Stefano Pioli made the bold decision to bring off both Olivier Giroud and Rafael Leao in the second half of the 2-2 draw against Napoli, and they didn’t react well to it.
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MilanNews report how as the images showed on broadcast, Leao asked Pioli the reason that he was brought off for Noah Okafor and it took Alessandro Florenzi to calm him down.
Leao e Giroud, rabbia con Pioli per la sostituzione in Napoli-Milan: «Perché? Perché?» https://t.co/LFO2SiMQ6x pic.twitter.com/05m3meXD54
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Giroud, who had scored a brace and was probably eyeing the match ball, sat on a freezer box clearly looking disappointed and frustrated to have been taken off for Luka Jovic.
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