Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma expressed regret after losing out on a World Cup spot.<\/p>\n
The Manchester City\u00a0goalkeeper took to his\u00a0social media channels<\/a>\u00a0(via\u00a0Gianluca Di Marzio) to express his emotions after\u00a0Italy\u2019s loss to Bosnia & Herzegovina on penalties. Donnarumma said, \u201cLast night, after the match, I cried\u201d. \u201cI cried because of the disappointment of not being able to lead Italy to where they deserve to be.\u00a0I cried because of the enormous sadness I\u2019m feeling, along with the entire Azzurri team, of which I\u2019m proud to be captain, and I know, right now, you, fans of our national team, are feeling too\u201d,\u00a0were the words of the 27-year-old, who had to endure the Azzurri\u2019s third straight failure to qualify for the World Cup.\u00a0<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n \u201cAfter such a huge disappointment, we must find the courage to turn the page, once again.\u00a0And to do so requires a lot of\u00a0strength, passion, and conviction. Always believing; this is the driving force behind moving forward.\u201d\u00a0Donnarumma urged the need to regroup and assess what went wrong in their part. However, fans might feel otherwise after yet another humiliating no-show in the World Cup for them.\u00a0<\/p>\n Moise Kean\u2019s 15th-minute strike could have made all the difference for Italy until Haris Tabakovic equalised the scores in the 79th minute. The Bosnian players in the shootout simply overpowered Rino Gattuso\u2019s men, as misses from Pio Esposito and Bryan Cristante cost Italy a place in the World Cup in the United States this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n Following the shock exit, protests have erupted in front of the FIGC headquarters<\/a> this morning when president Gabriele Gavina returned to office.<\/p>\n