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11/05/2026 · Brazil EditionENPT
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Manchester City: 'He knows it's a mistake', Maresca says of another costly error

Maresca again defended Donnarumma after another error in Manchester City's 3-2 win over RB Leipzig in the Champions League. The coach acknowledged the mistake but signalled he will not change his starter against Nottingham Forest.

By RedaçãoPublished: 11/05/2026, 12:41

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Maresca saiu de novo em defesa de Donnarumma. O goleiro italiano falhou outra vez na quarta-feira, no 3 a 2 do Manchester City sobre o RB Leipzig, pela Champions League: deixou o chute de Ridle Baku passar na primeira trave, e a lista de erros da temporada cresceu.

Ainda assim, o técnico deu poucos sinais de que vá mudar o titular antes do jogo de sábado com o Nottingham Forest, no City Ground, pela Premier League.

No lance, Donnarumma esperava o cruzamento e abriu o canto; Baku optou pelo chute, e a bola passou pelo espaço entre o goleiro e a trave. Antes, ele já havia falhado contra Aston Villa e Paris Saint-Germain, o que alimenta dúvidas sobre a regularidade aos 27 anos desde a chegada ao Etihad.

“Não é uma preocupação, mas é um erro”, disse Maresca aos repórteres, segundo a “BBC”. “Ele reconhece, ele sabe que é um erro. E agora, em 48 horas, temos o Nottingham Forest fora de casa, e precisamos estar focados nisso.”
Perguntado se a próxima Data Fifa seria hora de reavaliar o gol, repetiu a confiança: “Não estou pensando na situação dos goleiros. Estamos falando de um erro, mas poucos minutos antes ele fez uma defesa que nenhum goleiro do mundo faria!” Para ele, Donnarumma sabe que o desempenho “não foi bom”, mas vai melhorar.

O problema é que os erros ficam cada vez mais visíveis, sobretudo na saída de bola e no jogo aéreo dentro da área, e as alternativas são escassas. O City liberou James Trafford na última janela, mesmo com o potencial do inglês, e talvez tenha se complicado. Gerónimo Rulli é o reserva imediato: defendeu pênaltis contra o Brighton na Copa da Liga, mas Maresca já disse que o italiano é titular absoluto. Com muitos gols sofridos, o assunto acompanha o clube.

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