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Italy captain Gianluigi Donnarumma was met with as he made attempts to placate them following their early exit from The Azzurri, the previous tournament champions, were outmatched by Switzerland in the round of 16. Their opponents triumphed with a 2-0 victory in Berlin while the Italians failed to land a single shot, marking the end of their underwhelming stint at the tournament in Germany in embarrassing fashion. Out of four matches, Italy savored victory only once during a match against Albania.

The team's lukewarm performance did not sit well with their fervent travelling fans who rejected Donnarumma's conciliatory gestures at the Olympiastadion as he signaled to take the blame for Italy's unsatisfactory showing. Despite being one of the standout performers, the PSG goalkeeper faced a cold reception from the Italian crowd when he approached their corner of the stadium. Pictures show him retreating rather awkwardly amidst the high emotional backdrop prevailing in the German capital.



The disheartened goalkeeper confessed to RAI Sport and Sky Sport Italia, "We can only apologise to everyone. It really hurts. We disappointed today and Switzerland deserved to win, so there's nothing else to say.

"We struggled throughout the match, other than at the end where they sat a bit deeper and we were able to take the initiative, but we really should've done it earlier. "In the first half we lost the ball too easily, we left them too many spaces, we weren't pressing properly. It was toug.

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