeeper tells what he saw in the scandalous moment with Mudryk

Italy captain Gianluigi Donnarumma admitted that the referee of his team's match against Ukraine in the Euro 2024 qualifiers should have awarded a penalty in favor of the Blue and Yellows in stoppage time in Leverkusen. According to the PSG goalkeeper, on the replay he saw a violation by Azzurri defender Brian Cristante on Mykhailo Mudryk.

Donnarumma said this in an interview with Tutto Mercato Web. The 24-year-old footballer also added that the Ukrainian national team was well prepared for the match against his team and gave a real fight to the favorite. At the same time, the Italians really had a hard time at the end of the game.

"It was a tough, difficult match. They have a great team, and we knew we would have to literally suffer to bring home a ticket to the European Championship. The moment with Mudryk? From my position, I didn't really understand what happened. Later, watching the replays, I came to the conclusion that there could have been a penalty. But let's not think about that now, let's think about celebrating and enjoying this hard-fought draw as a great team," Donnarumma said.

Earlier, the legendary captain of the Italian national team, Giuseppe Bergomi, expressed confidence that the referee had forgiven the Italian national team in the match against Ukraine in the Euro 2024 qualifiers. In turn, the head coach of the Ukrainians, Serhiy Rebrov, categorically commented on the moment of Mudryk's fall. Also, former Russian referee Sergei Lapochkin commented on the situation with the words "I looked and was shocked".

As reported by OBOZ.UA, all the schedules for the Ukrainian national team in the playoffs for the 2024 European Championship have been published. At the same time, our team will take part in the draw for the final part of the championship.

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