Figures have shown that Rafael Leao is a more effective player on the left of the attack rather than as a striker through the middle, a report claims.
As has been reported by Milan News, the AC Milan player spent most of his career before joining the Rossoneri playing as a striker down the middle.
In Sporting CP’s youth academy, he played 23 games, scoring 13 goals and getting four assists. When he moved to Lille, he played centrally and scored eight goals and got two assists in 24 games.
Playing on the left of an attacking trio or quartet seems to be where Leao is most dangerous. This season he has played 15 games in that position and has got seven goals and five assists, even with a large patch of time out of form.
As the team begins to get back to form, Leao will likely continue to show why that is his best role.
