The international break has provided some positives for AC Milan and among the main ones is Rafael Leao’s exploits for Portugal last night.
La Gazzetta dello Sport write how Leao has gone over two months without scoring for Milan and thus did not get a start in either of Portugal’s game, but he came off the bench for the last 15 minutes of the 6-0 win against Luxembourg last night, when the score was 4-0.
He replaced Joao Felix on the left wing and within a couple of minutes he provided an assist for Otavio who netted with a header. Then, he surged towards the byline and went down under contact from Jans inside the area, but saw his penalty well saved by Moris.
Leao frowned but in the 89th minute he got his goal, cutting in from the left wing with one of his usual jinking dribbles, dropping a couple of Luxembourg players to the floor almost as if they were skittles before finishing into the bottom corner.
Rafa’s smile returned and it also sent a message to Stefano Pioli in the process, showing that starting on the wing is his best position to create and remain unpredictable. A long time has passed since he last scored for the Rossoneri in the 2-2 draw on January 14th against Lecce, and Pioli needs him back at his best.
