Marco Verratti has come to the defence of his Paris Saint-Germain and Italy team-mate Gianluigi Donnarumma.
The goalkeeper came in for criticism following PSG s recent Champions League elimination at the hands of Real Madrid, in particular for his error that led to Karim Benzema scoring the Spanish side s first goal at the Santiago Bernabeu in an eventual 3-2 aggregate loss for the Parisians.
Donnarumma has conceded six goals in his last two club appearances, but ahead of Italy s World Cup qualifying play-off against North Macedonia, Verratti wants Azzurri fans to remember his performances during the run to winning Euro 2020.
We need to be confident. Thursday will be an important match against a team that deserves to be here, Verratti told a news conference.<…