The goalkeeper ITALy, Gianluigi Donnarumma, reacted with great nervousness after the dramatic defeat to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the World Cup qualifiers, and now the real reason for his outburst has been revealed.
The "Azzurri" managed to resist with 10 men and take the match to penalties after a 1-1 draw at Bilino Polje.
However, unlike usual, Donnarumma failed to influence any of the opponents' shots - something unusual for the hero of the Euro 2020 final.
After the match, he was seen shouting at Bosnia goalkeeper Nikola Vasilj, accusing him of stealing a sheet of important penalty notes – a list that usually contains information on how opposing players take their shots.
However, it later emerged that Vasilj had nothing to do with the incident. The sheet was taken by a 14-year-old boy, Afan Cizmic, a youth player for the Çelik Zenica club.
In a statement to local media, he admitted to the action, keeping the letter in his pocket, which he then presented.
"I saw something next to the towel and I immediately knew what it was. I took it and hid it. There was all the information about our players. Without that list, Donnarumma had to act only on instinct," the youngster declared.
This episode seems to have affected the Italian goalkeeper's performance during the penalty shootout, where he failed to stop any shots.
Meanwhile, although the boy's action could be considered unsportsmanlike, some Bosnian fans have reacted differently, demanding that he be rewarded - even proposing that he be the team's mascot at the World Cup. /Telegraph/
