Rafael Leao was the hero of the night as he scored a second-half brace to help AC Milan turn the game around against Fiorentina.
With eight minutes left when Gimenez went down inside the box holding his face after a ball came in from the left and fell to the Mexican who had one jab at it and was pulled back by Parisi going for the second ball. The referee took a look at it on the monitor, and pointed to the spot.
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Leao – who scored the leveller – took on the responsibility on from 12 yards knowing that Milan had actually missed over 50% of their penalties since the start of 2024. You wouldn’t have been able to guess though, as the Portuguese rolled it calmly into the bottom left corner, sending De Gea the wrong way.
Bonsoir la famille rossonera,
Voici pour vous un souvenir de ma soirée à San Siro : le penalty de Rafael Leão pour le 2-1 définitif lors de la victoire face à la Fiorentina de Stefano Pioli 🏄🏾♂️ pic.twitter.com/4o6af2kF6w
— AC Milan – FR (@AC_MilanFR) October 19, 2025
Putting a dagger into the criticisms… hope he keeps it up! Obviously he did excel in the role today.
Ok did you watch the game? Leao was awful. Granted he scored one, and took one pent. That’s IT. He should not place a striker. Just as someone else wrote Gimenez is the real hero tonight. Keep him. Let him cook next to a fox in a box kind of player and let leao play left wing,
I certainly did watch it, and you have your blinders on if you think Leao didn’t do anything. Granted he scored one and took one penalty? LOLOLOLOL You should write for the Italian media because you’re a comedian.
The first goal was masterclass and nearly a solo effort.
You watched Milan for 5 years top i Can tell. It was definitely not a masterclass goal. Tell me what else did he do? I watched Milan for 35 years. Leao is stellar 1/5 games. This was one of them. Just because you second doesn’t mean you did well. Clearly you never played football, club football which I did for many years
Shut your mouth little troll. Leao has been out for over a month. It was a master class troll. Go back to watching some other team. I’ve played college level. You never played anything. Dumb clown. Shut your mouth.
You are 100% correct Viktor, Leao was stellar tonight…and he was by far Milan’s MVP. Modric said it best. Leao is ‘World Class.’
Viktor, you played football at which level? The sheep hunting you did on those meadows is not professional football. “ Clearly you never played football, club football which I did for many years” 😭😭😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣 Of course mo*on.
SHUT YOUR STINKING TEETH
Sorry about this comment @Viktor. I am sorry
Where are the whaling whalers, am waiting for the Italian press, GDS most especially on Leao
Santi gimenez change the game
Leao showing how clinical he can be as a 9. He and Pulisic together are going to be dangerous. Gimenez off the bench would help maintain the momentum.
“Leao didn’t do anything besides score the equalizer on almost a solo effort, and the penalty…”
The clowns on here need to get the clown nose. Yes, Gimenez did fine, but without Leao we wouldn’t have scored.
Gabbia maturity and leadership prevent leao from getting a yellow card. That what i like to see very important for the team
Leao played much better when gimenez came on and he was pulled intk the second striker position.
Gimenez has played 7 Serie A games, starting six, zero goals. I’m not sure he will be at Milan after January, unless he can….score goals.
Good job Gabbia for avoiding the yellow card to Rafael Leao