AC Milan, Donnarumma: 'The 3-0 win was special, the last derby still hurts'
Donnarumma's first derby was quite a memorable one. The Rossoneri managed to win by three goals to nil after Alex, Bacca and Niang got on the scoresheet. Furthermore, Icardi missed a penalty for the Nerazzurri, which must have been special for the then 16-year-old goalkeeper.
"The 3-0 win in the derby? Manager Sinisa (Mihajlovic) was very important. I wish him all the good in the world, I know he is a lion and he will make it. In that derby, we were all motivated.
"At the end of the game, I put the shirt on my head and the tears fell, I was really very excited, winning the first derby by 3-0 was very special," he began.
He also spoke about the most recent derby, which Milan lost by 3-2. He described it as a negative turning point of their season, as the Rossoneri then went on a poor spell which heavily affected their position in the league table.
"It still hurts a little. Our season changed from there. Self-esteem was decreased a little from there and the results after were negative. We hope to achieve a great result this time out," he continues.
Milan managed to get the win last time out, beating Hellas Verona by 1-0. At the end of the game, they had to defend a free-kick from just outside the box, and Donnarumma celebrated heavily when he saw the ball going wide.
"I had a crazy adrenaline kick. It was important for us to win because winning increases self-esteem. I wanted to offload the adrenaline after that free-kick and cheer with my team," he concluded.