Interview by Giovanni Scotto
While Milan is coming off a challenging season, the emergence of Gianluigi Donnarumma was a very welcomed development. The 17 year old keeper was in Amalfi for the Football Leader award- he gave an exclusive interview to GianlucaDiMarzio.com, he started by discussing the loss to Juventus in the Coppa Italia final:"I'm sorry, we are all sorry. I cried after the match against Juventus because we believed. We believed because we prepared the match in the best possible way, but especially because during the match we proved we belonged, we hung in there. We could have won, but unfortenately the goal arrived"
The loss in the final didn't take away Gigio's smile:"I can't help but be happy. It was a great season for me. I lived a dream. It's obvious, there were difficulties. We wanted to play in Europe. But personally I'm happy"
When did you realize you would be the starter? "I never understood it, in the sense that Mihajlovic told me the day before the match against Sassuolo. I was happy, I didn't believe it but I knew it was reality so I concentrated because I knew it was my great opportunity. I'm sorry Mihajlovic left, he helped me get into this role. I owe him a lot and I thank him. After the summer friendlies he never told me anything, I was ready to work with Diego Lopez and Abbiati, then he told me "You are playing against Sassuolo"
And now there could be a Milan without Berlusconi, do you ever think about it? Honestly it's very hard to imagine a Milan without the president. I'm very attached to Milan's colors and therefore also the president. I don't know what to think, I put myself in the shoes of the fans and think of their desires that are the same of ours- we want Milan to go back to winning. The president is the right person, he knows what to do. I see myself at Milan for many years, it's true I'm very young, but I see myself here for another ten years. I care a lot about this, it's my dream. We want to do better next season"
