Not only Austria gave the opponent a goal on Sunday, but also Italy. In the quarter-final second leg of the Nations League (final score 3: 3), Italy’s goalie Gianluigi Donnarumma had steered Tim Kleindienst’s header over the crossbar in the 26th minute. While DAZN was still swing up the slow motion, the ball was in the goal. 2: 0! What happened? After his parade, Donnarumma gave his priest a few instructions on the way and took a few steps forward. In the background, Joshua Kimmich was already ran to the corner flag. A ball boy quickly threw a ball after hand signals. Kimmich immediately matched the five, Jamal Musiala completed freestanding into the empty goal. For DFB team boss Julian Nagelsmann, all three protagonists were “absolute world-class. Very smart, incredibly smart, they do that very well.”
